Worldwide Collaboration Tool

Voice thread is an online learning tool that is fun to use. Teachers can use this tool to introduce a unit or have students produce a voice thread as project over a covered topic. It can be used at many levels whether your students are in Kindergarten or in High School. Voice thread is easy to use as well. You can add photos, voice, drawings, and even texts with the click of a button. I think Voice Thread should be incorporated into the school year whether it be in a lesson or a presentation for parents day. If you don't know anything about Voice Thread you should check it out and learn how to use it.

Voice Thread

I found this voice thread that I thought would be a different way to welcome students into you new classroom whether it be welcoming them into first grade or even third grade. Instead of teachers sending out letters, the teacher could make a voice thread about that particular grade and then send it to the students.
http://voicethread.com/share/3115/

What's Happening Blog

I am currently in a second grade classroom and am enjoying every minute I get to spend with the students. I am getting ready to teach a spelling lesson where the students are going to practice their words using shaving cream. In a few weeks I will be teaching a week of centers for the students which includes, a computer center, reading center, guided reading center, listening center, writing center, and a spelling center. I have learned so much from our cooperating teacher already. She is very helpful and provides us with an abundance of resources that we can take to our future classrooms. This experience is getting me very excited to start teaching in my own classroom someday.

What's Cool & Useful Blog

Here are some cool teaching websites that my second grade teacher shared with me. She uses some of the academic websites for her computer center activities depending on which she is covering that week.

Math:
(skip counting) http://fen.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/shtml.cgi?A1=../dots/index.html
http://www.internet4classrooms.com
http://www.coolmath-games.com/numbermonster/addition/number-monster-additition-basics.htm?T1=16
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Ghostblasters1/gbcd.html
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math.html

Time:
(Time telling games)
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-time.html
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/java/telling-time/
(time lessons)
http://www.fi.edu/time/Journey/JustInTime/contents.html
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/NAV/frames_asid_317_g_2_t_4.html
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/con_math/g03c05.html

Money
http://mrsbogucki.com/aemes/resource/apps/change/change.htm
http://www.hbschool.com/activity/counting_money/
http://www.aplusmath.com/cgi-bin/flashcards/money
http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/math/math_lessons/mathles3/tutor.htm
http://www.northpole.com/Clubhouse/Games/CountMoney/Level1

Reading
http://www.quia.com/mc/334099.html
http://www.internet4classrooms.com

Phonics
http://www.fcrr.org/Curriculum/studentCenterActivities23.htm

Science
http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/index.html

Other Resources
Graphic Organizers - http://www.edhelper.com/
Reading & Math http://www.internet4classrooms.com
Reading & Math second grade sites
http://www.ri.net/schools/Glocester/WGES/Rsrcpgs/res2.html
Students with special learning needs
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/
http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=295

To create classroom games
http://www.superteachertools.com