Blog Post #12

Create Your Own Assignment

My major is Elementary Education and Pre K.  This is what I would ask you to do for an assignment if you were my student in EDM 310.

1.  Look at the blog Pre K Pages.  You will be on the Interactive Whiteboard portion of the blog.  Summarize the blog and then give your reflection on the subject.

2.  List three Apps you can use on the I pad in Pre K.  List and summarize what what you find.

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Pre K Pages
Interactive Whiteboards

The blog starts with telling about how some Administrators think that the SMART board should only be used in upper grades.  The White board is used to create lessons and the use of more technology in the classroom.  There are two types of white boards primarily used in classrooms they are the Promethean and SMART board.  They have both been introduced by the British.  Both are about the same except for the SMART board is interactive with touch screen.  The use of the SMART board works through a projector, computer, and the SMART board.  The computer projects the lesson on the board through the projector, and then the children can touch the board to interact with lessons.  The lady said that she had went to some websites and different classrooms to watch the SMART board in use.  Visiting other classrooms with SMART boards or Promethean boards is very useful and helps with lesson plans.  The cost of the board could be an issue for some schools.  Donations or grants can help in obtaining a board.  She has a list of what the board can be used for, and this is only a few.  It can be used for calendar, number line, sight words, math, flip charts, thematic charts, and graphic organizers.

The Pre K room is an excellent place to use the SMART board.  It is interactive and keeps the children's attention.  I love the idea to use it for the Calendar or stories being read to the children.  I haven't been in a Pre K room where it was used, but I would love to see it.  Video taping yourself reading a book then showing the class would be great.  There are so many uses for the SMART board in a Pre K class.  I can't even tell you how many ways you can use a SMART board in a Pre K class because they are limitless.

Apps for Pre K

Bubble Alpha is a free App for the IPad that shows new words for the Pre K child.  It introduces them to different words on the farm, toy store, or my toys.  The second App is Can You Count?  It introduces the child to basic counting.  It's a magical count picture book.  The third App is ABC Easy Writer.  This is to show the child how to write the letter or number and trace it.

All of these Apps can help the child with sight words, writing, and numbers.  All of these things are basics in teaching children in the Pre K classroom.  The IPad would be a wonderful asset in any classroom, and Pre K children would learn some fine motor skills.  This would keep their attention and interact with them.