Spending this morning playing with photo sharing tools once again has my mind racing in many directions. There are so many LMC applications for these tools, mostly motivational, it's hard to narrow down my ideas.
What I'd like to do when I get home, is to pull out my curriculum map for next year and jot down a few of these tools for each lesson. Then, hopefully I won't forget them.
This was a problem I had last year. As a brand new slms I was learning everything right along with my students. It was exciting, and more than once a little scary. I would pick up a few great ideas at every conference and meeting I attended, through my readings (magazine, book, web articles and blogs), and through my conversations with other slms and classroom teachers.
Remembering all that I've learned, and remembering when and where to apply that knowledge is definitely my 'work in progress'.
Our group conversation about uploading student photos was on point. I've been thinking a lot about it, and while I will leave the Animoto videos on this blog for the class (It's private) I won't use them on a public blog. I will also shoot more creatively when planning another Animoto project for a blog.
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Monday, July 7, 2008
What Blogging Can Do For My Students
I am really excited about using this tool for my two libraries next fall. I have several ideas floating through my head at the moment and they range from stand alone library class projects to collaboration with classroom teachers for their assignments. The projects we did last year could all be adapted to incorporate blogs and/or wikis, now I just need to work with the teachers to set them up
One of the biggest problems with using a blog for classroom work is the fear that either the site itself or the links will be blocked or that students won't have access to it.
In watching the video, I listened to the teachers discuss students not being able to say they didn't have the assignment. There is a large segment of my student base that have no access to the internet after school hours (and their access is extremely limited during school hours).
I realize that we cannot be the nay-sayers and that we must work diligently to gap the 'digital divide' especially in economically disadvantaged communities - but I'm not yet quite sure how.
One thing that became quickly evident to me is to self edit my thoughts prior to clicking "PUBLISH POST". If this is out there on the web anyone can see it. While I can change my post later, there are still applications that allow earlier posts to be viewed. This is an extremely important lesson to share with our students.
One of the biggest problems with using a blog for classroom work is the fear that either the site itself or the links will be blocked or that students won't have access to it.
In watching the video, I listened to the teachers discuss students not being able to say they didn't have the assignment. There is a large segment of my student base that have no access to the internet after school hours (and their access is extremely limited during school hours).
I realize that we cannot be the nay-sayers and that we must work diligently to gap the 'digital divide' especially in economically disadvantaged communities - but I'm not yet quite sure how.
One thing that became quickly evident to me is to self edit my thoughts prior to clicking "PUBLISH POST". If this is out there on the web anyone can see it. While I can change my post later, there are still applications that allow earlier posts to be viewed. This is an extremely important lesson to share with our students.
Here we are
Today is the first day of the Web 2.0 class, and we are starting out by blogging.
My mind is spinning from this morning. I want to check out all the sights and tools we saw in the power point.
I am enjoying the Daniel Pink book. I got a lot out of the inservice dvd we saw, but the book delves into his ideas much further.
The blog from Bangkok was really interesting. I liked the way she discussed collaboration and really opening the lines of communication for her students. My niece is in an elementary school in France, and I'd like to use skypes and/or video conferencing with my students and her classmates. I want to talk with Karen about her "Team" project.
As for the Technology / Johnson article. I've been playing with that one all spring. One of my colleagues attended the Nassau Boces conferences and gave us this info. We are using much of this to justify new technology in the media centers. What I do find frustrating though is the question of which standards do I align my lesson plans with? These? ELA? Social Studies? All of the above?
My mind is spinning from this morning. I want to check out all the sights and tools we saw in the power point.
I am enjoying the Daniel Pink book. I got a lot out of the inservice dvd we saw, but the book delves into his ideas much further.
The blog from Bangkok was really interesting. I liked the way she discussed collaboration and really opening the lines of communication for her students. My niece is in an elementary school in France, and I'd like to use skypes and/or video conferencing with my students and her classmates. I want to talk with Karen about her "Team" project.
As for the Technology / Johnson article. I've been playing with that one all spring. One of my colleagues attended the Nassau Boces conferences and gave us this info. We are using much of this to justify new technology in the media centers. What I do find frustrating though is the question of which standards do I align my lesson plans with? These? ELA? Social Studies? All of the above?
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