Technology in the classroom

     The following videos are short videos that display the newest program acquired by the county called Destination Success.  Destination Success can be used by the students individually or as a means of whole group instruction.  Check out the videos below to see it in use in my classroom for whole group instruction.  The first video features a mom and her daughter discussing the lizard her class were given.  The focus of the lesson was adjective use.  I selected this lesson because the student's writing lacked adjectives.  It is my hope that this lesson will help them to better understand how to use an adjective to enhance writing.

     The second video features my students completing the on-line activity that follows the lesson above.  It serves as a means of checking understanding.  As you could tell from the video, my students were able to correctly identify the adjective needed for each sentence.  

     The writing following the lesson reflected a better understanding of adding adjectives to writing to make it better.  The majority of the students were able to add more details to their functional writing pieces to create a clearer picture of what they wanted the reader to do.  Great work!