As a kindergarten teacher it is important to begin implementing standards so that the students have goals to achieve, and begin striving for greatness in education at an early age. The main standard for this age group is for the ability to begin utilizing technology, as well as beginning to write and collaborate amongst themselves. I feel confident that I can successfully incorporate this standard into my classroom. The technology that we are suggested to use are smartboards, StoryJumper, and computer programs such as Paint. To incorporate smartboards, I will utilize them during STEM lessons, having the students share their answers and thought process with the rest of the class. In the ELA field, I will use it for activities such as fill-in in the blanks of sentences, and understanding concept questions so that the class can collaborate as a whole. As far as StoryJumper goes, I will designate a specific time each day to do a class reading. In addition to this, I will assign certain books for homework on the website that are easy to access for the students. As for Paint, students can utilize this tool to illustrate images to their own stories that they tell.
CPALM is another great resource to utilize as a kindergarten teacher. Personally, none of my teachers have used this resource in the past, however, when browsing the website, there are many useful activities. For example, for gravity, there is a video story giving a brief introduction to help the students visualize and better interpret the concept. Sometimes we might not be able to explain things in a way that every student can understand so it is important to have multiple approaches so that every student will be successful.
In class, we had to make a newsletter for our future potential class. In this instance, I chose to write a newsletter for a third grade class. I really like how my newsletter came out considering making these is a new concept for me. To improve, I would love to add more graphics and make it more appealing to the mind of a younger student. I would also like to print it on colored paper so when they take it home to their parents, it registers as an important document.
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