This document discusses how kindergarten teachers can incorporate technology into their classrooms. It provides examples of centers that students can run independently using programs like Starfall and TumbleBooks. It also describes creating paperless assessments by taking photos of student work and recording students responding to prompts. Students can create their own stories and books using apps like StoryKit on iPads. The document offers tips for teachers such as modeling computer use, building skills gradually, and finding online resources for lessons.

1. Even Kindergarteners Can Use
Technology To Learn!
Caitlin Meseck, Kindergarten teacher
Laura Fogle, Technology Facilitator

2.  Centers that (practically) run themselves
 Paperless assessments
 Student created products
 Teacher tips

3. Why the “littlest learners”
 Lots of presentations for older students
 “What can I do with kindergarten?”
 Build skills one at a time and breakdown
complex tasks

4. Little Steps
 Model computer use on whiteboard
◦ Games
 Jeopardy
 Name the setting
◦ Web sites and programs for centers
 Starfall
 TumbleBooks

5. Predict what the setting is
by listening to the sounds.

6. Computer Basics
- Mouse and Keyboard
 Marty the Mouse
 Sticker on left mouse button
 Doubleclick – one, two
 “typing” homework
 Spacebar –
1 between each word
2 at the end of sentences
 Backspace
 Capital letters

7.  Centers that (practically) run themselves
 Paperless assessments
 Student created products
 Teacher tips

8. Computer Center
 Scholastic Computer Lab Favorites
 Oak Grove’s Kindergarten links
(Jennifer Martin)
 Literacy wiki
 DestinationSuccess
 TumbleBooks
 BrainPop Jr.
 Kid Pix

10. Listening Center
 Students share one CD/tape player with
multiple headphone sets
 Each day they complete a different activity
 Students manipulate
the equipment
independently

11. Moving Beyond the Basics
 Observe other teachers modeling
 Start small
 Build one step at a time

12. iCenter
• 4 iOS devices (3 iPods,
1iPad)
• Students find app &
complete the activity
• Students track their
progress and manage the
equipment

13. Logistics of iCenter
 Visual for students &
teacher
 1 carpet square/ iPod Before
 Wires bundled together
 Cart for storing &
sharing
After

14. Managing Apps
 Need a laptop to synchronize
apps, keep all devices the same
 Spreadsheet with apps and what they do
 Have a card for each app
 Log of what students
have done

15. Our Next Step
 Recorded center instructions with QR
code for easy playback
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CWJduI829k&feature=youtube

16.  Centers that (practically) run themselves
 Paperless assessments
 Student created products
 Teacher tips

17. Paperless Assessments
 Capture work w/ objects
 Students responding
to prompts
Video deleted for privacy resasons.

18.  Centers that (practically) run themselves
 Paperless assessments
 Student created products
 Teacher tips

19. Student Created Work Products
 Muffins with Mom
 StoryKit – Adapted Pete the Cat
 StoryKit – Dental Health

20. StoryKit – Adapted Pete the Cat
 Students use the StoryKit app on iPods to
create their own version of a story.
• Students wrote one page for
the story, drew a picture
• Teacher typed text & took
pictures
• Students read their page and
teacher recorded
http://iphone.childrenslibrary.org/cgi-bin/view.py?b=o7prr4u4

22. Student Created Work Products
 Muffins with Mom
 StoryKit – Adapted Pete the Cat
 StoryKit – Dental Health

23. StoryKit - Dental Health Stories
 1)Learned to take pics on the iTouch
 2) Learned about adjectives and teeth!
 3) Made bubble map about teeth
4) Wrote a sentence or two
 5) Drew picture & typed sentence using
KidPix
 6) Learned iTouch's *FREE* app called,
StoryKit.
 7) Used StoryKit to take a picture of our
printed work.
 8) Recorded our voices reading our
sentences.

24.  Centers that (practically) run themselves
 Paperless assessments
 Student created products
 Teacher tips

25. Teacher Tips
- Work Smarter in Your Room
 Things you would write on your board over
 PowerPoint Lesson tools

26. Morning Routine
1. Go to the Carpet 2. Snack & Lunch Choice 3. Folder
4. Bookbag 5. Sign in 6. Chair

27. Thursday
March 31, 2011
Morning Work
• Unpack
• Sign-in
• Make a Lunch Choice
• $$- Habitat for Humanity
Choice 1 Choice 2
Write about an adventure a
Write about an adventure you penguin would have in
would have in Antarctica. Antarctica.

28. Teacher Tips
- Work Smarter in Your Room
 Things you would write on your board over
 PowerPoint Lesson tools

29. Teacher Tips
- Find Lessons & Ideas Online
 Google
 Pinterest
http://pinterest.com/
 Teachers Paying Teachers
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/)
 Teacher Blogs

30. Create 21 Century Classroom
st
 Take students into the world
◦ Students visited London using FaceTime
◦ Student reconnected w/ class while out
◦ Students emailed videos to teacher when she
was out

31. Special Thanks
 Little River PTO
 Daniel Moore & Jerry Williamson @
Durham Public Schools
 Donors Choose
 Patrick Tart, Jennifer Anderson & Angela
Sonntag @ Banks Road Elementary