Class observation 3
       I went to Rousseau today from 11:15 to 12:45 with Ashely in the computer lab. I was a few minutes early than supposed so when i stepped into the room, they were doing their wonders about the Golden Bridge at SF.
       I think then Ashely did a great job to model the Theme Poem and she did it for a good reason as later i learned from students that it was the first time they went to the website.
       I followed them to the computer lab and helped some of the kids with the jump code to go to the website. The kids were quick to choose their pictures. The hurdle there was the spelling and it is always a pain to correct them. I did not go correcting spelling if i could read them or they could read it to me as sometimes it makes sense for the sounds. Another thing is that some of the kids have difficulty to put the words together for meaning. Well, it is 1st graders and their first time for the website. At the end, every kids ended up with a print out of their poems.
       I like the website for early writers and readers. It is simple enough for them to catch the key immediately. The pictures are not so many to choose however. Many of the kids chose the same one but some had time to work for another one. They had fun!
       30 minutes time flied! I did not have time to go to each of them even there were 2 of us. We need more time to polish their poems if time allowed!