After watching the video on how to “Wiki” and reading the articles that were posted, I now have a much better feel as to how to use a “wiki”. I understand how it can be much easier than an email going back and forth about something specific. I also can see the advantages of getting different feedback from people on a certain topic. One teacher posted how her first graders are learning to write and offered others to help edit it. Now that my students are beginning to understand what a “sentence” is, I think we might be able to try some creative writing activities as well. I just have to figure out how to go about the whole process.
I also do a unit on making igloos. I wonder if I could create an assignment where the kids have to come up with all the items/materials they need to do this. I could split them in groups and work together on “editing” the page as it gets written on. Another idea I had was to use it with my colleagues during team teaching. For example, if we were working on a Character Education lesson, we could go back and forth on a Wiki page on different items to discuss or materials we would need for the presentation. I could also make a page for planning class plays with colleagues listing again the characters, props, etc. It seems as though the possibilities are endless......
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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Monday, February 2, 2009
Week 2 Assignments Cont.
Assignment 3: Here is my link from 2 Cents Worth http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/?p=1673#comments
Week 2 Assignments
Assignment Part 1-My Reflection:
The articles that were provided for us helped pull things together a little bit for me. I am getting a better idea as to how this whole “blogging” thing works. Being that it’s an online diary or journal that can be set up in many different formats. I have been really trying to see how my little first graders can have access to the whole idea and use it successfully. Obviously, it can work because there are teachers out there that are doing it. Safety is an issue, but it seems as though that area is covered as well. Once we dive in a little bit more in this course, I’m sure I’ll be more confident.
After reading-Panelists: Blogs are Changing Education, I was able to really get a good picture of how other educators are using blogging as part of their curriculum. I have more of an understanding as to how teachers can use them within their own classroom and really extend specific units. The emphasis on having students’ work reviewed by their peers rather than just their teacher, and how this makes them better writers, seems extremely beneficial.
The other article I read was-Blogging? It's Elementary, My Dear Watson! It explained the range of people that can “easily” access and publish information online. Being a first grade teacher, this gave me even more hope that I can successfully pull this off. J I teach a lesson on Igloos and the Lives of the Inuits and have often wondered if I could somehow reach people that live this livelihood and have my students be in contact with them and ask/post their own questions or inquiries. Maybe blogging is the answer. However, I still wonder how I would be able to post their thoughts. Would it be something I would have to do for them? Are they capable of doing this on their own? How long will it take? At this time of the year, many of my students are beginning to learn how to properly begin a sentence and how to use proper punctuation. Run-on sentences are pretty popular at the moment. J So publishing their own thoughts and ideas seems to be quite an undertaking. It will be interesting to see how this type of activity can be done correctly and efficiently. I’m looking forward to trying all of this out!
The articles that were provided for us helped pull things together a little bit for me. I am getting a better idea as to how this whole “blogging” thing works. Being that it’s an online diary or journal that can be set up in many different formats. I have been really trying to see how my little first graders can have access to the whole idea and use it successfully. Obviously, it can work because there are teachers out there that are doing it. Safety is an issue, but it seems as though that area is covered as well. Once we dive in a little bit more in this course, I’m sure I’ll be more confident.
After reading-Panelists: Blogs are Changing Education, I was able to really get a good picture of how other educators are using blogging as part of their curriculum. I have more of an understanding as to how teachers can use them within their own classroom and really extend specific units. The emphasis on having students’ work reviewed by their peers rather than just their teacher, and how this makes them better writers, seems extremely beneficial.
The other article I read was-Blogging? It's Elementary, My Dear Watson! It explained the range of people that can “easily” access and publish information online. Being a first grade teacher, this gave me even more hope that I can successfully pull this off. J I teach a lesson on Igloos and the Lives of the Inuits and have often wondered if I could somehow reach people that live this livelihood and have my students be in contact with them and ask/post their own questions or inquiries. Maybe blogging is the answer. However, I still wonder how I would be able to post their thoughts. Would it be something I would have to do for them? Are they capable of doing this on their own? How long will it take? At this time of the year, many of my students are beginning to learn how to properly begin a sentence and how to use proper punctuation. Run-on sentences are pretty popular at the moment. J So publishing their own thoughts and ideas seems to be quite an undertaking. It will be interesting to see how this type of activity can be done correctly and efficiently. I’m looking forward to trying all of this out!
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