Brown squirrel3/11/2023 ![]() ![]() To resize the picture smaller just lower the quality, as you do it will tell you the file size right below the slide bar. Down at the bottom there is a slide bar that lets you adjust the quality of the picture. First you click on the picture to open it, then go to the File/Save As and a dialogue box open up. On a Mac you do this through the “Preview” application that is preloaded on a Mac. I canceled my upload and resized my picture. I tried to delete some photo but couldn’t get them off the uploading tray while they were “pending.” Then I read the uploading tip that suggested I resize the images to speed uploading time. I started working on this during the evening, went to bed to let the photos upload while I sleep, and still had photos trying to upload the next morning. ![]() Well I obviously did not read the tips about uploading images before I selected my images. Student could outline the process of photosynthesis via podcast of pretend they are recording scientific observations during an exploration through the Amazon Rainforest (some great ideas from some podcast entitled Science from the Wild Sidenarrated by an adult but students could easily do something similar). ![]() They could create a podcast describing the Civil War (as if they were reporting on a radio) or narrate the Lewis and Clark Expedition as either of these two men or as Sacajawea. ![]() In addition to using podcasts in reading it would be a great way to narrate a social studies story the student could create. It is very easy to see a classroom application just by listening to these two student podcasts. Another great one was a younger child reading Hedgehog is Hungry. Here is one of my favorites by a younger child (kindergarten or 1st grade) reading Caterpillar, Caterpillar. Listening to an elementary grade podcast I found using the Educational Podcast Directory I listened to several students retell a story accompanied by pictures from the book. The blog and Zoho writer are very multifunctional, having uses in all the content areas as well as reading and writing. Podcast would be great for student reading books or sharing their favorite stories in a low stress, non-threatening way. The Wiki is great for content area reading and writing as I see tremendous potential for science and social studies projects. I am working on my reading specialist degree and so I see a lot of benefit for all of these in helping students to read, write, listen and speak better. Thinking back on the ones that really excite me, all revolve around the really practical classroom use I see for elementary students: (a) Wiki, (b) blogs, (c) podcasts and (d) Zoho writer (web application). Now the thinking and reflecting is setting in. I guess my lifelong learning goal is now that I’ve had a quick overview of some great technology helps, to go back over them one by one and really develop fluency with them all. A lot of these “things” went by so fast I hurried just to get them done. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Finally done, my only complaint was amount of projects crammed into this last weekly session (and the only thing I would do different – 12 projects and 12 blog entries and an assignment on the NET-S Wiki plus the regular discussion board was a little too much). Learn more about the Flannel Friday community and how to participate. Thank you Kate at Felt Board Magic for hosting this week’s Flannel Friday round-up. Asking questions about your neighbourhood is a great way for your child to practice talking and to learn new words.” I might say something like, “When you go outside today, ask them what they see in the trees, in the sky, on the sidewalk. Because squirrels are so common, I use this song as a way to encourage caregivers to talk to their kids about their surroundings. I like to move the nut around to the different squirrels when we sing their colour. Here’s some felt pieces my co-worker Karen helped me make to go along with the song. Dana also discovered the delight that comes from putting the scarf in your back pocket and shaking it like a tail. I love doing it with scarves – you can ask kids what colour scarf they are holding and then change the squirrel to that colour. Dana taught me this super fun chant to sing when your storytime kids need to get up and move around. It’s safe to say that since that day I’ve put up a hanging screen on my balcony door.ĭespite the little rascal that ended up in my home, squirrels are curious and cute critters that most kids recognize. We stared at each other for about five seconds before it bolted back out the door. I didn’t think too much of it until one day I was relaxing on the couch when a squirrel ran into my living room! It jumped from a tree, onto my balcony, and straight into my apartment. When I first moved to Vancouver I was a little surprised that most people don’t have screens on their doors or windows. ![]()
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