Kidspiration
I has do much fun playing on this. At first I just started out by plating with all of the pictures that they had. I liked how were categorized so you were able to find a group of pictures that coincided with one and other. Also it was nice to be able to search for a certain subject. There were so many ones to choose from, I especially liked the animated ones. I also loved the Pattern Blocks it was way cool to make the different patterns, I made a way awesome butterfly. I think that it would be very useful to learn comparisons, fractions and colors too. The already made games/graphs/etc. would be helpful for students to learn how to move things around and not be afraid to make it their own. It was easy to follow and fun to play. The concept of the programs were very kid friendly and I think that it will teach them concepts on the computer that they will later be able to use on other programs.
The set up on both programs was displayed in such a way that it is similar to everyday programs you use in your everyday adult life. Such as Word and Publisher. It gives you a lot of the same options you can make graphs, add shapes, change the fonts, make paragraphs, insert pictures, etc. It also makes the icons kid friendly and easy to find. I think that this is a good program for students to start out on as young as possible. Even Kindergartners should be able to play around and figure out the concept. There is no better way to learn that experimenting and clicking around. It did not seem like a program that you could cause any major harm to or break anything by clicking on something too many times.
This was definitely more of an "older" kid program. The structure is a lot more professional, and not "fun" feel like Kidspiration was. This also felt a lot like Word. The templates that were pre-made for students to follow are easy and give students the the right guide lines to follow. By doing this it allows the students to process their thoughts and ideas in a constructive manner.
I could even use this program in my college writing classes, it makes it easy to focus on key points.
In the template wizard you could customize your own templates, this would be helpful for teachers to be able to get the students to cover the right material and the material you want them to cover. There is also an area for the library so you can go there and find information to add to your projects. By having your students use their resources and library you know the information is safe and secure, also that it is accurate and scholarly.
I would love you use Kidspiration for my classroom. Even if I had one or two computers in my classroom for the students to take time to learn and work on the projects. I think that this program would work as a reward for the students. It will also help to have the students be broken into different groups to work on different homework. While some are working on math or spelling, some can be working on the computers as a reward or part of a homework assignment.
I has do much fun playing on this. At first I just started out by plating with all of the pictures that they had. I liked how were categorized so you were able to find a group of pictures that coincided with one and other. Also it was nice to be able to search for a certain subject. There were so many ones to choose from, I especially liked the animated ones. I also loved the Pattern Blocks it was way cool to make the different patterns, I made a way awesome butterfly. I think that it would be very useful to learn comparisons, fractions and colors too. The already made games/graphs/etc. would be helpful for students to learn how to move things around and not be afraid to make it their own. It was easy to follow and fun to play. The concept of the programs were very kid friendly and I think that it will teach them concepts on the computer that they will later be able to use on other programs.
The set up on both programs was displayed in such a way that it is similar to everyday programs you use in your everyday adult life. Such as Word and Publisher. It gives you a lot of the same options you can make graphs, add shapes, change the fonts, make paragraphs, insert pictures, etc. It also makes the icons kid friendly and easy to find. I think that this is a good program for students to start out on as young as possible. Even Kindergartners should be able to play around and figure out the concept. There is no better way to learn that experimenting and clicking around. It did not seem like a program that you could cause any major harm to or break anything by clicking on something too many times.
The different aspects that it then lets you develop, like the social studies, math, reading and other programs is all easy and fun. It will help the students better improve their skills in reading, writing, math, vocabulary and other important learning skills.
This was definitely more of an "older" kid program. The structure is a lot more professional, and not "fun" feel like Kidspiration was. This also felt a lot like Word. The templates that were pre-made for students to follow are easy and give students the the right guide lines to follow. By doing this it allows the students to process their thoughts and ideas in a constructive manner.
I could even use this program in my college writing classes, it makes it easy to focus on key points.
In the template wizard you could customize your own templates, this would be helpful for teachers to be able to get the students to cover the right material and the material you want them to cover. There is also an area for the library so you can go there and find information to add to your projects. By having your students use their resources and library you know the information is safe and secure, also that it is accurate and scholarly.
I would love you use Kidspiration for my classroom. Even if I had one or two computers in my classroom for the students to take time to learn and work on the projects. I think that this program would work as a reward for the students. It will also help to have the students be broken into different groups to work on different homework. While some are working on math or spelling, some can be working on the computers as a reward or part of a homework assignment.
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