Check out MySchoolOg!!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
BP15_2009123_MySchoolOg
MySchoolOg is a great website for students! It helps them get organized (which many of them need help with). A student can upload their schedule and view times and classes day by day. They can also put their homework, appointments, to do list, anything that they feel is important that they need a reminder for. They can choose to get a reminder via email or just export the list into another file. A really cool feature on here is that a student may save their lesson notes and format them however they want. Their notes can even be shared if they wish to do so. If a student is absent they can easily get notes from another classmate by just sharing. This saves so much time and paper! There is a feature on MySchoolOg where you can save and calculate your grades. It calculates your average for you and even makes success charts! There is also a place to store files, images, and audio files.
This would be a great tool to use in my classroom to keep my students organized. I teach middle school, and one of the hardest concepts to teach my students in organization. Looking into their backpacks is a nightmare! There are usually papers and notes crammed in there. Using a tool like MySchoolOg would lessen all the papers and help them keep more organized and on top of their homework and important dates. All of their notes would be stored electronically in a nice organized fashion. This Web 2.0 tool is every teacher's dream for his/her students!
Monday, December 14, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
BP13_2009123_ClassTools
ClassTools lets you create games, activities, and diagrams for free for your students. It is very easy to use and teachers can embed the games that they create into their websites or blogs. Games can be saved onto the websites server so that others may use it and you may also access other's work.
I was looking at all the math games that are on the website. Anytime that you can make math fun and interactive with students I feel is a huge plus! There are lots of really fun games that I would definitely be able to use with my students.
When creating games there are many templates that you may use. If you do not understand how to use any of them, there are samples that go along with the templates. I am very excited to begin using these templates to start creating my own games for my students.
As with any other Web 2.0 tool, any method of getting students involved and active is a great way for them to learn. I am always looking for new ways to get my students motivated to learn. These games also reach out to students with all different types of learning styles.
BP12_2009123_ExamBuilder2
Every teacher loves anything that will make their jobs easier! I found a Web 2.0 tool called Exam Builder. It does exactly what the name says...builds exams! You can use the exams you have on your browser and publish it. It is very user friendly. You can have your students take it online and the site provides information on the exam like how your students did as a whole. You can import your students into the program and group them however you would like. There are four group categories: classes, department, region, and vendor. This is a Web 2.0 tool that can help keep you organized and is an effective way of recording and keeping track of how your students are doing and how well they did on any exam.
I feel that the less paper that you use the easier and more efficient you can be as a teacher. This tool helps you focus on what your students need more work on. It shows you what questions most got wrong so you know that this is something you may need to re-teach and focus on. Instead of focusing on what is not necessary, you can save time and zero in on what the students need help with. Since I am a math teacher, this is important because every concept in math builds on the previous. If students need help with a concept it is important to go back and re-teach.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
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