Blog Post 7

We All Become Learners
In this video, Mrs. Bennett talked about the new dynamics of learning. The dynamics of teaching are teachers teaching students, students teaching each other, and students teaching teachers. Like Dr. Strange says, everyone becomes a learner and a teacher. I love that motto because neither the teacher nor the student will know everything about every subject, no matter how many times they go over it and study it. This gives the teacher and the student the ability to switch roles and help each other on what they did not know.
iPad Reading Centers
In this video, the teacher recorded her student reading a few sentences. After he was done reading, he played the video of himself reading on the iPad to see if he had made any reading errors. I thought that was a good idea because it allows the students to see themselves reading at their own paste instead of rushing them and making them nervous, which causes them to make more reading errors. I will definitely use this technique with my students in my classroom. It was a great idea and will be very useful!
Mrs. Tassin's 2nd Grade Class Video 1 and Video 2
She had her students share their Board Builder Projects. She had them introduce themselves and name their resources. Their videos included PBL (Project Based Learning), which I have been learning so much about and how useful it is becoming in the classrooms today.
How To Make An Audio QR Code
Mrs. Bennett explained thoroughly how to make QR codes. She had mentioned that teachers use this technique because they have found that their students listen and pay attention to their reading story when it is their voice that has been recorded and being read to them. This is a very easy and fun way to improve reading skills or record lectures for your class.
Poplet As A Center
Poplet is a free app that anyone can download. This would be a good activity to do when your students are in reading groups. This apps helps the students break down the book they are reading and makes sure they understand the vocabulary and can comprehend what they are reading.
Using iMovie and the Alabama Virtual Library in Kindergarten
At first, I thought iMovie was pointless and did not understand why Dr. Strange made us do all these little projects using iMovie. After watching this video, he and Mrs. Bennett have made me realize why iMovie is important and useful in todays classroom. I want to be a Kindergarten teacher, and Mrs. Bennett gave my several ideas for my classroom. This video really opened up my eyes and taught me how to use creative and fun ways to teach with iMovie. It worked about perfect with the grade level I want to teach.
Alabama Virtual Library as a Kindergarten Center
In this video, she explained to the students how to log in to the Alabama Virtual Library through the app and website. She continues so explain what you can do on the website and how to search for books. This is an easy way for the students to get use to finding books that interest them on their own.
Mrs. Shirley’s 1st Grade Class
Mrs. Shirley is a first grade teacher at Gulf Shores Elementary. She had her students watch a video about the moon on Discovery Education and write down facts about the moon. They got in groups and created aboard about the material they learned on Discovery Education. Then she explained to the audience step by step how to create boar. This will be great for group projects and presentations in the classroom. It helps the student write down what they are learning without them forgetting, prepares them, and teaches them how to work with a group rather than independently.