Week 3 - Thing 8

I chose to comment on Warner's Wonderings created by Brittney Warner. I think that she has done an amazing job with the blog. Her blog is cute, through and up to date...oh, and she is my son's teacher! Take a look at it and I think you'll agree it is one of the best out there!

Week 2 - Thing #6

Created a Glog for my Blog and had fun...but now it is not showing up....maybe tomorrow it will be found!

Week 2 - Thing #5

This was not my idea, but think it is a great resource for students. Denise had created a trading card and thought it would be great for kids to do along with their book talks. I know the kids would have a fantastic time creating them and it would be so simple! We imagine a whole collection of Book Talk trading cards that the kids can browse through we selecting a new book to read!

I would definitely like to play with it more to see if we can have more control over editing...font size, bullets, & adding more pictures.

A picture!!!

Did not have trouble linking the picture, but I was finally able to add the picture....not sure if it was the right way or legal for that matter, but will check on it at class...I'm hoping it falls into that gray area of copyright!

Check out this picture called Mates! It is a collage of lots of different pictures that have inspired the creator. You can scroll over it and see people's notes. Very cool!

Week 2 - Thing #4

this way my friend....
I absolutely love the title of this picture! We are always trying to get our students to branch out and read different types of books and become engulfed in the books they are reading. With this picture I imagine the characters from the books beckoning us to get lost in their world, but just as the creator of the image comments, we are often too busy to accept the invitation to this hidden world. With all of the challenges and demands in the classroom, I sense the difficultly of instilling the love of reading to these students and introducing them to a hidden world that beckons them inside!

Week 1 - Thing #3

Copyright

I guess I always thought that copyright was more black & white. After viewing the video about Fair Use I'm thinking there are many shades of gray!

What I've noticed about the students is that they seem to have a basic understanding and respect for copyright laws when it comes to PRINT material. They site their sources, know that they cannot plagiarize and do their best to be sure the work comes from their own ideas. I feel that students have a different view when it comes to web resources. At first, they act as if anything on the internet is a free for all! Denise and Mary Ellen do a great job at making sure our students know that copyright applies to both print and internet material and that it includes both words and ideas.

Week 1 - Thing #1 and #2

So glad we were able to start this in class. Now I'm not nearly as far behind as I thought. Glad we were able to play around with the blog and get our Avatars exported. Excited to see where this will go.

I have been working (o.k., more like playing) with the flip camera. Seems like it is going to be a great way to add things to the blog. Now if we can only get the students to hold the camera still!