WAP #9 Classroom Management

TeacherKit

     
       As a foreign language teacher, I will have a lot of students from different grades. So I really want an application that could help me organize all my students. I find TeacherKit fits most of my needs. 

The reasons I love it:
1. You could add pictures to each student. It will be a powerful tool for a teacher who has a lot of students.

2. You could take attendance easily. It helps a foreign language teacher to keep track of a lot of classes.

3. You could manage students' behaviors quickly. The platform is very customer friendly and could manage students' behavior.

4. You could type in Chinese. I need this function. I could type in Chinese in students' names, I could type in Chinese in the calender.

5. Beautiful report card. TeacherKit could make beautiful report cards for you. Parents could see their children's attendance, behaviors, and grades.

6. Some other useful function. Such as timer, callout, group maker, contact with parents...

The only disadvantage of TeachKit is the fee. It offers free cell phone or tablet relied version. But if you want to use it on your computer, you have to buy the premium version, which has a one-time fee of $39.99. The detailed report cards and some functions are for premium version only.

WAP #8 Parents' letters

Dear parents,

      您好！Greetings from Mrs. Li. I am so happy to have your child/children in my Chinese classroom this year. My name is Liz Li. I was born in mainland China. I am a native Chinese/Mandarin speaker. Chinese is such an important and fun language. We will learn the language and learn the culture while having fun this year. I have thought of the Chinese instruction for years. The traditional instruction requires a lot of painstaking practices. In that ways, students lost their interest very soon. Three years ago, I tried to develop a new Chinese instruction by using the American newest and also powerful instruction strategies. I am happy to see my students learn this language faster and more comfortable than before. 

    In this year, your child/children will learn how to use Mandarin to communicate. Students will also have a chance to build up a pen-pal relationship with the students in China! 

    Learning a language requires much practice. I will use technology tool to help students to practice their speaking and written Mandarin, such as voice recorder, video chat and so on. I would love to ask for your understanding and supportive of your child/children’s learning politely. 

    I can’t wait to start our new semester. I love hearing from parents. Please don’t be hesitated when you have any questions. My email address is lizli.424@gmail.com.

    Thank you again!

Best regards,

Mrs. Li

Growth Chart

        My call my growth chart my collection. It focuses on the websites and applications I have learned from this class. I will keep updating it in the future. Besides, I add a children's book session on my collection. I love reading children's books to students. I have thought of making a book collection list for a long time. The growth chart is the perfect opportunity to start it.

       Since I would love to keep updating my collection, to post a link which is connected to my google drive will be a good idea. Then all the visitors could see my newest collection.

Click Mrs. Li's Collection to see my newest collection.