Thing # 17: Rollyo

I have to say that Bruce's Rollyo Video was superb! It gave an excellent explanation of Rollyo and step-by-step directions on how to get started and use this wonderful tool. I loved it! I went ahead and set up an account and saved my first search roll on Physics (our first unit of study for the year). It was very easy! I am going to set up a search roll for each of our units in 4th grade. We use the internet with our students when we introduce physics and our other units because there are some great sites that put physics in motion and that makes it more fun and interesting for our strategy of teaching physics to our students. They really enjoy the sites that have simulations where they get actively involved in the learning process. It is nice to be able to go to a place and organize the sites to all be there at once. Students also have the ability to access rollyo from their school or home computer which is fabulous for us because we usually have to send them home with a list of the internet addresses to go visit and show their families. Now we just have to give them the rollyo address and all of the sites will be there for them. How convenient!