February 17, 2009 11:00-2:30
Total time: 20 hours 30 minutes
Objectives: The student will receive fluency practice with the use of the internet. The student will also use the top row of the keyboard with accuracy.
Today in reading centers, my children listened to books on www.unitedstreaming.com. They received fluency practice by hearing someone read the story accurately. This afternoon we went for our weekly visit to the comoputer lab. While there, the students learned how to place their fingers and type letters from the top row of the keyboard. They also started a lesson on the shift key. Each one of them had to attain a seventy or better in order to move onto the new lesson. If they made below a seventy, they had to repeat it. I printed off the class scores and entered them into the STI system.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Another Field Experience
February 10, 2009 7:30-8:00 & 10:00-12:30
Total time: 17 hours
My class is currently taking timed test on 100 subtraction problems in 5 minutes. Their best grade for the nine weeks is used. Therefore, today I changed the setting on FastMath to subtraction 0-12. My intentions are to bring their scores up tremendously. This year my class seems to struggle with subtraction. Two students were able to use it during homeroom and two more during math class. At reading time, I used my overhead to assess students on the oo, ew, and ui sounds by having them read sentences aloud. We also circled the words with these sounds. In centers, my students used www.unitedstreaming.com to listen to stories. This will model how to be a fluent reader.
Now that my students are completing subtraction facts instead of addition, the data changed. Seven students are slow, 9 are at medium speed, and 2 are fast.
Total time: 17 hours
My class is currently taking timed test on 100 subtraction problems in 5 minutes. Their best grade for the nine weeks is used. Therefore, today I changed the setting on FastMath to subtraction 0-12. My intentions are to bring their scores up tremendously. This year my class seems to struggle with subtraction. Two students were able to use it during homeroom and two more during math class. At reading time, I used my overhead to assess students on the oo, ew, and ui sounds by having them read sentences aloud. We also circled the words with these sounds. In centers, my students used www.unitedstreaming.com to listen to stories. This will model how to be a fluent reader.
Now that my students are completing subtraction facts instead of addition, the data changed. Seven students are slow, 9 are at medium speed, and 2 are fast.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Field Experience 3
February 3, 2009 7:30-8:00 and 10:00-2:30
Total Time: 14 hours
Objectives: The students listened to stories, used the home row on the keyboard, and completed addition facts.
Activities: Beginning when the first bell rang, a student began playing FastMath on my one computer. About three students were able to play during homeroom while the other children did seatwork. During reading, several students engaged in Lexia activities. Lexia is great for building phonics knowledge. Speakers are used in order to hear the instructions. Another website used in reading was www.starfall.com. On this particular day, children used starfall to listen to stories for fluency. When we went to the computer lab, we learned how to use the keyboard. The lesson was on the home row. The students watched and listened as the computer told them where to place their fingers on the keyboard. After figuring out how to do this correctly, each child had to type letters and words as they appeared on the screen. I walked around the lab and made sure each student had their fingers in the right position. Several students tried to simply peck the keys. I stopped them and explained they needed to do it correctly now so they would be able to type correctly and at a nice speed later.
EasyTech is a class required of second graders. I have set the program so that all students have to make a 70 or better to move on to the next lesson. All my students met that goal and most of them made an 88 or better on the lesson.
Total Time: 14 hours
Objectives: The students listened to stories, used the home row on the keyboard, and completed addition facts.
Activities: Beginning when the first bell rang, a student began playing FastMath on my one computer. About three students were able to play during homeroom while the other children did seatwork. During reading, several students engaged in Lexia activities. Lexia is great for building phonics knowledge. Speakers are used in order to hear the instructions. Another website used in reading was www.starfall.com. On this particular day, children used starfall to listen to stories for fluency. When we went to the computer lab, we learned how to use the keyboard. The lesson was on the home row. The students watched and listened as the computer told them where to place their fingers on the keyboard. After figuring out how to do this correctly, each child had to type letters and words as they appeared on the screen. I walked around the lab and made sure each student had their fingers in the right position. Several students tried to simply peck the keys. I stopped them and explained they needed to do it correctly now so they would be able to type correctly and at a nice speed later.
EasyTech is a class required of second graders. I have set the program so that all students have to make a 70 or better to move on to the next lesson. All my students met that goal and most of them made an 88 or better on the lesson.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Field Experience 2
January 27, 2009
8:00-9:00 and 12:30-2:30
Total Time: 9 hours
Objectives: The students checked out books using a bar coded card. The students played an electronic addition game and sorted information.
