Pomodoro Timer

I want to see if this helps me with time management when needing to take a reading break.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tatkovlab.pomodorolite&hl=en_US

A few articles I found after class was done.

I still want to keep up the blog when I find stuff on technology. Here are a few articles I found.

School bans iPads and brings back paper text books

Reddam House Private School, located in Sydney's eastern suburbs, has officially phased out iPads and gone back to regular textbooks. The school has developed a bring-your-own-device policy with a preference for laptops. Reddam House Private School has used iPads for e-textbooks for the past five years.

A Handy Chart Featuring Over 30 iPad Apps for Students with Special Needs

January 19, 2016 Today we spent sometime going through our archive looking for special needs apps we have shared here in the past and ended up with the chart below. These are apps we would recommend for teachers and parents of kids with learning disabilities.

cat in the hat app

I keep finding new ideas even though the class is done. I found this on the PBS website of twitter.

 https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/the-cat-in-the-hat-builds-that



Here is the link to the app.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pbskids.catinthehatbuildsthat

Happy new year

Snap and read app

I know the class is technically over but I am still enjoying looking at classmate's final last few blogs. I was looking at Dawn's blog and interested in looking at the Snap and read app that was on her assistive technology app practical. The topic Dawn picked is Dyslexia. I think it would be interesting to research more. about this app.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.sweetbasil.snaptoread&hl=en_US

use of blogging

I am making good use of blogging as I am going to start a new blog with one-year-old ideas for my new class at Beverly YMCA. https://leahfalkowski1yearold.blogspot.com/



 Here is the fingerprint tree the students in my toddler class made for me for my last day at JCC.

Core Advantage

I like this lesson planning software idea from Alyssa's blog on classroom management.

https://coradvantage.com/reporting/

saving the link to Krystle's technology rap.

I love this poem/ rap to Fresh Prince of Bell Air from Krystle's blog and wanted to save it for my own reference.

Downey EDU 614: How I really wanted to present. : ):





Lyric's are cited below.

read to the beat of the theme song "The Fresh Prince of Bel- Air."

Now this is a story all about how 

my tech savvy brain got turned upside down

I would like to take a minute just sit right there.

I’ll tell you how I became the tech savvy teacher of the year.

In my classroom the kids were bored and un-amazed

Without technology is how they spent most of their days.

Listening to my voice I realized that wasn’t cool

So I opened up YouTube right at our school.

On came ABC Kickbox by Dr. Jean

Oh you should have seen the excitement that they got from that screen.

The kids were up following directions and saying letter sounds

Learning new skills by leaps and by bounds 

And I opened my eyes, I was onto something good

I starting making changes in my neighborhood.

The students and I, we knew that we were not scared

Because where moving on with times and we are well prepared.

I begged and I pleaded for chrome books day after day

My boss said maybe and then sent me on my way.

But then she called me back in and then gave me a ticket 

So I bought my own device and said I might as well kick it.

The kids are learning, sure this isn’t bad

Seeing success through devices such as an ipad.

Is this what a tech savvy classroom is like?

Hmm this might be alright.

Now communication with parents was something I did

But more similar to how it was done when I was a kid. 

Through one to one conversation or notices on paper.

Now we have apps that make things that much more easier.

Such as classroom dojo and classroom remind, two apps I now use

Parents are alerted, informed, and up to date on our news.

Anything you want to tell parents you can do it all there

Oh come on now friends lets go, the change is here.

I was on a search for an app that would not make me late

I was introduced to google calendar I think it was my fate

Let me tell you one thing, this app changed my whole life

It made me a better mom, teacher, business owner and wife.

I looked to the future

I was finally there

Technology in my class

I am no longer in fear.

Final Technology quote.

Thank you Mr. Seavey

Thank you, Mr. Seavey, for a great class. I learned a lot in this class about how to use technology in the classroom and look forward to using blogs in my teaching in the future. It was fun watching my classmate's power presentations when I was watching my friend's cat.

Growth chart

Follow the link to find my growth plan. I am aware that I have many pages of sources. I am always looking up more research in the field. The growth chart is forever growing.

Please refer to this other blog that has other teaching ideas that I am doing at work. 

https://leahfalkowskijcc.blogspot.com/


I feel the NAEYC website is key for looking up education articles that I am a member of.

https://www.naeyc.org/

Here are 11 ways to use technology in the classroom.

https://blog.reallygoodstuff.com/11-ways-to-use-technology-in-the-classroom-infographic/

This is in the growth chart but found it interesting how to put youtube in the blog.

I learned about this from Lizzie Locke's blog.

A significant youtube video I enjoyed seeing in class. It is called People Vs. The School System

Computer Drawing

A kindergarten child drew his own version of a computer.

Example: You could put parent newsletter in the blog.

Room 6  January Newsletter



Dear Parents,

            Happy New Year! We look forward to enjoying 2020 and having your children keep learning, exploring, playing and building friendships in our Room 6 classroom.

In December, the children had fun participating in various projects based on Chanukah and learning about their shapes and colors. In class, the children learned about the dreidel and the menorah.  The highlight was the menorah lighting during circle time. The children sang and danced to a variety of Chanukah songs especially “I Have A Little Dreidel.” The children enjoyed pretending to spin like a dreidel. The children were very focused and engaged in using watercolors to paint and talking about colors while using their creativity during art.  They did many art projects such as gluing shapes, shape puzzles and listening to shape stories such as “Brown Rabbit’s Shape book” by Alan Baker.

In January the children will be learning about winter. The main focus will be on winter clothes and why we need them to keep warm.  The children will do exploration while playing with snow if weather permits. We enjoy teaching your children and look forward to a fun month of January and the new start of 2019.

Reminders: ·         Please label all your child’s belongings. ·         Please make sure children have extra clothes at school. ·         Please bring winter clothes such as hats and mittens to go outside. ·         Please bring home nap bedding on Fridays.               Sincerely, Leah