Introductions
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Permalink Reply by Nancy Bosch on
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Welcome Jackie, my advice is to start small with willing participants first. If you start a blog, for instance, choose only a few from each class to get started. If you let all your 150 kids start at the same time the whole thing will run amuck!! You'll spend hours commenting and monitoring.
Make sure you decide why you want your kids to blog--authentic writing and personal reflection is a great start. Make sure you have a AUP to prevent unwanted behavior. My gifted 4-6th graders have blogged at A Really Different Place for 3 years, check out Recent Posts to see student writing. Our "rules" are posted at the top. My blog is on the "front page".
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Permalink Reply by Adam Freeman on -
Hello Classroom 2.0! I am Adam, a third grade teacher in Centreville, Virginia. I have been teaching for five years and have the great fortune of working in a school with access to new technologies- Smartboard/Notebook, an LCD in every gen ed classroom, good quality scanners and scanning photocopiers, etc.
I am always looking for fresh ideas to link technology with powerful, meaningful instruction.
Right now, I'm working on developing my student's conception of "history" by guiding them along an exploration of their own family history, using the out-of-print "My Backyard History Book" by David Weitzman as a basis. Some of the text really shows its age, but it really has some powerful ideas for kids to work with.
My goal is to help 8-and 9-year-olds to become more aware that history begins with yourself, and that it is not just another abstract term to memorize. For example, we recently began making a "family geography map" going backwards in time from where students are now to (hopefully) as far back as when their ancestors first arrived in America. But not only are we using good ol' photocopied USA maps to mark and trace movements from city to city and state to state, we will also incorporate a GoogleEarth Smart Notebook lesson to map the same process as a follow-up.
I look forward to meeting up with folks here at Classroom 2.0!
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Welcome to CR 2.0, I'm sure you'll find a lot of good ideas here. I have a blog that might be of interest A Very Old Place showcases projects we've done using primary source documents and also highlights some Web 2.0 tools. Check it out. N
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Permalink Reply by Adam Freeman on
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Thanks, Nancy - looks like the sort of blog I'm interested in - primary resources - great!
Adam
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Permalink Reply by Julie Baird on -
Adam, cool project. I love history but I didn't develop that love in school. All of my history teachers lectured at us and made us memorize fact after fact. It's wonderful that you're getting your students to make a personal connection to history. Let us know how this project turns out.
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Permalink Reply by Adam Freeman on
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I got really interested in doing more to support primary grade learner's understanding of what "history" really means, and how it is a part of everyone's experience, through a great class/federal grant project this summer. Teaching American History, Understanding the Blessings of Liberty - geared towards k-3rd grade teachers - it was a blast! A group of about 20+ teachers, we visited a variety of museums and galleries with experienced docents who guided us towards more meaningful ways to interpret authentic items and primary documents for children.
We visited Mount Vernon, the National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of the American Indian, the Postal Museum, and George Mason's plantation at Gunston Hall. Great summer class!
Adam
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Permalink Reply by Sue Fitzgerald on -
Hi everyone. I am a high school media specialist in South Carolina. I've been in education for 28 years and would love to collaborate with other LMS in large high schools.
Thanks,
Sue
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Permalink Reply by jk on -
Hi,
I'm John from California. Currently, I'm working on my Master's in Instructional Technology. This is a career move for me and look forward to participating!!
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Permalink Reply by Amy Delorge on -
Hi everyone. I teach instrumental music in grades 6-8 and would love to share ideas and collaborate with you, especially related to teaching band. I teach and live in Biddeford, ME.
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Permalink Reply by David Greene on -
Hi all. I am a former HS teacher in NY. Wouldn't it be a better idea to have these comments sorted by most recent order?
Presently I work with WISE Services ( www.wiseservices.org ) to help High Schools establish experiential learning programs for seniors and with Fordham University training Teach for America 1st year teachers in the Bronx.
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Permalink Reply by Mark Ruiz on -
Hi! I'm Mark Ruiz from the Philippines, an entrepreneur and educator :)
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Permalink Reply by Fred Ravan on -
My name is Fred, I live in New England. I teach Spanish at a small high school (700 students). I am pursuing national board certification this year and would like to network with other world language teachers who are going through the process.
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