Paying Attention to both the How and the Why

So I stumbled upon this video on TeacherTube, and watched it with interest. It is in the vein of so many persuasive pieces that are done to convince others of the importance of technology (specifically the web) and its impact on children’s lives and development. Surely someone is doing a Ph.D. thesis on these “did [...]

Wikification of my Social Studies Curriculum

Progress is slow on the social studies wiki.  It has occurred to me that this is because I’m not working with a focus.  My class next year will have a significant number of students with learning disabilities, focus issues, and rather low reading skills.  So as I’m working on this wiki, I’m thinking about how [...]

Digital Storytelling

My class completed their digital stories a couple of weeks ago.  For their first attempt, they’re pretty good.  Having to collaborate on a group project and doing informational pieces made the projects extra-challenging.  I wish I could share them online, but they used lots of copyrighted images, so these particular projects will have to stay [...]

The Podcast’s the Thing

Here I am, trying to get back on the reflective blogging again!  In my class’ most recent publishing cycle, a handful of my students chose to blog their pieces–something we’ve done with great success in the past.  Another handful chose to podcast.  Though I’ve fallen down on the job of promoting their work, I plan [...]