This is an old screencast; I've changed my 5 Flickr images since then, but at least I have proof of my new screencasting abilities!
http://www.screencast.com/users/knottjoanna/folders/Default/media/7665e366-9274-4c73-a4e5-c61483780313
Monday, June 14, 2010
Tell a Story in 5 Frames with Flickr
So, I've been in Flickr for a while -- and absolutely love the creative commons search tool in it, by the way. When I’m creating my own digital stories or presentations, I often use this tool. I have had my students in it as well, but I’m very hesitant due to the nature of some of the results. I always have to be careful that we don’t get inappropriate results (even though that really comes with the territory of photo sharing).
Telling a story in 5 frames is great for supporting literacy. I think that these stories can be embedded into wikis and shared with others in order to “hook” kids into new books. Also, they can be used as a way to summarize the main ideas of a story. Often, students get hung up on too many details when trying to summarize. If they were restrained to the five most important events, it might help their editing skills.
Looking at Flickr the other way – as a creative writing prompt rather than a summarizing strategy – students could write the stories behind the images. They would have to create a beginning, middle, end, climax, etc… Teachers could use this with any subject, too. For instance, a science teacher may show the process of metamorphosis and students would have to describe each stage. Social studies teachers might show the process of legislation or recycling. Truly, there are endless possibiities.
Here’s my “Story in 5 Frames,” celebrating my sister’s surprise baby shower last fall.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8099131@N03/sets/72157624273646118/
Telling a story in 5 frames is great for supporting literacy. I think that these stories can be embedded into wikis and shared with others in order to “hook” kids into new books. Also, they can be used as a way to summarize the main ideas of a story. Often, students get hung up on too many details when trying to summarize. If they were restrained to the five most important events, it might help their editing skills.
Looking at Flickr the other way – as a creative writing prompt rather than a summarizing strategy – students could write the stories behind the images. They would have to create a beginning, middle, end, climax, etc… Teachers could use this with any subject, too. For instance, a science teacher may show the process of metamorphosis and students would have to describe each stage. Social studies teachers might show the process of legislation or recycling. Truly, there are endless possibiities.
Here’s my “Story in 5 Frames,” celebrating my sister’s surprise baby shower last fall.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8099131@N03/sets/72157624273646118/
Screencapture with Phoenix
Whew! That was my first attempt editing a photo with Phoenix. I have to say, it was challenging, but it reminded me of a tech course I took two summers ago. I believe we were working with digital images in Flash (I could be wrong), and most of the tools seem the same -- the layers, the magic wands, the lasso... My mouse handwriting has a lot to be desired, so I apologize for the illegible text!
sample.egg on Aviary.
http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/4236500/4236982_2606.png
sample.egg on Aviary.http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/4236500/4236982_2606.png
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Flickr Pics with Notes
I think the hot spot idea is great for family photos; I never know who anyone is, and this would be a great way for family members to come together and identify the "mystery people" in old photos!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8099131@N03/2280432062/in/set-72157619699965401?edited=1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8099131@N03/2280432062/in/set-72157619699965401?edited=1
Monday, May 31, 2010
My Wiki
So...I'm familiar with Wikispaces and decided that this course would be a great chance to learn a new wiki writing tool. I tried to use Google Sites, but every time I tried to edit something, my computer would completely freeze and I'd need to run the series of magical Ctrl+Alt+Del keys in order to get moving again. Did anyone else notice this? Very aggravating...
Anyway! Here's a link to my Wikispaces wiki and the "Wikis Visited" page.
http://slm508jjk.wikispaces.com/
Happy Memorial Day, everyone!
Anyway! Here's a link to my Wikispaces wiki and the "Wikis Visited" page.
http://slm508jjk.wikispaces.com/
Happy Memorial Day, everyone!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Why Blog?
