This post is dedicated to teachers K-3 and anyone else who
finds themselves writing the same web addresses or directions OVER and OVER. At
first I started writing URLs (web addresses) on post-it notes and had the kids
pass them around to each other and place them on my desk when they were done.
After a few class periods the notes would go missing, be hidden under a
keyboard, or would just be too wrinkled to use.
About this time a first grade teacher came into the lab with
her class and they worked like a well-oiled machine. Her secret? Fun-shaped, colorful, laminated cards that had URL’s of the most
frequently used websites in her class. The students would simply log into the
computer, then look through the bin for the website that they wanted to go to. After
they got to the desired website, they would return the laminated card.
I promptly stole this idea (with her permission of course)
and made a bunch to hang up on my magnetic storage area. Now, students come up
and find the website they are looking for without having to ask me to help
them. Not only is this great for students (and frees me up), but it subtly shows
other teachers a simple strategy for managing technology when they come to the
computer lab!
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