Glogster
This is one aspect of my final project that I wanted to share. I am going retell one story from Tim O'Brien's novel The Things They Carry. It will be multigenre, and through it I will be trying to more deeply understand one of the stories. this spring Iplan to use it as a model for students as they will retell a different story from the novel.
I plan to use the following tools:
Glogster
voice thread
A blog
A photo story
A wiki
I will retell the story in the following genres:
A letter home (using Voice thread)
A family blog
A movie poster (Glogster)
A news article (wiki)
A found poem (wiki)
Collaborative Writing
I think wikis would be great for teaching literary theory. Students would be assigned a theory such as the feminist theory or the reader-response theory. In groups they could then create a wiki which could include the following pages:
I also really like Liz Boeser's consistent use of wikis as a class-made study guide for the books they read. Students would be given different responsibilities as the reading occurred. One group could collectively be responsible for plot elements, one could map literary devices, one group could pose reader-response questions for each section, etc.
Here is the commoncraft video of instructions, which would be easy for students to understand.
Here is a link I think Mike Walker sent to us about 50 uses for Wikis in your class.
I think the problems are pretty obvious concerning collaborative writing. Some people may not complete their part of the project or may be passive participants. This is true in any class activity, however, and perhaps, since this is such a public forum of presentation, it would motivate those students to be engaged.
- A history of the theory
- A description of the theory
- An application of the theory
- A page of further resources
I also really like Liz Boeser's consistent use of wikis as a class-made study guide for the books they read. Students would be given different responsibilities as the reading occurred. One group could collectively be responsible for plot elements, one could map literary devices, one group could pose reader-response questions for each section, etc.
Here is the commoncraft video of instructions, which would be easy for students to understand.
Here is a link I think Mike Walker sent to us about 50 uses for Wikis in your class.
I think the problems are pretty obvious concerning collaborative writing. Some people may not complete their part of the project or may be passive participants. This is true in any class activity, however, and perhaps, since this is such a public forum of presentation, it would motivate those students to be engaged.
November 3, Digital Storytelling, Post #7
I have used Photo Story numerous times. It is a great, easy tool for kids. The first year I did it the kids basically taught themselves it was so easy. I feel like I have not fully explored its capabilities though. I would like to learn how to download my own music since the music provided is less than thrilling.
An issue I have had are that kids need to save projects to a jump drive. There is not enough space in their folders for the project. It simply won't open the next day. Also, I cannot figure out how to post a Photo Story project anywhere (like this blog for example). I can post them on Edline which is great, but I'd like to know how to do it here, so I can share more easily with a broader audience.
I have kids take poems they have written and set them to music and images. I prefer that the images are of their own taking specifically for this poem, but time and my planning does not always permit this.
They could do this for lots of things the- the retelling of a short story or the telling of a story through thematic ideas and symbols.
Edina has a great page just for digital storytelling!
Here are some examples of basic PS projects. These were posted, so there has to be a way. I will email about it.
An issue I have had are that kids need to save projects to a jump drive. There is not enough space in their folders for the project. It simply won't open the next day. Also, I cannot figure out how to post a Photo Story project anywhere (like this blog for example). I can post them on Edline which is great, but I'd like to know how to do it here, so I can share more easily with a broader audience.
I have kids take poems they have written and set them to music and images. I prefer that the images are of their own taking specifically for this poem, but time and my planning does not always permit this.
They could do this for lots of things the- the retelling of a short story or the telling of a story through thematic ideas and symbols.
Edina has a great page just for digital storytelling!
Here are some examples of basic PS projects. These were posted, so there has to be a way. I will email about it.
This is an example that I found about the Jena Six. It is basic, but engaging.
I will try posting some of my students' examples.
Voice Threads
What a wonderful easy thing to do with students!
Hmmm....Kids could:
1. Create a family photo album for a character that is narrated
2. Read a poem they write to images
3. Create a kids book they would write, read, and illustrate
4. Work with others to create retelling of a book we read using images. They would have to summarize.
The only issues is having microphone access. We would need at least 15, and getting them can be a mess at times because we have a limited supply. How do I make a request? I really do not have the time to to an Edfund grant, can I just ask an administrator?
Hmmm....Kids could:
1. Create a family photo album for a character that is narrated
2. Read a poem they write to images
3. Create a kids book they would write, read, and illustrate
4. Work with others to create retelling of a book we read using images. They would have to summarize.
The only issues is having microphone access. We would need at least 15, and getting them can be a mess at times because we have a limited supply. How do I make a request? I really do not have the time to to an Edfund grant, can I just ask an administrator?
Post #4 Role Play
I used to use role play a lot more. Some of the responses I got made me feel like it was to elementary. However, in refelction, the majority of the kids really enjoyed them. Some of my activities have included:
1. Having kids take a stand about teaching Huck Finn in schools. We then held a board meeting and kids dressed up as their "roles."
2. I had kids make videos or act out scenes from the books. The best one I ever received was a reenactmetn of the ending of Farenheit 451.
3. I have kids act out vocabulary words.
4. Last week we held a mock trial concerning the guilt or innocence of Davy Land in Peace Like a River.
I would love to do this online. Kids could show off their technological savvy, and I think quieter kids would become more involved. Here are some ideas from the Kennedy Center.
1. Having kids take a stand about teaching Huck Finn in schools. We then held a board meeting and kids dressed up as their "roles."
2. I had kids make videos or act out scenes from the books. The best one I ever received was a reenactmetn of the ending of Farenheit 451.
3. I have kids act out vocabulary words.
4. Last week we held a mock trial concerning the guilt or innocence of Davy Land in Peace Like a River.
I would love to do this online. Kids could show off their technological savvy, and I think quieter kids would become more involved. Here are some ideas from the Kennedy Center.
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