Posted on : 13-07-2009 | By : InteractiveEducator | In : General
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The first in a series of helpful ebooks was published today on the Interactive
Content Corner! Visit our ebooks page to download your personal copy!
Developing Beginning Fractions Concepts with Online Interactive Content is packed with ideas for teaching fractions concepts with interactive online resources.
Feel free to pass it on to your colleagues & friends, tell them about the Interactive Content Corner, and let us know what you think!
More ebooks are coming soon. . .
Posted on : 08-06-2009 | By : InteractiveEducator | In : General
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In this age of accountability, it is more important than ever to be able to justify the tools and techniques we use in our classrooms with solid research. So, not only am I an advocate of teaching with online interactive content because I saw the positive effects it had in my classroom but also because it is supported by a myriad of research studies. Here is a sampling of that research:
Research by Middleton & Murray shows:
· Students whose teachers were high level users of technology in the classroom scored significantly better than did students whose teachers were low level users of technology in the classroom. (Teachers who were high level users were differentiated from teachers who were low level users in terms of frequency and extent of use of computers with students, instructional methods used with technology, attitude toward the value of technology for learning, variety of uses of technology, and perception of influence of technology on student learning and behavior.)
Posted on : 05-06-2009 | By : InteractiveEducator | In : General
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After I had been teaching with online resources in my classroom for a few weeks, I began to notice that the interactive content I was searching for fell into four distinct categories: interactive animations, virtual manipulatives, practice activities, and games. Each category is discussed in detail below.
Interactive Animations: A good way to think of an interactive animation is as an electronic teacher. (Although I don’t suggest you use these as a replacement for your instruction. More about this in a later post.) These pieces of content can act as online tutorials for a concept. They often include sound effects¸ voiceovers, and animations to present concepts to students, and they may be in the form of an animated or real-life video.
Posted on : 05-06-2009 | By : InteractiveEducator | In : General
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Welcome to the Interactive Content Corner: A blog created by an elementary educator dedicated to helping other elementary and middle school teachers integrate interactive content into classroom instruction.
My name is Emily Starr. I’m a former fourth grade teacher, President of StarrMatica Learning Systems, and an interactive content enthusiast!
I started integrating online interactive content in my classroom instruction five years ago, and teaching with technology has been my passion ever since.
