I have been thinking a lot about this question. Should all teachers be using the Read/Write Web in their classrooms, or am I merely a part of the latest educational technology trend. I try to answer it in a fairly in-depth, before-school podcast.
This is a podcast about how I see the world of literacy shaping up in the next few years. This idea was brought about by discussion ideal learning environments with my 7th and 8th grade students.
Cores 1-4: Check out our collective blogging identity. Submit your Sem2_Week3 weekly authentic and Del.icio.us post. If you don’t know what to write about, consider building upon the question from the guest blogs. Comment on del.icio.us posts. Nominate for Authenticity Awards. Work on Personal Curriculum.
I was looking at our del.icio.us bookmarks this morning, and I was flabbergasted at the diversity of topics that are being talked about in our blogosphere. The tags go from “Best Friends” to “Books” to “Abuse” to “Making a Movie” to “Middle School Romance” and everywhere in between. As I …
Cores 1-4: Look at the Authenticity Awards for Semester 2: Week 1. Check out a few of the Guest Bloggers. Core 1: Explore some resources for learning about words you want to learn about: Wordie Double-Tonged Dictionary Urban Dictionary Reverse Dictionary Add five words that you want to put into …
Cores 1-4: Decide new Guest Blogging Question: Is technology a good or bad influence on our lives? How much should parents “protect” their children? How have you (and your personality) changed over time? Don’t forget to post to Del.icio.us. Cores 1+3: Write-On: How do you actually add words to your …
Cores 1-4: Reminder to Del.icio.us post. Cores 1: Dive back into vocab with vocabulary improv: Write down the most interesting character you can think of on a small sheet of paper. Write down the most interesting setting you can think of on a small sheet of paper. Put them in …
Reveal the Future of Reading. Read/Comment, Work on 2nd Weekly Authentic for second semester, Work on Personal Curriculum, Nominate for Authenticity Award, or Post to Del.Icio.Us.
Our discussion of perfect learning environments has stayed with me. It keeps eating away at my free moments. I will be taking care of my child, holding her, or singing to her, and I will have a brainstorm about what learning should be like. The majority of these brainstorms this …
Cores 1-4: It is harder for some of us to think outside of what we know, to dream up something completely radical and filled with hope. I would like to thank you for destroying the boundaries of the classroom, if only for one day. Yesterday, I saw so many great …