A colleague of mine and I were brainstorming all of the technology implementation possibilities for the next school, when he suggested that what we were talking about was not merely two classes (Social Studies and Language Arts) collaborating, but that we were shifting the paradigm of teaching to a School …
Core 1: Present the digital stories and talk about why these things are perfect? Why should we be searching for perfection? How do these “ideal things” show us what we want out of society? Core 2: Write-On: In working with the timeline of the 19th century, what trends did you …
Core 1: Continue to work on Bubblr Ideal Car, Vacation, Family, or meal digital stories. Share the digital stories and talk about why these things are perfect? Why should we be searching for perfection? Core 2: Discuss-On: How can world events in literature, war, economics, and politics influence thought? Timeline …
Core 1: Write-On: Why did you choose the words that you did? How are you going to inject these new found words into the different discourses of your lives? Along with choosing the right words and choosing the right situations for those words, I would like to propose the idea …
Core 1: Write-On: Why should you care which words you use in talking to your friends? Explore some resources for learning about words you want to learn about: Wordie Double-Tonged Dictionary Pseudodictionary Reverse Dictionary Add five words that you want to put into your vocabulary and write down all of …
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 …