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Kathy H's Bio

I am a first grade teacher at the Mary Lee Burbank School in Belmont. I am married and have 4 grown children, 3 girls and 1 boy. I also have 4** adorable ** grandchildren, 3 boys and 1 girl, ranging in age from 4 to 1 1/2. My favorite thing to do is to be with my grandchildren and just watch them...to marvel at their growth over time :) I taught kindergarten for 5 years and then moved to first grade. In the fall, I start my 15th year of teaching first grade. So, as you can see, I am still new at this :) and eager to learn more of my craft.

I look forward to using more technology within my classroom with my students and to investigating ways I can use technology to inform and communicate with parents. During our Literacy Block, I had all intentions of using the one computer in my classroom for students to access the program //Lexia// on the days we did not go to the computer lab, but, truthfully, I was not successful on a regular basis. Time seemed to get away from me. In the fall, I am scheduled to get a //Smartboard// and I am very excited! I hope that this course will open up a new world of possibilities for integrating technology to enhance my learning and that of my students.

I am taking this course for credit.

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I had a great time investigating each of the tools.. First, I used **//google squared//** to create a chart to access websites for famous children's authors like Jan Brett, Eric Carle, Tomie dePaola to name a few. I envision using this chart to quickly access the website of the author we study in depth each month and to show my first graders the website on the //Smartboard//. I can also foresee accessing this chart -to compare and contrast authors -for mini lessons in our writers' workshop and for sharing this chart with parents so that they can investigate the websites at home with their children

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FYI.... It seems that I am getting more English Language Learners in my first grade classroom. I am always trying to find ways to improve comprehension. I found the following articles using **//google scholar//** that might be of interest to all. I have not had a chance to look at any of them yet,

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[|Parent Survey For First Graders in Mrs. Hogan's Class] I was able to link the above spreadsheet of answers I will receive.

[|Parent Survey For First Graders in Mrs. Hogan's Class]

Hi Erin, I created a form that I hope parents will fill out online in the fall (see below). As Brad said, it will gather information that in the past I had to do by hand. The only thing is.... I could not figure out how to link it to my wiki page as you and Brad were able to do. So, I decided to embed it here as a widget. Since it is embedded as a widget, will it still gather information and place that information in a spreadsheet? Thank you for your help and patience:)

Hi Kathy,

This looks great! Just a tip when embedding your widgets. You want to put a line space between them, just for look. Thank you for the tip, Erin. :) As far as your parent form, this would allow you to collect data. When I did this I embedded it to my classroom website and it really seemed to work.

Great Work!

Best,

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 * I did figure out how to link the survey...finally:) I am so excited!!!!**


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In our school, walking quietly through the halls and talking respectfully to one another remain a challenge. One of the teachers in our school got an idea from another school in our district to initiate "Walk the Burbank Way" and from that spun off "Talk the Burbank Way" initiative. I created a powerpoint to introduce the students to both of these intiatives in our "Habits of Success" whole school assemblies. However, after presenting the intiatives, there was no easy access to the slides to refer to them in our classrooms. We do have access to shared data files but trying to find given files is not easy. Using google docs, I uploaded the specific slides I needed from the powerpoints and created a new powerpoint (see below). Now, I can share the powerpoint with all the teachers in the school by e-mail...much easier access for all.

It is my intention to show the powerpoint on my SMARTBOARD at the beginning of the year and as needed throughout the year to remind the first graders of our 2 whole school intiatives. I am also going to use the power point as a jumping off point to brainstorm and discuss "expected" and "unexpected" behaviors within our classroom. [|The Burbank Way]

Once we discuss "expected" and "unexpected" behaviors within our classroom, I want the first graders to be able to identify "expected" and "unexpected" behaviors in literature. I'm going to access the [|http://www.storylineonline.net] website on my SMARTBOARD for the children to watch and hear the story __Guji Guji__. After the story is finished, we will talk about expected and unexpected behaviors demonstrated by the characters in the story. We will also notice expected and unexpected behaviors within our classroom and in and among stories throughout the year.

[|Guji Guji]

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I LOVE this Wiki site. It's packed with AMAZING sites!

1. A [|Maths Dictionary for Kids] This is a free site which provides an easy to navigate dictionary of mathematical terms. Click on the site and a split screen appears. Once you click on a letter, mathematical terms that begin with that letter appear on the left side of the screen.. Then click on the term you want to know about, and a colorful and easily read definition appears on the right side of the screen. Finally, there is an interactive model to provide further understanding. I can see myself using this site on my SMARTBOARD to introduce and review mathematical vocabulary for lessons in Chicago Math (number line, number sense, number sentence, Base 10 blocks, analog etc,).

2. [|Quizlet] This is a free website in which you join and make your own flashcards or seach categories for already made flashcards. There are interactive games with sets of flashcards for one to play. There are also flashcards that are pictures and you click an icon and the picture is named. I can see using these flashcards for beginning readers and/or for my English Language Learners. Flashcards may be printed or shared on line. (Draw back...when using the flashcards on line, there seems to be a lot of print on the sides of the main focus area.). When I investigate this site further, I'm sure there are many more possibilities.

3. [|Flash Card Machine] This is a free website to join. You create flashcards on line. There is also a flashcard database that you may access. I can see myself differentiating instruction for my first graders by creating individual sets of cards for sightwords. Flashcards may also be printed. (When the flashcards are used on line, there seems to be less print going on around the main focus area than on Quizlet)

I put together a google presentation on //Layers of the Forest Song// for a lesson in the tropical rainforest unit I'm doing for the grad credit. It may be of interest to you. If it is, please feel free to use. :) The public website you may access it at is @https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhpjz6rv_182dk72z3kq

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I put together a google doc form survey //[|Treasures From the Rain Forests]//to go with my rainforest unit. It may be of interest to you. Again, if it is, feel free to adapt :)

//What Do These Have in Common? (see below)// is the last thing I put together to enhance a lesson for my rainforest unit. For the last time, feel free to use, if it is of interest to you:)

Thank you one and all ! I have had the BEST time learning and learning from you!!! Have a great rest of the summer!

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