Classroom Newsletter
Ms. Cook's 3rd Grade English Class
Using Technology in the Classroom
Parents and students, we will be using three different types of technology in the classroom over the next few weeks. I wanted to make you all aware of the sites we are using and how you all could assist your children in using them. Hopefully, parents, this will also be helpful in your own lives as well! We are starting a group project with student from throughout our hall. Your students will be working with students they may not have ever met before. Your children will be using this time to get familiar and accustomed to different forms of technology that can connect them with their peers and group members.
Skype
Skype is a website that we are going to use to communicate and collaborate with other students and classrooms on our hall. These tools will be used to teach students how to communicate well with their peers and and work together without being in the same room. So many of today's companies are using technology to get together rather than getting together in person. We want to ease our students into our technology centered world. Skype is a tool that students can download for free and instant message and/or video chat.
Wixie
Wixie is a website that the students will use to publish and create their group project. We are using this website to encourage creativity and innovation. Wixie allows the students to create art images and add voice recordings to personalize their project. The students can create stories or talk books with this site. Students have free range to be as creative as they would like to be with their project on this site. They just need to keep in mind that they are collaborating with other students on this platform. Students will use Wixie to present their project to their class.
Mindomo
Mindomo is a tool used for creating mind maps.Students will use Mindomo to put together all that they want to include into their project as they are finally creating it. With mind maps the students will be able to visually see connections between different main ideas throughout their project. From these connections the students will be able to see relationships between them and comprehend the presented material. Mindoro will keep their information organized and easy to understand. This is a great tool for the visual learner. This tool allows for students to adapt the information to their own learning style.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. - Nelson Mandela
Need more information?
Here are the links to the websites we will be using if you would like to do some research of your own!
Contact me
Please contact me with any questions or concerns!
Email: sarahcook@gmail.com
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Phone: 478-867-5309
Twitter: @mscooksenglish