This fourth day has been full of new technology, new stories and new poets.
Jessi's demo was really interesting! I can see several applications for the idea of Ars Poetica in my own writing and classroom instruction. I had never thought of the idea of poems explaining the poetry, but it makes sense. Why not use the genre to explain the genre. It is just another way to play with language, which is part of what writers do.
I am finding that I have to connect what we are learning to the scaffolding of my classroom in order for me to keep it in order and make it make sense.
Keeping that in mind, I saw some great examples of digital storytelling. I loved the E-gallery crawl. It was cool to see so many different stories represented in so many different ways. I had a hard time with this assignment. I am still not completely pleased with my own work, but I am beyond impressed by those of my colleagues. I have seen several new tools that I can use in my class. Toondo is neat and I can see using it to capture the attention of my students in reading and writing lessons. I am still thinking about the best way to use Storify, but I am determined.
As this first week ends, my mind is full of ideas and thoughts about how to write with my students. I am still working on the confidence that I need to write for myself. That will be a work in progress, though. I believe that I am progressing on the teacher-as-writer continuum though.
Awesome, Rebecca!! I am so interested in the ways you are connecting things up to your classroom. I really want to hear about the ways you are thinking these technology pieces might fit into your teaching practice.
ReplyDeleteLike you said, it was really exciting to see so many kinds of media used to tell digital stories, and I was also so interested in the way people were so willing to bring their histories into our community.