DonnaFreude

A small video clip of science class project measuring(collecting data), comparing, and sharing information with school peers heights/growth with another classroom group of children.**
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(Mrs.) Donna Freude,M.A. Akron Public Schools Early Learning Program--- Itinerant Email**: **dfreude at sbcglobal.net**
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The most frustrating aspect of using "technology"... my lack of it!
1. Objective for activity?** Promote use of WH questions and increase 3-5 word utterances.
 * Materials created/used or ways that you used camera/FLIP:

Through the use of documentation of data for IEP goals/objective of WH questions and expaneded sentences.
 * 2. Plan to monitor/assess children's learning?**

To use one activity and then expand on related topics ideas for several more related activities.
 * 3. Incorporate UDL principles?**


 * 4. Represent the ideas/concepts/skills in different ways?

5. Options did children have for expression?** The opportunity to explore movements,watch themsleves on movie,encourage verbal responses of WH questions and increase word utterances.

They were recorded on FLIP during circletime music/movement.
 * 6. What types of ways were children engaged?**

Lots of giggles and their personal self expression of movements.
 * 7. What behaviors did you observe to let you know your children were engaged?**

Skype, Power Point, Weebly, Snapfish
 * 8. Websites that we explored did you use?**

Excerise and or daily circletime activities.
 * 9. How did they fit into your lesson plans?**

Positively and they appeared to have fun!
 * 10. How did your children respond?**

Used the FLIP program to create the movie.
 * 11. What types of materials did you download and use?**

Chapter 1 Photography for Collecting /Analyzing Data 1.) Big Ideas? __ Data- __ collecting and documenting changes __ Sequencing __ - photo’s to demonstrate changes (strips, pictures cards series)   ex. Seeds grow, coconut shoots, flowers Cause/Effect- to observe the occurrence of 1 event makes occurrence of another more likely event. ex. What do seeds need to grow (questioning)  __ Identify –parts to a whole- __ to help understand the whole need components/parts to build the whole.   ex. Puzzles using photographs, flowers plant with three separate parts of the plant using photo’s.  __ Classify- __ matching/classifying observe properties and relationships between them. Ask questions “Why does it match?”,   ex. using both concrete object and having to match with photo.  __ Matching __ - its play for preschooler—game which supports observation skills.   ex. Hide and seek of photo vs real objects

Field Trips- camera opportunities for discovery, defines both the questions that will guide the data. Should be a frequent event in any classroom especially with preschoolers.

How far have I come, where have I made progress? ** I am becoming more familiar and comfortable with using the various types of tech. equipment. I need more practice with editing and posting the information into the wiki website. Oh yes! It has been a trial and error process. Its like learning a language and how important it is to use the new language and practice it frequently. Taking videos, teaching the children and let the children experiment with the camera, beginning to learn Smart board at a Head Start classroom. Take a deep breath and continue to experiment and becoming familiar with how to use the equipment in a variety of way. Become involved with Akron Head Start Literacy Grant and working assiting my IEP students with the technology. Learn to use a IPod. I watch so many individuals use it and looks fun.
 * Am I challenging myself to learn about technologies that are outside my comfort zone? **
 * What has been successful? **
 * As I reflect on my practices using technology I realize I need to… **
 * My goals for next year? **

The end of the course project is called: "MY PERSONAL SHOWCASE JOURNEY" it will demonstrate how I utilized the various technology information and equipment discussed over the past five classes. I will have avaiable for viewing a 'walk by' poster display, a written journel, and samples of use of various technology tools, Links, and resources.

Samples of my Journey in Technology: My written journal Created 2 books (using Power Point) and two student activites using (Digital Camera) and Google Image Created a short video (FLip) of a Head Start (Literacy Grant) using the technology incorpuated into their classroom. Set-up website at http://dfreudeaps.weebly.com