Instructional Video

Instructional Video - First Grade Composing and Decomposing Numbers

Uses in the classroom:  Students will view the instructional video to gain a deeper understanding of composing and decomposing numbers.  After viewing the online instructional video of composing and decomposing numbers students will understand that compose means to add two groups of numbers together and decompose means to break down a number.  Students will produce and explain a correct number sentence for both concepts.

Issues to Consider:  This video would be a great introduction for students to this concept.  It would be a good to play this video on a daily basis until they get  a better understanding of the concept.  Compose and decompose is a hard concept for first graders to grasp.
The classroom will need to have a computer with a projector to show the class.

Copyright:
Lesson created by Tami Curry.  A Smartpen was used to create the lesson and was posted to a pencast through LiveScribe.com

Instructional Video for Composing and Decomposing a number

Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling

Uses in the Classroom:  Students will utilize computer software to create a digital story with the inclusion of pictures and voice narration.  Students will include onomonopia's to enhance their writing.  Students must also include a beginning, problem, events and solution in their story.

Issues to consider:  This project will be specified for students in upper elementary and above.  Students will need their own computer work station.  Students will need a camera to take pictures or save pictures that they have taken from home. 

Copyright:  All original pictures taken by Tami Curry.  Story written by Tami Curry.  Music: "Winter Glow" by Zep Hurme, 2012 - Licensed under Creative Commons

Digital Storytelling video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx5cnW5ZgrA

Screencasting

Screencasting

 Uses in the classroom:  This project is intended for students to learn how to use their Raz-Kids account.  Raz-Kids is an interactive reading website that my class has a subscription to.  Students are able  to work on this site at school as well as at home.
Students will view the instructional video.  Students will understand how to use their Raz-Kids account correctly.

Issues to consider:  Students will need their own computer workstation for this lesson.  Students will need to know their teacher code as well as their pass code (if assigned) ahead of time.  Students will also need headphones.

Copyright:  I used Raz-Kids.com to complete this activity.  A subscription to this sight has been purchased for my classroom.  I also used Screen O Matic to create the screencast.


How to use your Raz-Kids account

http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cIVYnoVQkS

Talking Photograph

Talking Photograph

Assignment:  Talking Photograph

Uses in the Classroom:  Students will write a small moment story during writing workshop.  Students will take a picture or select a picture to describe their small moment.  Fotobabble will be used to publish their small moment stories.  With assistance from an adult students will download a picture of their choice, record their small moment story and present the story to the class.

Issues to consider:  To use Fotobabble students must have access to a computer with a microphone.  Students will need to practice reading their story offline because the time for recording the story is limited.

Copyright:  Story is original.  Photograph is original.

 tcurry's fotobabble