What content could this help you teach?
-One site I could use was a virtual field trip site to Hawaii. My students are doing WebQuest to research a state in the United States. The student exploring Hawaii could use this site as another resource.
-This virtual field trip site gives resources for fossils and earth science which is a 4th grade content expectation.
-Students are learning about the solar system and NASA has a site that can be used with many opportunities for exploration since there is videos, maps, graphs, and pictures.
-Online geography games is a site I have actually already used with my students.
What type of pedagogical strategies might you use with your students?
-Some would include: collaborating assignments with peers, discussion, case study, inductive, deductive, inquiry, identify main idea, write a summary, compare/contrast, cause/effect.
What technologies do you think would be harder to use with your students? Why?
-I think that my students would have difficulty using sites where you have to create your own password since you need an email to do so and my students do not have one. Sites need to be available to my students and navigation needs to be clear and organized. When I link a site to my Moodle page students are able to click on the link instead of having to type in the web address or searching it. Sites with videos, maps, questions, quizzes, and step by step directions are best for my students since they keep them interactive and on task.
It is frustrating to have so many great sites out there, but then have to have an email. Many teachers use the Google gmail hack to get around this.
ReplyDeleteInteractives I am sure are very popular with your students.
NASA is a great site. They have so many free things to look at.