Classroom+Wikis



February 20, 2009


 * Kindergarten Alphabet Project**

Teacher Standards: **Information Access, Evaluation,** **Processing and Application** Access, evaluate, process and apply information efficiently and effectively. 1. Identify, locate, retrieve and differentiate among a variety of electronic sources of information using technology. 2. Organize, categorize and store information for efficient retrieval. 

A**.** Use technology effectively and appropriately to interact electronically B**.** Use technology to communicate information //in a variety of formats// 1. **Select appropriate technologies for a particular communication goal.** ** 2. ** Use productivity tools to publish information. 3. Use multiple digital sources to communicate information online.
 * Communication**

Legal, Social and Ethical Issues
 Demonstrate an understanding of the legal, social and ethical issues related to technology use. 

1. Identify ethical and legal issues using technology. 2. Analyze issues related to the uses of technology in educational settings. 3. Establish classroom policies and procedures that ensure compliance with copyright law, //Fair Use// guidelines, security, privacy and student online protection. Use classroom procedures to manage an equitable, safe and healthy environment for students. Integrating Technology into the Curriculum **** and Instruction ** Design, implement and assess learning experiences that incorporate use of technology in a curriculum-related instructional activity to support understanding, inquiry, problem solving, communication and/or collaboration.

Develop professional practices that support continual learning and professional growth in technology.
 * Professional Growth **


 * Description of Artifact:**

The students will create a alphabet powerpoint to create a class book. The children will brainstorm the items that could be represented in the classbook. The children will take digital pictures of the objects around the school. This process will take several sessions during their reading group and computer time. The teacher will upload the student's brainstorming, the pictures will downloaded to the wiki space, and the students will add words to their pictures. The pictures and words will be downloaded to a power point and for a finished product.  This was a great project for the children in my classroom. The children were able to brainstorm on paper and use a digital camera to take pictures of the alphabet words they wanted to use for the alphabet book. I am lucky that my classroom assistant was able to monitor the class, while the reading group and I walked around to take the pictures for the powerpoint. Otherwise we would have taken the pictures during recess, or while the whole class walked from one area of the building to another. The process was simple enough to include student participation and they were very proud of the final project.
 * Reflection:**

Kindergarten Reading