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Showcase: AlphaSmart NEOS in K!

Added on 7/3/2008 by Student Technology Showcase

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Author: Erica Bisaccia
School: Robert C. Fisler Elementary
District: Fullerton Elementary
County: Orange
Duration: 00:01:34
Year: 2006

Description
Kindergarteners use digital cameras and AlphaSmart NEO keyboards to capture and record classroom objects beginning with the “Letter of the Week”. Students will take a digital picture of their observations, write about what they have seen, using letters and phonetically spelled words on the AlphaSmart NEO keyboard, and import their writing into classroom computers (by “beaming” their information). Ms. Bisaccia then creates a slide for each student’s pictures and observations using the Keynote program and links the slides to the classroom website. Students learn how to access the slides at home so their parents can look at them and discuss what they have learned.

Student Learning Outcomes
The students will use observation skills to identify changes in their environment. They will use technology to record data and evidence. They will also use AlphaSmart Neos to write using phonetically spelled words to record their findings and they will “beam” their work into classroom computers. The students will them be able to locate and discuss their work on the classroom website at home with their families.

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