Using bloglines is so convenient and reading blogs that I am subscribed to are easy to read. I want to comment on the blog Moving at the Speed of Creativity. and the article Numeracy and Reading Development with the iPhone Weather App posted by Westley Fryer. He writes about motivation and how his daughter, who is 5 and is fascinated with his iPhone. She likes to use the weather application and she announces the weather in their city and cities that they have family in.
Fryer explains how it is important to be a good teachers at home, as well as school. His daughter is in kindergarten and he uses the example for morning circle time. He thought it would be very interesting if the teacher had an iPhone and a student can give the forecast for their city and other places all over the world. I think this is such a fun activity and a great way to use technology at a young age. As educator we need to be creative, Not everyone carries an iPhone but we do have computers in school where we can have the students look up the weather or news and share it with the class. Finding creative ways to teach basic things is important. But most of all, finding ways to motivate your students to learn is the challenge.
I did enjoy this blog and the blogs that I have saved on my blogline.
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ReplyDeleteIt is always gratifiying to see that teaching in a family setting can lead to ideas for teaching in a classroom setting. We often learn a lot from things that our own chilren do or show interest in, don't we.
Dr. Burgos