Sharing writing in the dual language classroom in English and Spanish | Skype Education http://t.co/v8SrMy0 via @skypeclassroom
I joined the educator's skype website. I just Skyped today with a private account for the first time. So joining the educator's site wasn't that difficult. I started a project just to see if it has viability and will see if there are any teachers with whom I work would like to do this with me and another classroom outside of SBISD. The idea has been sent out and am awaiting word from anyone else. The project is to share writing in dual language throughout the writing process. I thought that students could conference from skype about their piece of writing from any part of the writing process using conferencing techniques from Act of Teaching and espoused in the NJWP Abydos. We'll see.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Tool #5 Reflections
I went exploring literally all day! You do know that you can get lost in these things and then look up at the clock and say OMGoodness it's that late already! The dishes still need washed and the clothes also. I haven't even thought about dinner and my stomach is on strike for lack of care! So I went into this cool website called Stupeflix and I had at it! I love it and what it can do but I wish there were longer songs for the presentation and I didn't like how long it took to download pics and then render it into a scrapbook! Nonetheless, it is worth the time! It reminded me of smilebox but better. I could easily see students using this tool to present their project as you can link to other pic sites to get videos and pictures to show what you have learned or to present new material say from like what you are reading or learning in a reflective metacognitive way. I love it and it's easy, super easy to do! The other website that I have lost myself in and spent hours and hours just playing around is Xtranormal. It is such a blast for creating! I see it for a great tool for revision with immediate feedback because when you write in the dialogue and get your actors you think it is great because you have it as such in your mind as a movie. Then you get to preview what you wrote and it doesn't fit. This works with seriously considering your audience and how you want to say it. You have to think creatively and critically to try to find just the write way or alternative way to write some words as they sound strange at times. This could be used to show a reflection on what was learned or consider different scenarios and different points of view. You could do a book review with this and many other applications. It's endless if you have the time to let them go and explore!
Tool # 4 On My Way
You could share google docs with teams of teacher and staff to roadmap and create documents for the classroom. Students could use google docs to work on projects and get feedback from other students and teachers as they go. It's community feedback and efficiency.
The use of the form is quite fun. As I was creating it I thought of other uses like feedback on curriculum or resources to add to other docs based on the data. For instance if you had some respond to the question: What picture book would be great to teaching foreshadowing? What picture book or text would be great mentor text for the use of exploding the moment or thought shots? People could give their ideas and create a churro of resources for all to access.
The use of the form is quite fun. As I was creating it I thought of other uses like feedback on curriculum or resources to add to other docs based on the data. For instance if you had some respond to the question: What picture book would be great to teaching foreshadowing? What picture book or text would be great mentor text for the use of exploding the moment or thought shots? People could give their ideas and create a churro of resources for all to access.
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