How to use online technologies with first graders...
WebQuest is one online learning outlet I can use with my first graders. It is difficult with some of the lower level readers to find things that are appropriate, but they are out there. I also now have the knowledge to create my own. I see this helping me teach much of my sci and social studies content in exciting ways. The other options for the qualifying technologies seem to be above my first graders capabilities. At my level I want to be familiarizing them with the computer applications so they will be successful in older grades with the more advanced technologies.
The WebQuests provide opportunities for many pedegological strategies to be integrated. A feww are students collaborating with one another, active learning, cooperative learning, and integrating technology.
Other technologies I may use include online field trips and discussions with experts or students, pod or videocasts, and educational blogs.
Technologies I would not use with my students because of difficulty would be wikis, RSS feeds, LMS, online resource validation, and career planning tools.
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I think WebQuests (age appropriate) and virtual field trips are great for first grade! I was researching a tool called Glogster and some teachers used it to create a virtual poster that included videos and images. They were studying frogs of the world and visited each continent to learn about the frogs that live there. It was a great way to conduct a virtual field trip!
ReplyDeleteI love the WebQuest concept now and I agree that it can be integrated at just about any level because of its flexibility of use.
ReplyDeleteI would also like to explore more about virtual field trips. I think that Google Earth would be a nice tool to bring into that as well. I actually was watching the World Cup last week and saw that they used Google Earth to map locations. I thought it was so neat to see it used and it definitely made me more excited to explore it!