Teachers share success stories and ideas that stimulate thinking about the effective use of technology in K—grade 6 classrooms. One way to keep young students engaged and interested in practicing counting is to involve them in using cameras. This article explains how first graders capture 100 images, use Windows MovieMaker or PhotoStory to turn the still images into a video, and then narrate a story using precise math vocabulary to explain their mathematical thinking.
Jennifer Orr, jaorr@fcps.edu, is a first-grade teacher at Annandale Terrace Elementary School in Fairfax County, Virginia. A National Board Certified Teacher in Middle Childhood, her interests lie in integrating technology to enhance math learning for primary students.