YETC Resources

I really enjoyed our day in the YETC resource lab. I had no idea the amount of resources that were available for teachers. Especially those on the internet. There are so many different resources that I am really excited to use in my classroom. There are so many different ways that you can use these programs in your classroom. I especially liked the website spellingcity.com. It is a great way to test your students on their spelling words without taking time out of class to do a test. I also really like how quickly it grades. As a teacher you spend a lot of time grading papers and this website that will help to eliminate a little bit of that.

I also really like Nathans Educational Treasures for Teachers. There are so many different resources on these newsletters. I really enjoyed this months issue. At the bottom there was a list of several different free websites with games. There was one specific to Kindergarten. When you go into the math section of this website there are several different concepts you have to cover on the core. These are a great way to give your students a different way of practicing the concepts you are learning. The students would think that a free center at the computer would be really fun. When most kids play educational games on the computer they think it is fun. They don't realize that they are really learning. It is a great way for you as a teacher to check the students comprehension without them knowing.

I also really liked the math worksheet factory. I like the idea that you can create a specific worksheet for each child in your classroom. It is a great way to differentiate your instruction for those at different levels. I think that this website can help your students succeed. You can apply your instruction to those students who are struggling by giving them a little bit easier problems and then advancing them once they understand and you can make more complicated worksheets for those students who are fast finishers. When every student in the classroom gets a different worksheet they won't understand the diversity in the classroom quite as much.

The day in the YETC was very informing. I really enjoyed the many valuable resources that we were given. I had no idea what was available to us. I really enjoyed all the links and ideas that he gave us to use.