Next Year in My Classroom

I have a few big ideas and many small ones in terms of implementation of technology in the classroom. My final project entails a tour of Havdalah, so that parents and students who do not practice it at home might become familiarized and comfortable with the service. Rather than simply sending out links for this area of teaching (or any other for that matter) I can now create a wiki page with interactive aspects to it.

One of the elements most helpful to me in the workshop was the idea that I now can send things home in much more effective and creative ways. When parents will be asked to turn to my wiki page, I will include a fun and creative collection of ditties about Havdalah. But in conclusion they might have to fill out a fun Quizlet to test their knowledge. This type of interactive and engaging way to create curriculum and also make it apply at home is very exciting.

The above example is only one of many I plan to implement and experiment with in the classroom. For example I will be teaching a Fifth Grade class about Israel and I am now able to peek into the work of so many teachers who have also taught on this. My resource pool has grown immensely and I feel like I will be able to gain inspiration from many more sources and teachers out there. I am one of those people that still tends to feel a bit overwhelmed by technology, but I now feel more comfortable with the concept of searching certain forums for sharing ideas.

Art and creative outlet are a fun aspect of what I do in the classroom to enhance certain areas of study. I will now be able to think of many more creative apps to present the work we carry out in the classroom. I am not yet certain about exactly how this will play out but I know I will incorporate many more fun apps in the classroom.

Last, I can say with certainty that eight iPads will allow for much more Hebrew reading practice that is fun and engaging to kids and also varied. Books are no longer the single medium for leaning and we can now provide an analogous experience to the education kids are receiving to practice skills in the home and at school.

I am excited for all these ideas to come to play int eh coming year and I am grateful to CJP for this opportunity.