Activities: Checked out library books, Fast Math, and EasyTech
For the first hour of the day I went to my school library and helped the librarian and students. I was introduced the the Destiny program which is used with collections. Many children come in and out of the library at our school. I stood behind the circulation desk and checked out books to the kindergarten through third grade children. During math class, my class rotated turns playing Fast Math. Currently, all eighteen of my students are working on addition facts. They complete a set of addition facts and then can choose from eight games to play. I monitor their progress each week using the grade tracker. It tells me what speed they performed, which facts each child is on, and how many times they have attempted the facts. At the end of the day, we went into the computer lab for another lesson in EasyTech. Today the students sorted information on charts. If they did not perform at seventy percent or better, they had to try again. As they worked, I walked around the room checking to see if each child was on task and able to complete the assigned work.
Fast Math provides reports on student progress. At this time, 2 students are slow, 11 are at a medium speed, and 5 are fast.
8:00-9:00 and 12:30-2:30
Total Time: 9 hours
Objectives: The students checked out books using a bar coded card. The students played an electronic addition game and sorted information.
Activities: Checked out library books, Fast Math, and EasyTech
For the first hour of the day I went to my school library and helped the librarian and students. I was introduced the the Destiny program which is used with collections. Many children come in and out of the library at our school. I stood behind the circulation desk and checked out books to the kindergarten through third grade children. During math class, my class rotated turns playing Fast Math. Currently, all eighteen of my students are working on addition facts. They complete a set of addition facts and then can choose from eight games to play. I monitor their progress each week using the grade tracker. It tells me what speed they performed, which facts each child is on, and how many times they have attempted the facts. At the end of the day, we went into the computer lab for another lesson in EasyTech. Today the students sorted information on charts. If they did not perform at seventy percent or better, they had to try again. As they worked, I walked around the room checking to see if each child was on task and able to complete the assigned work.
Fast Math provides reports on student progress. At this time, 2 students are slow, 11 are at a medium speed, and 5 are fast.
Field Experience
January 20, 2009
6 hours
Objectives: The students performed a variety of tasks including Lexia, Accelerated Reader quizzes, and EasyTech. The students determined their scores after taking an Accelerated Reader quiz.
Activities: Morning announcements, Lexia, Reading lesson, Accelerated Reader, and EasyTech
During the course of the day, my second grade students used a variety of technology. To begin the morning, they watched morning announcements on the television. Our announcements are broad casted by several teachers and a third grade student each morning. They learned all the important events for the day and week. In reading class, I taught my lesson using an overhead projector. The students reviewed the oo and ew phonics sound, introduced new vocabulary, and read the morning warm-up. The transparency helped my students comprehend the question in the morning warm-up. It also was a guide for students to not only hear the oo sound, but to see it in the words also. During center time, individual students built phonics skill on a program called Lexia on the computer. It teaches and reviews all the phonics sounds by levels. After reading, I took my class to the computer lab for our weekly EasyTech lessons. This particular day, the entire class learned how to search subjects on the Internet. I will include their scores in my artifacts. Throughout the entire day, children were taking quizzes on books they read three times. After quizzing, they record their scores in a folder for me to check. This program tests comprehension skills.
The AR goals are to make 85% average or better. As of now, 91%of my students are at their goal.
6 hours
Objectives: The students performed a variety of tasks including Lexia, Accelerated Reader quizzes, and EasyTech. The students determined their scores after taking an Accelerated Reader quiz.
Activities: Morning announcements, Lexia, Reading lesson, Accelerated Reader, and EasyTech
During the course of the day, my second grade students used a variety of technology. To begin the morning, they watched morning announcements on the television. Our announcements are broad casted by several teachers and a third grade student each morning. They learned all the important events for the day and week. In reading class, I taught my lesson using an overhead projector. The students reviewed the oo and ew phonics sound, introduced new vocabulary, and read the morning warm-up. The transparency helped my students comprehend the question in the morning warm-up. It also was a guide for students to not only hear the oo sound, but to see it in the words also. During center time, individual students built phonics skill on a program called Lexia on the computer. It teaches and reviews all the phonics sounds by levels. After reading, I took my class to the computer lab for our weekly EasyTech lessons. This particular day, the entire class learned how to search subjects on the Internet. I will include their scores in my artifacts. Throughout the entire day, children were taking quizzes on books they read three times. After quizzing, they record their scores in a folder for me to check. This program tests comprehension skills.
The AR goals are to make 85% average or better. As of now, 91%of my students are at their goal.
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