Answer Garden: Favorite Books

I used Answer Garden to help our 1st grade class

have a group discussion on their favorite book they read over the summer. As a class we got to see what books the students enjoyed reading and which books were the most popular. Each student got to briefly retell the story of the book they read over the summer demonstrating they they understood the message/lesson their book was portraying.
Answer Garden is a great tool to use when trying to get feedback from your students. It is a fun and interactive way to help students feel comfortable sharing what they have learned. Answer Garden is an easy way to show the whole class what other students are learning, or in our case what other books students enjoy reading.
I will use this tool in my future class for assessments, to discover what my class already knows about a certain subject, or to have brainstorming activities.
With Answer Garden the students are able to use a QR scanner to easily access the topic/question and type their response. The students responses will show up as they submit their answer providing real-time feedback so we can all engage together.

Reading Literature Standard 2: English Language Arts Grade 1
Objective: Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

ISTE: Global Collaborator
I strive to broaden my perspective, understand others and work effectively in teams using digital tools.

Educational Technology Standard 6:
Use telecommunications efficiently and effectively to access remote information and communicate with others in support of direct and independent learning and for pursuit of personal interests. (4)

Teaching Ideas: Answer Garden's Classroom Discussion

Pinterest: Teaching Ideas

I love Pinterest for so many different reasons and I am constantly looking for new ideas on Pinterest whether it is for teaching, for decorating my home, for cooking meals, or for wardrobe ideas. Seriously Pinterest has it all. I love Pinterest because there are hundreds of ideas out there on hundreds of different subjects and people are willing to share. I created a Pinterest Board specifically for teaching Reading and Writing to Elementary age students with a focus on 1st graders. I found so many different materials and ideas to use to teach reading and writing to first graders as I searcher through Pinterest. Within the board I created there are different ideas/activities to teach a student about reading and writing. Some of the pins include how to describe a character in a story, how to describe the setting in a story, and how to describe the major events in a story and give creative worksheets or activites to do to so the students can demonstrate their understanding.

I love the different resources Pinterest has to help teachers and students use a variety of ways to teach/learn a certain subject. This board will be a great resource to use when I have a classroom of my own and need ideas/activities to teach my students about reading and writing. I will continue to add to this board as I continue my education and as I become a teacher. I will also give my students in my classroom access to this board so they can look for ideas of their own or choose an activity according to their interests.

Reading Literature Standard 3: English language arts grade 1
objective: Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Writing Standard 3: English language arts grade 1
objective: write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.

ISTE: Creative Communicator
I communicate effectively and express myself creatively using different tools, styles, formats, and digital media.

Educational Technology Standard 5:
Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. (3,4)

Teaching Ideas: Reading & Writing Pinterest Board