Post TIE Lesson

This lesson went better than I expected it to. Although, there were a few things that I had to change. I explained to the students about this lesson and told them exactly what we were going to be doing for the final product. They were so excited about it because they were going to get to hear themselves on the computer. They immediately wanted to start designing their probability spinners so that I could begin taking pictures of them. When all of the students were finished with their spinners, I began to take the pictures on my camera.

The next step was to upload the pictures onto VoiceThread itself, which I did at home that same night. It took a long time to do it, but the results were great. The next day, which was a Friday, I had to go up to the school and bring each student individually to the computer so that I could record their voices. My CT was very gracious for allowing me to do so. (I know she probably had a lesson that she could have been teaching.) The final product came out beautifully, but it did take more time than I thought it was going to. Also, for my student who is deaf, instead of speaking into the microphone for him, I had him type out his response instead onto the Voice Thread.

In theory, this lesson in my head would have only taken one day, but it didn't. I would have wanted to do everything all at once, but the events going on the day of my lesson played a factor as well. I think this type of lesson would better be suited for PST's in the Student Teaching semester as they would be there for the entire week of teaching instead of only being there for two days during Field Basing. That way it could be spread out more and the students could actually be more envolved in the designing of the voice thread itself. Just a thought...

Here is a link to my final product: Ms. Sherman's 3rd grade Voice Thread!

TIE Lesson Plan

This is a link to my actual TIE Lesson Plan that I used in the classroom. It is a Madeline Hunter format and it describes exactly what I did for my third grade class. Just click the words"Lesson Plan" below in red.

Lesson Plan

Preliminary TIE Plan

I had originally planned to do a reading or language lesson and have the students work collaboratively on comparing two different stories. But, as our schedules changed to take the practice Generalist test, so did my lesson plan. Ok, new one. For my TIE lesson plan, I am going to do a math lesson on teaching and reviewing the concepts of probability and statistics. The objective is for the students to make their own probability spinner and list two possible outcomes from that spinner as well. When the students are done, I will take pictures of each of their spinners and upload them to voice thread. During class I will call them up one by one and have them tell me the outcomes of each of their spinners into the microphone. For two of my students, though, I will be speaking for them as they are children who are deaf. Their interpreter will relay their message to me.

To the right of my blog is a link under TIE PLAN, just click the link so that you may view the lesson plans.

Voice threads

Voice threads are an innovative way to enhance the students learning abilities. It can get the students attention and encompass their imagination. Students love to hear themselves and their peers talking on a computer. Also, students may learn from other students if they are heard teaching a lesson in a different way. High learning students can pose questions to other classmates for them to think about as well.

Google Docs

Google docs is a great way to collaboratively have students work together on a project or writing and edit it together. This could also not be a good thing for your students because they can erase other students work without the other student wanting them to, so it is important to make sure the students are knowledgeable in Google docs before they begin their work.

HOTS in the class.

Using technology in the class and blogging would be a great idea for students in the third grade to share ideas with other students in the class. They could also use blogging to help other students in different states or grades on a certain topic. Since third grade is a TAKS grade, the students could practice their writing skills and fluency when writing their blogs for a certain amount of time. The more story telling these students practice, the better thinkers they will become and the better they will produce in their writing projects.
Here is a great link to learn about incorporating blogs in the classroom.