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Here is my mind map of technology use in Kindergarten. I look forward to using this tool with my colleagues in planning, talking about theory and some problem solving. I also think this will be a fun tool to use with my students as we talk about what we think we know about things. I am curious to see if there is something interactive for the SmartBoard in my classroom.
Tagxedo
Tagxedo was a lot of fun to use, manipulate and showcase my my thoughts on kindergarten this year. Students would love to use this tool but I do fear the amount of time they would spend on the details of this project. I think it would be great to use perhaps with a time limit.
Wordle
Wordle was easy to use and since it does not have many bells and whistles, the time I spend on the finished product was not nearly the time I spent on Tagxedo. I think students will have fun with each of these and enjoy creating a visual to share their learning/understanding on a variety of projects.
I can't wait to use these with my staff. I am a visual learner/communicator and I think these tools will be fun to explore in Professional Learning Communities, staff meetings, brainstorming sessions, etc. Quick, easy representations of our thinking!
Connections to Marzano Strategies: Questions, Cues and Advance Organizers; Non-Linguistic Representations
Time Spent: 2 hours
I really like your Tagexedo with the hand! That would be great for a classroom poster or something! I only used Wordle but I like the shapes with Tagxedo. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteTagxedo with a time limit! I love it!! :) I am totally stealing that. :)
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