As a librarian with a classroom background, I feel lucky to have a unique view on the power of blogging and "real life" products. I've seen first hand the difference in product quality when the audience is a teacher versus other students or even -- dare we dream -- the entire world. That's the door that blogging opens. Students can produce work for not just themselves, not just the teacher, not even their parents, but for all the world to see.
I would love to use blogs more in my media center. I dream of the day that I can collaborate with teachers to create student-drive blogs that promote books, authors, genres, and even ideas for new books. Instead of the played out book report, why not post a blog entry with a summary and a student's opinion of the book? Other classes can then read the blogs, read the recommended books, and then post responses!
Unfortunately, there are a lot of logistical nightmares that go along with this. The primary problem we have is getting email accounts for students. There are also issues convincing administration to allow students such drastic freedoms. Who would monitor it? What if they post inappropriate comments? What if... What if... What if... That attitude is holding back our students.
I hope that my school finally gets on the bandwagon and sees the potential of clssroom blogs. The kids just might surprise us. In fact, I'm sure they will. They just need the opportunity.
I would love to use blogs more in my media center. I dream of the day that I can collaborate with teachers to create student-drive blogs that promote books, authors, genres, and even ideas for new books. Instead of the played out book report, why not post a blog entry with a summary and a student's opinion of the book? Other classes can then read the blogs, read the recommended books, and then post responses!
Unfortunately, there are a lot of logistical nightmares that go along with this. The primary problem we have is getting email accounts for students. There are also issues convincing administration to allow students such drastic freedoms. Who would monitor it? What if they post inappropriate comments? What if... What if... What if... That attitude is holding back our students.
I hope that my school finally gets on the bandwagon and sees the potential of clssroom blogs. The kids just might surprise us. In fact, I'm sure they will. They just need the opportunity.
Educational Blogs
Educational Blogs
blog of proximal development
Purpose of Blog
I visited the blog of proximal development: teaching.blogging.writing written by Konrad Glogowski. Glogowski definitely knows his blogs; he has a PhD in Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development and his doctoral research studied the use of blogs in educational settings and communities. According to Glogowski, this blog may have begun as a way to document his research, but has since developed into a more personal reflection, analysis, and study of 21st Century literacies and the impact of technology on literacy.
Type of Blog
Considering the original purpose was research-based, I would assume that the purpose was personal. It was his way to compile evidence and ideas. As it grew, I believe Glogowski realized the potential audience that he could reach, and the blog became a personal project.
Interesting Posts/Comments
I think that Glogowski’s relationship with Teachers Without Boarders gives his blog a unique perspective. I particularly liked his entry reflecting on his visit to Kenya and the struggle students have with literacy. He even touches on the very ethnocentricity of asking students to read “English” when it is a second or even third language.
One other point that I found ironic is the stress that Kenyans place on standardized testing. Apparently, the US isn’t the only nation facing this challenge. Glogowski says that the results of these tests dictate the child’s educational future.
Questions that Remain
I find it disappointing that the blog’s most recent post is from 2009. Perhaps his doctoral program ended?
He has a link to a “tumble log.” I’ve never heard this term before. Anyone know what it is?
Practical Theory: a view from the classroom
Purpose of Blog
Chris Lehmann seems to be a jack-of-all-trades sort – coach, teacher, public speaker, educational innovator, and blogger. Not to drop names, but I was immediately sucked into the blog with the words “Bill Gates” floating around. It’s not that I’ll jump on any Gates Bandwagon, but I was impressed by the connection between blogger and bajillionaire.
Type of Blog
Lehman seems to have blurred the lines between personal and professional blogging. While one post is a video of a speaking engagement, another may be about an educator-gets-personal Tweet (“Radical Notion: National standards should be written by successful people not of that field. Poets writing math standards, etc...”), and yet another boasts of his new iPad.
Interesting Posts/Comments
Lehman is certainly a visionary in education, and I love the posts of his speeches (and the fact that his students are sometimes recording or broadcasting them)!
