Two on Tuesday – No Fooling!
Yes, it is April 1st, but these two blog recommendations are no joke!
This year several grade levels have worked in the MST PORTAL room using GPS & Geocaching as part of their science lessons (2nd grade for butterfly migration, 5th grade for latitude/longitude and science process skills, and our HP group for marking data collection locations). Also an afterschool program is currently underway led by a senior at Schroeder H.S. who is teaching a handful of kids about geocaching out on the Hojack Trail. If you are interested in learning more about this technology, my first recommendation this week is to check out Anna Baralt’s blog, GPS and Geocaching with Elementary Students. She has written about everything you could ever want to know about GPS, Geocaching, and GIS all related to elementary age students.
My second recommendation for reading this week comes from Sylvia Martinez. Have you ever found yourself frustrated and confused by the use of technology in your classroom? Have you ever thought about asking one of your students for help? Read this post about the talents of an 11 year old. I can think of a few tech-savy kids right at Klem South who would love the opportunity to help other students AND teachers learn more about using technology in the classroom.
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on June 18th, 2009 at 4:58 am
Great article, again. These informations are especially useful …