Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Focus Chapter
My focus will be on Chapter 3: Telling Powerful Visual Stories
After reviewing the chapter, I came up with some exciting prospects for my kindergarten children. One of them is using video to record the children retelling a story. We retell many stories throughout the year, such as The Big Pumpkin, The Gingerbread Baby, and The Mitten. It would be fun to try to do some digital storytelling around these books. By using Windows Movie Maker, Garage Band, and perhaps scanning in images from the book, it would be an exciting undertaking to try and put together a "movie" with the children's voices narrating the story and then posting it on my new website!
After reviewing the chapter, I came up with some exciting prospects for my kindergarten children. One of them is using video to record the children retelling a story. We retell many stories throughout the year, such as The Big Pumpkin, The Gingerbread Baby, and The Mitten. It would be fun to try to do some digital storytelling around these books. By using Windows Movie Maker, Garage Band, and perhaps scanning in images from the book, it would be an exciting undertaking to try and put together a "movie" with the children's voices narrating the story and then posting it on my new website!
Monday, June 20, 2011
PBS Video
After viewing the movie the four key points that I got out of it are:
1. Reading and writing is not becoming extinct. The "ecology of reading and writing" is changing. Your not sitting at home with a novel anymore. Kids have access to more resources and information than they used to.
2. Every child has a passion. Once you find out what that is, technology can enhance and motivate every child to follow their passion.
3. The most important thing for kids to learn in the 21st century is to embrace change. If we teach kids like we taught them in the past we are not preparing them for tomorrow.
4. I particularly enjoyed listening to John Seeley Brown saying, that the importance and power of play is being overlooked. "Tinkering" is a powerful learning tool. Learners need to be able to feel it in their hands as well as their mind and when it finally comes together; that is what leaves a lasting impression.
I would really like to explore using technology to teach reading, writing, and math in my classroom. Because the ecology of reading and writing is changing, I would like to introduce my children to a more 21st century approach. I would like to use the LCD projector to show the children websites or games that teach letters, letter sounds, and/or numeration. Another thing I would like to do is video tape my students playing, working, reading (later). I think it would be a motivator and also eye opening for many children and parents!
1. Reading and writing is not becoming extinct. The "ecology of reading and writing" is changing. Your not sitting at home with a novel anymore. Kids have access to more resources and information than they used to.
2. Every child has a passion. Once you find out what that is, technology can enhance and motivate every child to follow their passion.
3. The most important thing for kids to learn in the 21st century is to embrace change. If we teach kids like we taught them in the past we are not preparing them for tomorrow.
4. I particularly enjoyed listening to John Seeley Brown saying, that the importance and power of play is being overlooked. "Tinkering" is a powerful learning tool. Learners need to be able to feel it in their hands as well as their mind and when it finally comes together; that is what leaves a lasting impression.
I would really like to explore using technology to teach reading, writing, and math in my classroom. Because the ecology of reading and writing is changing, I would like to introduce my children to a more 21st century approach. I would like to use the LCD projector to show the children websites or games that teach letters, letter sounds, and/or numeration. Another thing I would like to do is video tape my students playing, working, reading (later). I think it would be a motivator and also eye opening for many children and parents!
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