What does it mean to be literate? I am asking myself this question more frequently lately. Does being literate mean the same for this class? Image by Historic Beverton than for this class? or this class? image by holtsman The official definition from the dictionary defines “to be literate” as: able to read and write [...]
I received this link to the following book trailer from the librarian at the school I work at.It was very timely, since we just had a discussion about “real books”, e-books and the advantages/disadvantages of each. I am very interested in the topic, have written about it before here and here and am monitoring my [...]
It was a post titled “Formats for Visual Thinking in the Classroom“ from Richard Byrne on Free Technology for Teachers, that prompted me to write this post. I am a visual learner, which means I prefer to learn through seeing. On Wikipedia you can read about Visual Learning: Visual learning is a teaching and learning [...]
Visual literacy is defined by Wikipedia: Visual literacy is the ability to interpret, negotiate, and make meaning from information presented in the form of an image. Visual literacy is based on the idea that pictures can be “read” and that meaning can be communicated through a process of reading. I believe that visual literacy cannot [...]
Using visuals to create and support stories is a skill we should encourage and nurture in our students . It should be obvious by now that I consider storytelling an integral part of a teacher’s toolbox. You can read about the Need for Storytelling and Why Storytelling Can/Should Be Anywhere/Everywhere and will understand why storytelling [...]
I am guest blogging on My Wonderful World Blog (National Geographic Education Foundation) in honor of Geography Awareness Week 2009 the week of November 15 – 21! This year’s theme is “Get Lost in Mapping: Find Your Place in the World”. I wanted to share a successful geography lesson that continues to grow throughout the [...]
A few days ago, I read a tweet with a link to the following video clip from Rachel Maddow‘s The Revolution will be Digitized. If I remember correctly, the original sender’s intention was for the clip to be shown to any reluctant educator who insists that there is no need for change in what and [...]
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 [...]
While in Bangkok visiting Kim Cofino from Always Learning and Chrissy Hellyer from Teaching Sagittarian, I attended a session of CoTaIL (Certificate of Technology and Information Literacy) that is being taught at their school (International School of Bangkok). Jeff Utecht, from The Thingking Stick and co-teacher of the course, had asked me to share with [...]
Why is our first impulse to believe something that we see, read or hear? Especially if it is in print, online or comes in an “officially” looking packaging? How do we teach ourselves and our students, that another impulse has to follow the first one immediately: Evaluate…critical thinking… learn to listen for and to your [...]
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