The Thinking Stick
Purpose of Blog
Jeff Utecht, educator, presenter, and presenter, has created this blog to help teachers prepare students for their “unknown future.” I think it’s fascinating that he is an elementary teacher living in Bangkok.
Type of Blog
From what I can tell of Utecht’s followers, I believe that this is primarily an educational tool for peers (teachers). I don’t think Utecht would use this with his as a teaching tool for younger students.
Interesting Posts/Comments
Conclusions that he has drawn regarding the NJ principal who banned students from all social networking sites:
1. Parents are the problem and need to be told by the school how to raise their children.
2.That because “2% of kids are going to say something” we want you to ban all social-networking sites.
That’s funny because I’m sure that:
2% of kids have bullied on the playground yet we’ve never banned recess.
2% of kids have bullied on the bus….yet we haven’t banned buses.
2% of kids have bullied at the bus stop….yet we haven’t banned bus stops.
blog of proximal development
Purpose of Blog
I visited the blog of proximal development: teaching.blogging.writing written by Konrad Glogowski. Glogowski definitely knows his blogs; he has a PhD in Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development and his doctoral research studied the use of blogs in educational settings and communities. According to Glogowski, this blog may have begun as a way to document his research, but has since developed into a more personal reflection, analysis, and study of 21st Century literacies and the impact of technology on literacy.
Type of Blog
Considering the original purpose was research-based, I would assume that the purpose was personal. It was his way to compile evidence and ideas. As it grew, I believe Glogowski realized the potential audience that he could reach, and the blog became a personal project.
Interesting Posts/Comments
I think that Glogowski’s relationship with Teachers Without Boarders gives his blog a unique perspective. I particularly liked his entry reflecting on his visit to Kenya and the struggle students have with literacy. He even touches on the very ethnocentricity of asking students to read “English” when it is a second or even third language.
One other point that I found ironic is the stress that Kenyans place on standardized testing. Apparently, the US isn’t the only nation facing this challenge. Glogowski says that the results of these tests dictate the child’s educational future.
Questions that Remain
I find it disappointing that the blog’s most recent post is from 2009. Perhaps his doctoral program ended?
He has a link to a “tumble log.” I’ve never heard this term before. Anyone know what it is?
Practical Theory: a view from the classroom
Purpose of Blog
Chris Lehmann seems to be a jack-of-all-trades sort – coach, teacher, public speaker, educational innovator, and blogger. Not to drop names, but I was immediately sucked into the blog with the words “Bill Gates” floating around. It’s not that I’ll jump on any Gates Bandwagon, but I was impressed by the connection between blogger and bajillionaire.
Type of Blog
Lehman seems to have blurred the lines between personal and professional blogging. While one post is a video of a speaking engagement, another may be about an educator-gets-personal Tweet (“Radical Notion: National standards should be written by successful people not of that field. Poets writing math standards, etc...”), and yet another boasts of his new iPad.
Interesting Posts/Comments
Lehman is certainly a visionary in education, and I love the posts of his speeches (and the fact that his students are sometimes recording or broadcasting them)!
The Thinking Stick
Purpose of Blog
Jeff Utecht, educator, presenter, and presenter, has created this blog to help teachers prepare students for their “unknown future.” I think it’s fascinating that he is an elementary teacher living in Bangkok.
Type of Blog
From what I can tell of Utecht’s followers, I believe that this is primarily an educational tool for peers (teachers). I don’t think Utecht would use this with his as a teaching tool for younger students.
Interesting Posts/Comments
Conclusions that he has drawn regarding the NJ principal who banned students from all social networking sites:
1. Parents are the problem and need to be told by the school how to raise their children.
2.That because “2% of kids are going to say something” we want you to ban all social-networking sites.
That’s funny because I’m sure that:
2% of kids have bullied on the playground yet we’ve never banned recess.
2% of kids have bullied on the bus….yet we haven’t banned buses.
2% of kids have bullied at the bus stop….yet we haven’t banned bus stops.
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