Carrying Out My GAME Plan

As I continue to explore strategies for integrating technology into my content area of instruction I must look at what resources I may need in order to expose my young kindergartners to the 21st century skills they need in the years to come. In order to carry out my GAME plan I am going to be utilizing a variety of technology tools in the classroom during the instruction portion of my "Five Senses" unit plan. I chose these resources because they were most relevant to and age appropriate for my young students. I am going to utilize and expose my students to using voicehtreads, PowerPoint, and my interactive whiteboard software for my visual and auditory learners. As important as it is for my students to have access to such technology and resources I also feel as though it is equally important for me to also provide "hands on" activities where my students are physically involved and touching. This will help to accommodate my tactile learners as well.

I have been able to gather the information that I need for this unit but am simply waiting for my science kit to arrive at my school this next week. Although I will be using the online tools and computer based resources for much of my lesson, I will still need the "hands on" resources that are included in the kit.

I have created a voicehthread account and have set up the foundations and organized my groups for this activity. I will be working with small groups at a time in order to expose them to this tool. We will be creating a class voicehthread about our five senses. I have also been able to located some of the pictures and sound effects I will need from my SMARTboard software file in order to do the sight and hearing portion of the lesson.

Any ideas as to how I can strengthen my unit with the use of mote technology is always greatly appreciated!