I was happy to see the fun graphics programs on the Internet. I use Kid Pix a lot with the kids and they love it. Now I will have something a bit more sophisticated for my older students to explore. I am anxious to do that because I just covered a unit in optical illusion art and they really enjoyed it. I will find a way to work more graphics into our lessons. I saw Bill make an awesome design with the Mr. Picasso head. I spent most of my time in Queeky as it one of the more basic programs. My drawing looked like it could be very well applied to math and geometry. I would like to collaborate with Lori on a lesson using square footage, spreadsheets and My Drawing. Having the visual for the kids to manipulate would really help them understand the concept of area.
What a class! It was a lot to take in so quickly, but I am learning so much. Every class I leave with new adventures to try with the kids. By the end of the year I will have rewritten most of my lesson plans. I really enjoyed making my presentation in google docs. I had a glitch but was able to work it out. I will definately be sharing that with my kids.
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Working together on a project sounds like a great idea! I think it would work really well with either of the "G" classes. I am not so sure about the "S" classes though. =)
Sounds like you have great ideas to use these programs in your classroom. I also have aspirations and plans to use these in the future, this will mean rewriting some of my lesson plans. I look forward to the students reactions toward these lessons.
I really like the variety of software that is out on the net. It's nice to have programs that meeet the needs of all ages.
Appreciate your enthusiasm and your constant connections to your classroom!
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