Online Experience

I think my students would benefit most from an online experience in the form of a WebQuest or a Wiki.  I feel that since they are younger (second graders), the teacher involvement piece is critical in developing their online personality as a student.

Either of these online experiences could help me teach any subject.  WebQuests are great for Math or Science as the task section of a WebQuest is a great way to enforce and develop problem solving skills.  I've used the WebQuest experience for a math review task already and I can't wait for my students to try it out.

Wikis are excellent online experiences for reading and writing.  I have used wikis for book clubs and opinion writing in 5th grade and I can see using it for reading comprehension and typing skills for the younger grade that I am currently teaching.

I think that a lot of the simulations and blogging online experiences would be difficult for my students to be successful with as the are so young and inexperienced with educational technology experiences.  I think that with lower elementary students you have to keep them reigned in to ensure their safety online and to ensure their success.

STAIR Project

I created a stand alone resource for my students and others that promotes achievement in fact fluency.  It is meant to work on students' understanding of units of time, goal setting skills, and addition and subtraction facts. 

This resource has been updated to MERLOT you can find it here:

Beat The Clock  

Wiki Lab

I did not have a page for my school on Wikipedia so I went to the page for my district and created a link out of my school's name to my school's website, I made the link for Waterford Village Elementary School.  I was not comfortable adding information to my district's page.

I'm still working on my knowledge of widgets but the wiki I created for this lab is called Second Grade Delights

UDL Checklist

Below is the link to my evaluation of my Time Telling Lesson/Unit using the UDL checklist.  I felt that the lesson itself was strong.  Learning about the UDL principles made me think about each activity with my students.  The activities need to be hands on and meaningful with multiple learning paths so that each student has the ability to feel successful.  The amount to consider when evaluating this lesson was immense and overwhelming.  I feel the need to continue to tweak it as I'm going through the instruction of it.

UDL Checklist for Telling Time Lesson