Nonlinguistic+Representation


 * [[image:leslievanhauter/nonlings.png width="47" height="53" align="left"]]Nonlinguistic Representation**

**Read and Reflect**
 * The purpose of representing knowledge in different forms is to reach all learners. All children learn differently. Most teachers deliver instruction linguisticly. Doing this only reaches a portion of the audience. By using many forms in conjuction with eachother, teachers reach a greater percentage of the population. This will also help stregthen childrens' weaker areas by exposing them to new forms of knowledge.


 * I ask children to respresent knowledge using forms other that words in science. During a unit on plants students act like a plant growing up from the ground, the sun shines on them and the plants begin to sprout. They use their arms to be the leaves. Their feet wriggle into the ground to be the roots. The rain and nutrients make them stronger and they grow taller. Other activities are to draw the parts of the plant and label them, and to draw the life cycle of a plant.


 * I would like to know what the most effective tools are when representing knowledge. Are there tools to use prior to teaching a new unit of instruction? Are there tools to using during instruction? Are there tools to use for students' to demonstrate their knowledge concluding a lesson? What are the best tools to use in math, science, and social studies instruction?

**Apply and Reflect**

**Photo Peach seems like an easier tool to utilize with third graders than globster. Once you gather images, adding the text and music was a breeze. It was** convenient having s **ome music available to add. I would like to incorporate more music into my lessons, but I often find it difficult to acquire or costly to buy music to use in the classroom. I like the idea that I could upgrade** **for a minimal fee. Unlike some subscriptions like Edhelper, that I rarely use because the worksheets don't match the concepts that I'm teaching. I can see using Photo Peach to introduce concepts in all subjects, and allowing students to demonstrate understanding of concepts by designing a slide show.** media type="custom" key="11614308"media type="custom" key="11924298"