Response to "Free Technology for Teachers" blog

What a great blog!!  This is a blog that I would use.  I loved the fact that he covered so many different areas and how each different site would lead you to other things.  Most of the things he had on there would be for students older than my kindergartners but I did find some cool videos about science, nature, and animals that they would enjoy.

I had read an article about a kindergarten teacher who used a blog for parents as a way of flipping his classroom.  After seeing this blog I think it would be a great way to communicate with parents what their child did in school.  I could upload any videos we watched and pictures of the things we had done that week.  I would also blog about the concepts we worked on.  It would open up communication between parents and their children and also let the parents know what their child has been learning.

Technology has made so many things possible!!!

Alphabet secrets educational video

Favorite Podcast

EdChat Radio

This is an excellent podcast that has some interesting views about all areas of education.  Enjoy!

Ted Talks video and article on flipping Kindergarten classroom

http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html He talks about how creativity is just as important as literacy within our schools and how we don't do anything to cultivate it. Very interesting and worth your time to watch. http://mattbgomez.com/flipping-in-kindergarten-connecting-home-and-school/ This is an interesting article on how a teacher flipped his kindergarten classroom. He did it with the parents.

Screenr for how to log onto and use Education City

You can also get to my screencast on my twitter address @SherriLFreeland

Animoto video

I can see Animoto videos begin used in a variety of ways in the classroom.  I could use it as an introduction to a new unit or as a culminating video of a unit we have finished.  I was so surprised how easy it was to use that I taught my husband how to work with it and he is going to have his 7th graders one of  their history reports using this method.  I can't wait to see how they turn out.