This is so cool. I spent several HOURS playing on this site! Discovering new things and seeing how children really can use technology. Until now I didn't realize how a elementary school could use it but how cool is it to be able to learn in such a fun way. I bet they don't even realize they are learning. I navigated to something called Picasso Faces and this is what I was going to talk about originally but then discovered Movie and Story Maker. I made my own little scary movie on Kerpoof Studio. First I clicked on Maps and Links, then scrolled all the way down the page to the Imagination then clicked on Movie and Story Maker. The page opens right up and you have different choices. Make a picture, movie, card, drawing, or story. I truly believe students learn through fun and play (part of my philosophy of education). I think I believe this because that is how I learn. I am a very visual persona and love creating things. With this site children learn many different things such as creative writing. There is even a section that helps teachers link the site to state standard lessons. Go to the Kerpoof home page then click on FAQ's the click on the Education Standards question... then the link that's in the answer. Several states come up so I clicked on NY since its the closest to NJ. It shows how the site can be linked to lessons being taught in the classroom. I wish that this was around when I was a child. I would have loved going to school instead of being bored all day. OK off subject sorry. Students can also learn about Math using this site because stories can involve math problems. As for assessments the children can either print out their work for the teacher to evaluate or show the class their movies on a projector. With this site students can learn about genres, metaphors, similes, irony, etc. Students can use their imagination to learn how to be a better writer through making movies with a beginning, middle and an ending.
This site interested me because I truly believe people learn through play. Not just students but all people. I learned that the Internet is not just for paying bills and blogging for my sophomore field class but a real tool for learning. Love it!
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Look at the column on the left--check out "all my faves." There are lots of sites that offer fun ways to learn...
Just typing "fun ways to learn on the internet" in your search engine window will provide you with loads of sites that may or may not work for you--you can also add a particular subject between the words "learn" and "on" to see what comes up.
Once you start writing lesson plans you'll be able to benefit from many great ideas and plans others have been put up on the web for your benefit.
The point is, if you guys are interested in finding almost anything, you should be able to if you know how to search correctly.
(How does one search "correctly?"
search that too.)
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