Nick and I are getting married on October 31, 2010. There is so much to do and and so stressful. Creating Digital story 1 and 2 helped me enjoy the events, good or bad, that led up to you wedding. I have learned that fighting with someone, helps you learn more about that person.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Reflection and questions: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts by Will Richardson
Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms written by Will Richardson is a great learning tool for educators. Will Richardson Richardson
Some of the topics discussed in Richardson Richardson
1. How can the teacher be sure that the students will not use inappropriate language on the weblogs?
2. Is there a way to have only certain students be part of one weblog? For example: If I want my English 1 class to communicate with only one particular English class in California, how can I be sure that no one else has the ability to comment, edit, or post?
Wikis is the second topic you mentioned on page 9. I believe wikis are more “controllable” than blogs, because you can put a block on who enters the wiki site. This is extremely helpful because the teacher can monitor who enters the room, who is allowed to comment and post information, and who can view the page. I have a few question concerning controls on wikis.
1. Is it possible to have two or three different teachers, teaching different subjects, belong to the same wiki?
2. By doing this, would it make the wikis private only for these classes?
I am trying to create a discussion with another English teacher to collaborate about the common novels. In our book, you discuss how students learn from other students. I feel teachers also get ideas and lessons from other teachers. If the teacher and the students were able to discuss ideas, reflections, and assessments the curriculum in every school would be greatly augmented.
1. Would it be possible for a teacher to join a private wiki with another teacher from a different district and just keep it between them?
2. On page 65, you mention WetPaint monitoring the students participation. Can you add multiple choice assessments to your wiki? If so, can WetPaint grade the assessments and report a grade?
Digital Story #1
Personal Story:
Michele and Nicholas were introduced by Michele's mother. Nicholas was working on Michele's parents house, when her mother knew she had to play match maker. It worked and two years later, Michele and Nicholas are getting married in two weeks. This video will be played during their rehearsal dinner.
Michele and Nicholas were introduced by Michele's mother. Nicholas was working on Michele's parents house, when her mother knew she had to play match maker. It worked and two years later, Michele and Nicholas are getting married in two weeks. This video will be played during their rehearsal dinner.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
"Preview of "The Scarlet Letter"
The ten vocabulary words are selected from the novel, "The Scarlet Letter", written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This will be used for English 2 classes to introdce the novel. The student will be able to view the terms with images and videos.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Visual Literacy
Visual Literacy
In today’s society there are many different styles of learning. Three different learning styles that are presented in today’s classrooms are: Auditory, Visual, and Kinesthetic. Auditory learners learn when they hear the information. Visual learners retain information when they view pictures, graphs or read the material. Kinesthetic learners retain the material through a “hands-on” approach. Visual literacy is a new approach to learning. Visual literacy is and should be presented in every lesson. Students with and without difficulties reading will benefit when visual literacy is implemented in the lesson. Coincidentally, teachers, without realizing it, are presenting visual literacy in their classrooms. For instance, visual literacy is implemented when a history teacher displays a map, a driver’s education teacher uses street signs, a science teacher intertwines the usage of measurements cups with the text, or an English teacher presents pictures from a novel the students are reading.
Inadvertently, many of these visual “clues” help students decipher and understand information in our classrooms. Visual literacy is a crucial factor for many students when learning any subject. It helps with life skills, reading comprehension, and planning essay writing. Working with special education students, picture prompting or any visual clues are extremely useful during instruction. Also, visual literacy is a tool that can be used from the very beginning of a classroom lesson when completing the daily “Do Now” to the main objective of the lesson by warming the students up for writing five paragraph essays. One visual literary tool that is particularly helpful when instructing lower level students is a picture dictionary. I feel the most effective way visual literacy is used is when students create PowerPoint presentations with images, videos, captions, quotes, and short text bullets because students are engaged and teaching themselves when creating the presentations. This has been noted as the best way to acquire and retain information. Furthermore, it allows students to teach other students what they know.
Evidence has shown that implementing visual literary tools can provide only positive outcomes. Admittedly, the concept is new and, for some teachers, it will be a challenge to consciously and consistently implement them into their lessons. However, many teachers have been using such tools in their classroom for years but were not aware of its importance. Educators need to embrace what the future holds and “turn key” these valuable tools to other educators because assessment scores are improving tremendously. Eventually, the educational system will be up to date and using the most effective learning tools for our students.
Work Citied
Black Cockatoo Publishing. (2010) What is visual literacy? Retrieved from http://k-8visual.info/
Learning Rx. (2010) Types of Learning Styles: The Three Main Types. Retrieved from http://www.learningrx.com/types-of-learning-styles-faq.htm
Riesland, E. (2005) Visual Literacy and the Classroom. Retrieved from http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/literacy/riesland.htm
In today’s society there are many different styles of learning. Three different learning styles that are presented in today’s classrooms are: Auditory, Visual, and Kinesthetic. Auditory learners learn when they hear the information. Visual learners retain information when they view pictures, graphs or read the material. Kinesthetic learners retain the material through a “hands-on” approach. Visual literacy is a new approach to learning. Visual literacy is and should be presented in every lesson. Students with and without difficulties reading will benefit when visual literacy is implemented in the lesson. Coincidentally, teachers, without realizing it, are presenting visual literacy in their classrooms. For instance, visual literacy is implemented when a history teacher displays a map, a driver’s education teacher uses street signs, a science teacher intertwines the usage of measurements cups with the text, or an English teacher presents pictures from a novel the students are reading.
Inadvertently, many of these visual “clues” help students decipher and understand information in our classrooms. Visual literacy is a crucial factor for many students when learning any subject. It helps with life skills, reading comprehension, and planning essay writing. Working with special education students, picture prompting or any visual clues are extremely useful during instruction. Also, visual literacy is a tool that can be used from the very beginning of a classroom lesson when completing the daily “Do Now” to the main objective of the lesson by warming the students up for writing five paragraph essays. One visual literary tool that is particularly helpful when instructing lower level students is a picture dictionary. I feel the most effective way visual literacy is used is when students create PowerPoint presentations with images, videos, captions, quotes, and short text bullets because students are engaged and teaching themselves when creating the presentations. This has been noted as the best way to acquire and retain information. Furthermore, it allows students to teach other students what they know.
Evidence has shown that implementing visual literary tools can provide only positive outcomes. Admittedly, the concept is new and, for some teachers, it will be a challenge to consciously and consistently implement them into their lessons. However, many teachers have been using such tools in their classroom for years but were not aware of its importance. Educators need to embrace what the future holds and “turn key” these valuable tools to other educators because assessment scores are improving tremendously. Eventually, the educational system will be up to date and using the most effective learning tools for our students.
Work Citied
Black Cockatoo Publishing. (2010) What is visual literacy? Retrieved from http://k-8visual.info/
Learning Rx. (2010) Types of Learning Styles: The Three Main Types. Retrieved from http://www.learningrx.com/types-of-learning-styles-faq.htm
Riesland, E. (2005) Visual Literacy and the Classroom. Retrieved from http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/literacy/riesland.htm
Thursday, September 2, 2010
1st blog post
Today is my 1st blog post for Production 1. I am hoping to teach my students how to blog after this class!
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