Using Technology to Improve Teaching and Learning at Duncan Falls Elementary School As we prepare students for their futures, being able to use technology is a must. However, nothing can replace the need for students to learn how to read, write and do arithmetic. Finding a balance of using technology to accelerate student learning is the key. Technology can offer teachers and students a valuable tool that can assist in providing engaging, leveled and in some cases individualized instruction. Here are some examples of how we use technology for the educational benefit of our students. Students in grades four and five have an iPad that they with them throughout the day. These iPads are equipped with many educational related apps that can help build math fluency, allow students to independently read, study spelling words, and do research. Teachers use apps such as Kahoot to assess students in a quick and engaging way to determine what they should teach next or who may need help with a certain topic. Students in third grade share classroom sets of iPads that allow them to do much of the same as fourth and fifth. We have iPads on order that will allow us a very similar situation as the older students. Each KG, 1 st and 2 nd Grade classroom is equipped with 5 iPads. Students in these classrooms utilize the iPads to read and listen to books being read on apps such as Starfall and Epic. They increase math skills by using a variety of apps that increase math fluency through games and learn to master math concepts through Moby Max. Most of our classrooms are equipped with MimioTeach. These devices turn the classrooms dry erase board into a touch screen interactive white board that students can manipulate just like they would on a computer screen with a mouse. This allows teachers to be more mobile with their instruction rather than being behind a desk to have access to their computer. At Duncan Falls Elementary School we are committed to making the best use of technology with the overall goal to “Build an Academic Foundation for Future Success”. Duncan Falls Elementary School September
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Using Technology to Improve Teaching and
Learning at Duncan Falls Elementary School
As we prepare students for their futures, being able to use technology is a must. However,
nothing can replace the need for students to learn how to read, write and do arithmetic.
Finding a balance of using technology to accelerate student learning is the key.
Technology can offer teachers and students a valuable tool that can assist in providing
engaging, leveled and in some cases individualized instruction. Here are some examples
of how we use technology for the educational benefit of our students.
Students in grades four and five have an iPad that they with them throughout the day.
These iPads are equipped with many educational related apps that can help build
math fluency, allow students to independently read, study spelling words, and do
research. Teachers use apps such as Kahoot to assess students in a quick and
engaging way to determine what they should teach next or who may need help with a
certain topic.
Students in third grade share classroom sets of iPads that allow them to do much of
the same as fourth and fifth. We have iPads on order that will allow us a very similar
situation as the older students.
Each KG, 1st and 2nd Grade classroom is equipped with 5 iPads. Students in these
classrooms utilize the iPads to read and listen to books being read on apps such as
Starfall and Epic. They increase math skills by using a variety of apps that inc rease
math fluency through games and learn to master math concepts through Moby Max.
Most of our classrooms are equipped with MimioTeach. These devices turn the
classrooms dry erase board into a touch screen interactive white board that students
can manipulate just like they would on a computer screen with a mouse. This allows
teachers to be more mobile with their instruction rather than being behind a desk to
have access to their computer.
At Duncan Falls Elementary School we are committed to making the best use of
technology with the overall goal to “Build an Academic Foundation for Future Success”.
FifthGradeMrs. Deitrick’s students are studying different types of maps, the parts to a map and using maps to gather information. Mr. Ripple’s math classes are starting multiplication and long division. Mrs. Abernethy is working on exponents, the distributive property, estimation using whole numbers, multiplying 2 digits by 3 digit numbers and creating HUMAN factor tress! In Mrs. Chase’s science classes, 5th graders are studying the Earth’s characteristics, the causes of day/night and seasons. In Mrs. Hlad’s and Mrs. Henderson’s reading classes, students are analyzing characters, focusing on character traits, motivation, theme, point of view and are continuing to work with plot curves. Many students created displays of Philippe Petit walking across the Twin Towers and activities relating to Captain William Turner. Students will soon begin their study on the pirate, Samuel Bellamy and the ship Whydah in preparation for Family Night on October 13th. Students will be dressing up like a pirate on October 13th and participating in many pirate activities throughout the day. 5th graders are also preparing to
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interview a Veteran to gain information about their life. They will invite these veterans to a Veteran Celebration on November 10th at DFE.
SpecialsThe 3rd grade classes will be presenting Pirates The Musical by John Jacobson & Roger Emerson on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Students in Mrs. Sims's and Mrs. Scott's 3rd grade music classes have been working hard to prepare songs, speaking parts and choreography for this program. We hope you can join the King of the High C's, the Stowaway and the cast of Pirates in this exciting musical adventure.
