Ed tech project
- 1. Counting and Cardinality Alexis Thoma Kindergarten Unit Spring 2015
- 2. Learning to count was a crucial part of our lives in Kindergarten. Think about how much of our daily life is associated with counting. Having the fundamental counting skills needed for every day life is greatly beneficial in the starting point for young academic careers, especially through the use of technology. Not only is technology a fun method for exploring, but it also serves as a unique way for young students to strengthen their counting skills and strategies. The premise of this presentation is to show how teachers can enhance their students’ counting skills through various uses of technology. Let’s go see how fun counting can be! Rationale for Technology Integration
- 3. Internet Content • The websites I have incorporated into this PowerPoint are all reputable resources that teachers can use for teaching counting and cardinality in an effective and meaningful way.
- 4. Blog At the time this blog entry was made in 2011, Fran Kramer had been a Kindergarten teacher for over 25 years. Having received two degrees in elementary education and special education, she has been able to perform as a coach to K-5 teachers for Common Core.
- 5. Pinterest
- 7. Internet Resources • Education World is a reputable website designed for those in the teaching field. It provides lesson plans, news articles, and games while creating a teaching community online. Teachers can use a fun interactive game called Chalkboard Math for students to practice number sense and concepts associated with counting.
- 8. Internet Resources • K-5 Math Teaching Resources is both a helpful and reputable resource for teachers filled with ideas and lessons which are all aligned with the CCSS. Their section on Kindergarten: Number provides interactive activities and rhymes for students to practice and enhance their counting skills.
- 9. Internet Resources • Teaching Channel is another great reputable resource for teachers to collaborate with other teachers through the use of videos. This site also aligns with CCSS. One video in particular is directly related to counting, which is a game played by a Kindergarten class called Mingle and Count.
- 10. Kidspiration
- 13. Teaching Materials 3 Click on the image for this SmartBoard activity that teachers can use as an interactive approach to counting and cardinality in their classrooms.
- 15. Subject-specific Internet-based Resource • Illuminations is a site that provides math resources for teachers. • This webpage is great for teachers to incorporate into their lesson planning because it provides a descriptive lesson guide, standards, materials needed, etc. that teachers can easily print for reference.
- 16. Internet Uses • YouTube • Scholastic
- 17. Web 2.0
- 18. Slideshare • Check out this PowerPoint on Slideshare!
Editor's Notes
- #2: Picture source: http://nysculturaled.org/sites/default/files/counting.gif
- #3: Please click on the picture of the abacus which will link you to Camtasia. Here you can listen to me reading my purpose for this topic. Picture source: Clipart for PowerPoint
- #5: The blog page I have found is an excellent one designed by the creator, Fran Kramer, who has lots of experience in the teaching field. In this entry, she talks about the strategies she uses with her students in beginning number sense. She also provides lots of examples, pictures, and lesson ideas that are so helpful for teachers to use in their own classrooms! Please click on the image which will direct you to the blog page. Source: http://kindergartencrayons.blogspot.com
- #6: Pinterest is a great way for teachers to search for hundreds of ways to teach lessons in unique and captivating ways. By simply typing the key words “counting and cardinality kindergarten” into the search bar, a number of options come up that Pinterest users provide that link you to their websites. Please click on the picture which will direct you to the Pinterest page. Source: https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?rs=ac&len=2&q=counting+and+cardinality+kindergarten&term_meta%5B%5D=counting+and+cardinality+kindergarten%7Cautocomplete%7C1&remove_refine=counting+and+cardinality%7Cautocomplete%7C0
- #7: The instructional video I have chosen is one from TeacherTube. Much like YouTube, TeacherTube is a website geared towards teachers for content sharing. In the video, the teacher is doing a lesson with her students using a Counting Jar. This teacher uses strategies with her such as problem solving, whole class conversation, and hands-on activities to implement strong counting skills in her students. She also uses one-to-one correspondence with her students in counting objects which follows: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4 Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality. Video Source: http://www.teachertube.com/video/kindergarten-math-lesson-the-counting-jar-191353 Image Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/55/TTube_logo.png
- #8: Source: www.educationworld.com
- #9: Source: http://www.k-5mathteachingresources.com
- #10: The game portrayed in this video is a great interactive game that gets students moving and working together, while still maintaining the goal of enhancing counting skills and number sense. Source: https://www.teachingchannel.org/?national=1
- #11: This counting task for students was created using Kidspiration. Students will count the pictures and will practice writing the number of pictures in each box. This can either be used as an assessment for teachers in the beginning of school to see how much each student knows with counting objects and writing numbers, or it can be used as an activity during a counting unit. This visual representation has images that are appealing to Kindergarteners that are arranged in an organized way which will help the students to count the images efficiently. This activity helps students with Common Core themes such as, “Know number names and the count sequence,” as well as “Count to tell the number of object.” More specifically, the Common Core standards are: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4 Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality and CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.1 Count to 100 by ones and by tens.
- #12: This counting lesson pack was created through a member on TeachersPayTeachers.com. This website is a great resource for teachers for acquiring new lesson ideas for their students. The price range for packs is very reasonable and some of them are also FREE! This pack is free for members and comes with worksheets for number handwriting, ten frame examples, and more, all of which are aligned with the Common Core. Please click on the Numbers Galore image for the link. Source for website and images: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Numbers-Galore-0-100-210588
- #13: This app called “Native Numbers” is a great resource for teachers to have on their classroom iPads. It’s rationale is to teach students all about number sense in a fun and engaging way through many tasks and activities. The website also provides reviews for this app which appear to be very positive. Please click on the image for a direct link to the website. Website source and image source: https://www.graphite.org/app/native-numbers
- #14: Source: http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=464c1eac-445c-4660-a8df-b6529f92905e
- #15: This DIY ten frame was found through another blog called PeaceLoveLearning.blogspot.com. This is a great resource for teachers who are looking to create hands-on materials for their students. Ten frames are essential in every Kindergarten classroom for counting and cardinality. Please click the image to be linked to the site. Source: http://peacelovelearning.blogspot.com/2013/08/diy-3-d-tens-frames-and-freebie.html
- #16: Source: http://illuminations.nctm.org/lesson.aspx?id=483
- #17: The YouTube video I have chosen is a catchy song that teachers can sing with their students in the classroom. This will help students to comprehend how numbers are written (CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.3) and counting forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence (CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.2). I have also included a Scholastic website which is an article devoted to Counting and Cardinality in Kindergarten. The article has books, activities, and pictures that are a great help for teachers to use as a reference when teaching this concept to their students. Sources: www.youtube.com http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/
- #18: The Game Classroom app can be a useful tool for teachers and students to work together. There so many games students can play, as well as videos that teachers can present to students in the classroom about such topics, such as counting and cardinality. This website also provides links to other websites teachers can use for printables. Source: http://www.gameclassroom.com