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Thank you to those who attended the first in-service training on October 26th.
Outline
Kid's Media Magic allows students to develop language skills by using a simple word processor. Through the use of the rebus writer, multimedia graphics, sounds,movies and integrated Paint Program students are motivated to improve expressive and receptive language. Unfortunately, the integrated Paint Program did not work with Windows NT.
Sequencing Fun a very user-friendly program which encourages students to make decisions about the correct order of a three part sequence of pictures. Everyone seemed to enjoy this one.
Sunbuddy Math Playhouse uses lively cartoon characters to motivate students to learn a variety of early math skills. This program was a bit difficult.
Number Meaning and Counting provides lessons that integrate experiences with real-world objects using manipulatives, art projects, and multimedia. This program was too difficult, according to participants.
I had a slide show running at the beginning of the workshop as an "ice-breaker" and means to get teachers motivated to use the World Wide Web to access educational materials for their students.
Webstuff For Kids is a resource for teachers who have classrooms connected to the Internet. The sites discussed in the presentation are geared toward primary learning skills. Workshop attendees will be given handouts which describe the features of each site.
