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"Creative Projects to Share- Graphic Novels, Twitter Role Plays, Cold War Facebook, and Prezi!" Amazing project examples from students

Monday, October 26, 2009 When was the last time you watched someone teach a digital learner?

"Chartophiles and students, have you heard that Google has made it incredibly easy to generate your own slick-looking charts? It's true, and all it takes to make one is the ability to read and edit a URL. This has made it possible to get creative with charts and wow the audience for your next classroom presentation. Read on to see what's been done, and how you can easily do it yourself."

"Flatclassroom09-3 - Sounding Boards Every fall a global project takes place led by Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis. This year over 220 students from 5 countries will research trends in information technology and globalization, write a collaborative research report on a wiki, and produce digital videos about their topics. Sound impressive? Well it is! These students are not graduate level university students. They are in high school. As part of this project, there is a peer reviewing process that takes place later this month. These Sounding Boards are simply a 1 -> 2 -> 3 review done by middle school students. I have my 7th graders do this. My students think they are reviewing college student work. When I show them pictures of the students involved, they are often incredulous. The global project has won ISTE's Online Learning Award (2007) and is included in Thomas Friedman's book, The World is Flat. Each team produces 5 videos to go with the research report. The wikis and the videos need you to peer review. Each Sounding Board classroom only has to review one team wiki. Sign up on the Flatclassroom page (scroll down) or if you prefer contact me and I will sign you up. I have found my kids love watching the videos. I like to make a wikisite for my classroom and have them do the 1 -> 2 -> 3 reviews that Kim Cofino recommends. So come volunteer! Let's overwhelm the project with our middle school enthusiasm! Navigate to the FlatClassroom09-3 Sounding Boards page and read over the description. Sign up or contact me to do it. Thanks in advance!! "

To put it simply, phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate sounds (or phonemes) in spoken language as they relate to written language. It is not to be confused with phonics which is a code to sound out written words. I like to describe phonemic awareness in young children as their ability to hear, use, and understand the rhyme and rhythm in our speech.

"I've been working with teachers on learning strategies to support the literacy and comprehension skills that students commonly use across the content areas. This pdf includes 18 lessons organized in two ways: by comprehension strategy - defining, summarizing and comparing and by target reader - non-reader, word caller and turned-off reader. The lessons are designed as templates which teachers can modify to use in their specific subject areas. Strategies for Struggling Readers 3MB pdf "

Glogster, instructions, checklist and rubric for grading.

GREAT LIST OF RESOURCE TO CHECK OUT "present at the inaugural Tech Forum Boston yesterday. Just over 200 educators gathered at the Burlington, MA Marriott to learn together along with Keynote Mitch Resnick and presenters Patrick Larkin, Alice Barr, Samantha Morra, Kathy Schrock and countless others. Dan Callahan, Joanne Najarian and I facilitated the "Ultimate Web 2.0 Smackdown" and were joined by several educators including Karen Janowski and Valerie Beck as we spent no more than 3 minutes demonstrating the following tools: Sites we smacked down: "

"The term "master teacher" seems to get thrown around a lot, but is something that many educators aspire to be. In my ten years in the field of education, I would say that the definition of "master teacher" has definitely changed. When I think of a master teacher, here are the qualities that I would suggest they have: 1. Connects with kids first "

everal years ago, as I was driving home from work, I noticed a bumper sticker on the back of the car in front of me. It read: Making Molehills out of Mountains. A simple phrase, but a great perspective regarding our daily approach to life-taking those difficult moments and making them achievable. There is no shortage of challenges in our world, but we all possess the ability to make a difference, to turn mountains into molehills.

Nice collection of teacher interview questions.

Web 2.0 activist for teaching and learning. Maths enthusiast and teacher trainer.