Archive for the 'Digital Storytelling' Category
Friday, May 1st, 2009
We want our students to start creating…
We want them to use different media to express themselves, demonstrate their understanding, learning and connections to the world.
So, the teacher has agreed to the substitution of the traditional written book report (from years past) with allowing students (5th Grade) to create and record a PhotoStory based on a [...]
Filed under: 21st Century Skills, Digital Images, Digital Storytelling, Literacy | | 8 Comments »
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Kindergarten spent time on the Pinky Dinky Doo site. It is well worth exploring with your younger students. We directed students to go to Story Podcasts on the site.
and to choose “Create your Own”.
They are able to choose from 5 different story categories.
The story is divided into three segments, Beginning, Middle and End. The site [...]
Filed under: Digital Storytelling, Elementary School, Reviews | | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Six schools in six countries in one hour? Is it possible?
Over 100 participants in 23 countries have shown desire to connect with other schools and left their contact information.
Time zones issues seem to be the biggest hurdle in connecting our students with schools from the Eastern Hemisphere during school hours.
I invited the students in my [...]
Filed under: 21st Century Skills, Collaboration, Digital Storytelling, Elementary School, Geography, Global Awareness, Projects, Technology Integration Facilitator | | 5 Comments »
Sunday, February 15th, 2009
Many times there is pressure to teach the “traditional” Office programs (word processing/spreadsheet/presenting software) in school. Parents and administrators have something tangible to see/say that their child/student is learning/getting computer skills. It is harder to recognize/put your fingers on skills like communication, collaboration and connections.
So far, we had started first graders out on using PP [...]
Filed under: Digital Storytelling, Elementary School, Literacy, SmartBoard | | 2 Comments »
Saturday, February 14th, 2009
I watched this recording from one of Alvin Trusty’s presentations and thought it was well worth sharing.
He gives great ideas and logistical how-to in order to create better PowerPoints. Here are some techniques and points I will want to experiment and consider further:
motion path
animation grow/shrink
graying out items on list
“fade smoothly” transition
cropping images within PowerPoint
contrast/repetition/alignment/proximity
At the [...]
Filed under: Digital Storytelling, Storytelling, Tips, Video | | No Comments »
Thursday, February 12th, 2009
Mike Artell, illustrator, cartoonist and author of several children’s books, has contacted me because he read (on Langwitches) about the fantastic connections my school is making via Skype.
He offered to “visit” us as well, via Skype:
I’m very interested in seeing how we might be able to work-in some drawing instructions when I visit with the [...]
Filed under: Collaboration, Digital Images, Digital Storytelling, Technology Integration Facilitator, Video Conference | | 8 Comments »
Sunday, February 8th, 2009
I checked out PhotoPeach.
Our idea is to help users tell better stories online using photos. Our inspiration for this service came from enjoying sharing photos with friends in real life.
You can create a rich slideshow in seconds to engage your friends or family in a natural way. This is done by allowing two-way commenting right [...]
Filed under: Digital Storytelling, Images, Storytelling, Web-based Tools | | 2 Comments »
Saturday, February 7th, 2009
I have been asked by Mary Hillis, if I would be willing to be the Guest Speaker of Week 4 at Images4Education.
In this six-week online workshop offered through the Electronic Village Online, participants will be introduced to various online image manipulation tools and will learn how to effectively incorporate these resources into their teaching practices. [...]
Filed under: Digital Images, Digital Storytelling, Education | | 3 Comments »
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Through technology, I have been able to connect with more and more people who have or make their home in different parts of the world.
Being passionate about teaching global awareness to my students, comes partly from the fact that I grew up with different perspectives of what is “home”. I have the heritage on my [...]
Filed under: Digital Storytelling, Global Awareness, Personal | | 2 Comments »
Friday, January 16th, 2009
Around the World with 80 Schools is making waves around the world.
Check out some of the sites that have blogged about the project. Thank you bloggers for spreading the word!
Bulgaria
Teacher Blog
Israel
Israel Teacher Ning
Portugal
Around the world with 80 Schools :: ZarcoEnglish
England
Integrating ICT into the MFL classroom:: Around the World with 80 Schools Project
USA
School ‘langwitch’ teacher to [...]
Filed under: Blogging, Classroom Projects, Digital Storytelling | | 1 Comment »