Online stories
Resources and ideas
Download Video: Posted by mcs at TeacherTube.com.
Locate digilearn resources elated to the topics you’re looking at in class and put them in your blog with instructions on how to use them. Don’t forget to use the student link which will only be accessible in your school.
http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/dlrcontent/4c3135/index.html
Prep / Grade One Example
Week 3
Start by listening to and reading ‘Zac the Rat’ http://www.starfall.com/n/short-a/sa/load.htm?f
Where did the ants run?
How do we know Zac was tired? Why do you think he was tired?
Now make some words ending with ‘an’: http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/an/load.htm?f
These words end with ‘at’: http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/at/load.htm?f
Send a comment – can you write at least 5 different words ending with ‘an’ or ‘at’?
What is a blog?
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I created a powerpoint on setting up a Global Teacher blog while I was making this one … then I uploaded it to Voice Thread http://voicethread.com/ … it is set up for K – 12 education and educators can apply (via email) for a free account. You can get 3 free uploads without having to do this. Uploading a powerpoint is quick and easy and you can rearrange slides if you need to. Then you can add commentary using a microphone – it’s brilliant!
These videos might be helpful too:
Edublogs are exactly the same as Global Teacher. Global Teacher has been specifically set up for Victorian government school teachers. Take a look at the Global Teacher blog – it has links to some other great examples. http://globalteacher.org.au/
How could you use a blog in your classroom? What new things might it allow you to do?
Search for digital stories on Teacher Tube to share with your students. When you become confident in working with your students to create your own, you might be able to upload your own!
Download Video: Posted by DigiTales1234 at TeacherTube.com.
Early in 2008 I wrote an article for the Ed Times about online, or digital books … there was a huge response … it’s amazingly hard to find ‘online books’ doing just a regular search!!! Luckily, I’ve found heaps. Usually I email my Delicious account link to share the books I’ve found: http://del.icio.us/kerryrowett/English-onlinestory
But what are some of the best ways of using online books? I will use this blog to explore some of the options.
Here’s the article I wrote: