After looking at the media literacy document of the code of best practices, I found it interesting some of the ways messages can be accessed and communicated. The demands for the 21st century are much greater than they used to be. Media literacy can be thought of when watching tv, reading the paper, or posting some sort of media message like a blog. Media literacy can be taught and learned. Media messages can influence beliefs, attitudes, and values. Media literacy can be taught to all ages---anyone can be taught to be a critical thinker, communicator, and active citizen. It seems that the ways to access media literacy are endless.
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
If You Host It, They Will Come
After watching Jennifer Wagner's, If You Host It, They Will Come, I created a small list of possible on-line projects that I found interesting. I like the idea of creating a blog project with my students since I feel most comfortable using blogger. I would also like to explore global school house. Although this is not a site I have had the opportunity to explore yet, I think this would be a very interesting project to take on. Wagner talked about the keys to creating a project: keeping in mind the topic, reason, timeline, reason, and review. All projects are open to teacher interpretation. Wagner also mentioned that google forms is a good tool to use to collect data. Hosting a project brings students together. Wagner suggested that you ask yourself, What could I do to bring other voices into my classroom? This is a key question to keep in mind when thinking about various online projects.
Options for Building Your Teacher Website and Why YOU Should
As I was watching, Options for Building Your Teacher Website and Why YOU Should, by Cyndi Danner-Kuhn, I began to make some personal connections. I feel like this year has been such a "big year" for new technology being introduced to our school. In the video article, Danner-Kuhn discusses the importance of having a classroom website. This is actually something that our school in attempting to introduce. It seems that a lot of teachers are feeling somewhat overwhelmed. Some grade levels are actually creating grade level websites. Hopefully by next year, classroom websites will begin to appear. In addition to classroom websites, our school has expanded their school website. Teachers have been thrown right into the pool of technology by using programs like Power school and Power teacher.
I found this video article to be very informative and easy-to-understand. I think that this may actually be beneficial to some of the teachers at my school. Instead of feeling overwhelmed and unable to use some of the technology that is being intoduced in school, this video might ease some of frustration that some many teachers are feeling. Teachers would also get some great information and useful websites to explore.
I found this video article to be very informative and easy-to-understand. I think that this may actually be beneficial to some of the teachers at my school. Instead of feeling overwhelmed and unable to use some of the technology that is being intoduced in school, this video might ease some of frustration that some many teachers are feeling. Teachers would also get some great information and useful websites to explore.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Little Kids, Big Possibilities
In the article, Little Kids, Big Possibilities, Kelly Hines discusses the web tools that are available and social networking with elementary students. Sometimes it's difficulty for elementary teachers to understand how to utilize technological tools with younger students. I work with kindergarten, first, and second grade students. We are beginning to tap out cvc words with our kindergarten students. This article gave some great insight as to some tools that can be used with young children. It's a fun way for students to share their learning with one another.
Going Global: Culture Shock, Convergence and the Future of Education
In the article,Going Global: Culture Shock, Convergence and the Future of Education
Kim Cofino describes taking a closer look at life in Asia and how this can give an new vision about our learning and life for us. Cofino stresses the need for collaboration and flexibility. Just as finding a new country to be strange and "hard to adjust to" at first, it still continues to create new learning. Students and teachers need to be able to collaboarte with one another in order to gain knowledge from one another. Being able to collaborate with classrooms across the world is a way of learning from others. Students and teachers are heading towards a way of new digial learning across the world. They are learning to collaborate and share ideas across the world with the help of technological tools. Being flexible is also important because teachers and students need to be able to change their way of thinking and adapt to new technologies that are being introduced. Going global is an adjustment for teachers and students, however, it's a new direction that will drive new knoweldge.
Kim Cofino describes taking a closer look at life in Asia and how this can give an new vision about our learning and life for us. Cofino stresses the need for collaboration and flexibility. Just as finding a new country to be strange and "hard to adjust to" at first, it still continues to create new learning. Students and teachers need to be able to collaboarte with one another in order to gain knowledge from one another. Being able to collaborate with classrooms across the world is a way of learning from others. Students and teachers are heading towards a way of new digial learning across the world. They are learning to collaborate and share ideas across the world with the help of technological tools. Being flexible is also important because teachers and students need to be able to change their way of thinking and adapt to new technologies that are being introduced. Going global is an adjustment for teachers and students, however, it's a new direction that will drive new knoweldge.
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