Inspiration 9

I had a lot of fun creating this diagram for my TPTE class. Inspiration 9 was a lot easier to maneuver and figure out than the IWB/Flipchart activity, so it was nice to go from an assignment that took a lot of time to figure out to one that didn't. I think the hardest part for me was choosing the colors :).

Once I decided on the standard I would use, I drew out my storyboard. This definitely helped with this assignment because if I didn't have a layout of what I was going to do, then it would have taken me forever to make this diagram. The storyboard kept me organized. I'm a visual learner and I think this would help my students in the classroom learn new material, especially ones who are visual learners. First grade Reading was my focus for this assignment, but I think diagrams, maps, and webs would be very helpful when teaching Science and Social Studies as well. Timelines are a great visual to learn about history, and as a teacher, I can make my own using Inspiration 9. For science, any new terms I can add a picture to and make connections that the students can see. There are many ways to use this in the classroom.

I feel like my finished project looks very simple, but that was the point because it is for 1st graders and they can't handle too much information. However, if I were to make a diagram, map, or web for the older grades, I could include more information and more links.

So far, I've been hanging in there with all of these technology projects.