The
Think Technology section of http://thinkport.org
provides many simulations for teachers to use in their classrooms. I did find that some of the links
provided seemed to be more geared for the upper grades because of their
content. As an elementary teacher
I could use those links as enrichment but I found the following two simulations
would be the most valuable in my classroom.
From the Think Technology section
of http://thinkport.org, I found that the
Word Search Factory Lite would be valuable in teaching. This website give teachers to
opportunity to create math and vocabulary or spelling practice pages that can
be customized for specific student needs.
I would incorporate this resource into my classroom during small group
or when I meet one on one with students.
If a child is struggling with a certain skill in math, this program
makes it easy to generate practice problems that are in that one area. Students would also be able to use the
spelling and vocabulary pages that could be produced as review.
The other simulation that I found
to be most valuable was student interactives from http://readwritethink.org. This website provides a wide variety of
interactive tutorials for students. Teachers can search by grade level, skill,
theme, or capabilities. I would
use this in my classroom by having it as part of my technology center. Students would have already seen the
skill in whole group and they would use it in the center for more
practice. This could also be used
as the independent assignment in class depending on which interactive item was
chosen for the lesson.
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