Morning reflection activity 2 http://www.2learn2gether.ca/groups/orca/topic/--2009-11-30-1.htm Morning reflection activity 2 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:03:35 GMT Think about the current techn http://www.2learn2gether.ca/groups/orca/topic/--2009-11-30-1.htm Think about the current technology situation you face in your teaching. Share your insights on how you would use an online interactive in one Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:03:35 GMT http://www.2learn2gether.ca/groups/orca/topic/--2009-11-30-1.htm#719 We will talk to a classroom with http://www.2learn2gether.ca/groups/orca/topic/--2009-11-30-1.htm We will talk to a classroom with one laptop for every two students.   We would preview the site on the smartboard to explain it, and then allow the students to work collaboratively on the site in pairs.  They would have the opportunity Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:03:35 GMT http://www.2learn2gether.ca/groups/orca/topic/--2009-11-30-1.htm#734 We would model the activities on http://www.2learn2gether.ca/groups/orca/topic/--2009-11-30-1.htm We would model the activities on the sites for the whole class on the Smartboard and then the students would interact with the same sites using individual laptops. Starting with an activity that is highly supported by the teacher, moving to a small gr Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:03:35 GMT http://www.2learn2gether.ca/groups/orca/topic/--2009-11-30-1.htm#735 Tt is a good tool for mulitgrade http://www.2learn2gether.ca/groups/orca/topic/--2009-11-30-1.htm Tt is a good tool for mulitgrade or multilevelled classroom to allow students to explore or participate at their own rate. It can be student or teacher directed within safe parameters set and can be a constructivist model for learning. Choices are ther Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:03:35 GMT http://www.2learn2gether.ca/groups/orca/topic/--2009-11-30-1.htm#738 You can use some of these websit http://www.2learn2gether.ca/groups/orca/topic/--2009-11-30-1.htm You can use some of these websites on the smartboard as an introduction and then take the class to the lab. Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:03:35 GMT http://www.2learn2gether.ca/groups/orca/topic/--2009-11-30-1.htm#739 We only have a teacher computer http://www.2learn2gether.ca/groups/orca/topic/--2009-11-30-1.htm We only have a teacher computer available in the classrooms but with the use of a SmartBoard.  It has been a great help having an interactive tool the keeps kids engaged.  Some websites are more appropriate to full class instruction over individual bu Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:03:35 GMT http://www.2learn2gether.ca/groups/orca/topic/--2009-11-30-1.htm#741 Ideally every child would have t http://www.2learn2gether.ca/groups/orca/topic/--2009-11-30-1.htm Ideally every child would have their own laptop and be able to explore the sites at their own speed.  Having a SMARTboard in my room has really opened up opportunities to bring the world into my classroom for the Kindergarten children.    Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:03:35 GMT http://www.2learn2gether.ca/groups/orca/topic/--2009-11-30-1.htm#742 Envisioning how to engage the 21 http://www.2learn2gether.ca/groups/orca/topic/--2009-11-30-1.htm Envisioning how to engage the 21st century learner (ie: a 1-to-1 laptop clasroom), would look something similar to today's 2learn.ca PD session.  Collaboration, facilitation, guiding, sharing, and coaching would all be paramount when using an online in Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:03:35 GMT http://www.2learn2gether.ca/groups/orca/topic/--2009-11-30-1.htm#743