POETRY Mobile App. Word Mover. Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson A Bear of a Poem: Composing and Performing Found Poetry Children find favorite words, phrases, and sentences from familiar stories.
Working together, they combine their words and phrases to create a poem. The poem is then shared as performance poetry. Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson I Have a Dream: Exploring Nonviolence in Young Adult Texts Students will identify how Martin Luther King Jr.' Exploring the Power of Martin Luther King, Jr.' Students explore the ways that powerful and passionate words communicate the concepts of freedom, justice, discrimination, and the American Dream in Martin Luther King, Jr.' Discovering Traditional Sonnet Forms Students read sonnets, charting the poems' characteristics and using their observations to deduce traditional sonnet forms. Poetry Circles: Generative Writing Loops Help Students Craft Verse Students put their heads together in a poetry circle to learn and practice different forms of poetry.
Dr. Presentation Ideas. It’s National Poetry Month, the perfect time to fill the world with beautiful ideas and poetic power!
For a little inspiration, we’re showcasing twelve terrific poetry projects from our incredibly creative community of educators. You’ll find projects for first graders and high schoolers, and everything from sensory poems to color explorations to poems about polliwogs. Writing and tech come together at Burlingame school. Technology and poetry are colliding at one Burlingame elementary school.
Christy Novack and Julie Janc’s third grade class at Roosevelt Elementary School just embarked on a new project to spread poetry through QR codes — those little black square barcodes you see all over the place — that they will place in the community. Now when community members pass the codes, they can scan the work with their smartphones and capture the poem.
This year, all of the students at the school have been asked to make their mark in the community. Astallbaumer.wikispaces. My Blue Is Happy by Jessica Young. Learning Lab. Crazy for Haiku Deck. If you haven't seen Haiku Deck yet you are totally missing out!
I LOVE this app, and my students loved it too! Here's a silly little haiku I made for Haiku Deck that highlights some of my favorite features ... Created with Haiku Deck, the free presentation app for iPad Awesome features: * creative commons licensed photos in app * simple text layouts with many options * add your own photos with camera roll * add notes for the presenter * publish and view anywhere from www.haikudeck.com. Moodle for Teachers (M4T) Dy/dan. Hack Education. Open thinking. Poetry Foundation. Presentation Ideas. We love seeing how innovative educators are using Haiku Deck to bring creativity to iPads in the classroom.
When we saw tweets from Annie Lafont (of Acacia Elementary in Fullerton, CA) about her students’ storytelling projects, we got in touch to hear more. 4th graders using Haiku Deck at Acacia Elementary Q&A with Fourth Grade Teacher Annie Lafont Haiku Deck: What inspired you to try Haiku Deck? Annie: At one of our staff development meetings this winter, Haiku Deck was introduced as an app that teachers could easily incorporate into their lessons. Haiku Deck is easy to navigate and is a powerful presentation tool. Technology, leadership, and the future of schools. A site to discuss better education for all.
TEFL Matters. Digital Media & Learning. Writing with Writers. 6 Technology-Based Poetry Ideas For Students That Think They Hate Poetry. 6 Technology-Based Poetry Ideas For Students That Think They Hate Poetry by Brett Vogelsinger, English Teacher It’s safe to say that of all the genres of literature we study in school, poetry is the most scary–and not just for the students.
Sometimes poetry gets a bad rap for being too dense, too pretentious, too much of an acquired taste for mainstream consumption. While it’s true that I could name many a poem that fits those descriptors, it’s also true that working with poetry can be a most whimsical, intriguing, dare I say light-hearted experience for you and your students. Try one of these six strategies during National Poetry Month to invite your students to explore the jungle of this most-feared genre. 1. Give your students a poem in pieces. It might be a short poem split up into words. Compare what they create to the original poem.
The Principal of Change. The Core Knowledge Blog. A community of readers. I have no idea why I picked this blog name, but there's no turning back now. Poetry Month: Everything You Need. MorrisCooke. Will. Angela Maiers Educational Services, Inc. Index. Education Rethink @edrethink. Speed Reading Tips & Speed Reading Training – EasyScript. LanguageScript is a short form of the language that can improve reading, writing, typing and transcription skills.
It is based on the English grammar and language structure utilizing its basic components such as prefixes and suffixes. The LanguageScript concept outline is shown at the end of this page. EnglishScript a reading application of LanguageScript is an alternative to the whole language approach. It can increase your reading speed, spelling and comprehension skills by learning the parts and components of the English language. Click to order. Shortened word texts are readable without learning because they were created by using the basic structure and components of the English language. The rules are based on English grammar so it works on knowledge you already possess. Create a new site. Creating Blogs and Websites.
This page is where you can find resources related to my presentations about creating effective blogs and websites to complement instruction.
How to create a Blogger blog. How to turn on comment moderation in Blogger. How to add or subtract contributors to your Blogger blog. How to create an Edublogs blog. How to create a Wordpress.com blog. How to create a Posterous blog. One device + Haiku Deck = Classroom Collaboration. Mrs.
Marino’s 4th Grade Class Are you the only person in your classroom with a device? No problem. Ms. Hamelin's Grade 4/5 Class. Learning in Hand. Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator. App Smashing - Digital Poetry #ec3ta13 #ipaded #edtechchat. Note: Later this week, I'll have the opportunity to share some ideas inspired by app smashing concept...and share some of my favorite apps!
Here's a draft of what I have in mind. Becoming an App Smasher! Definition of App Smashing: "The process of using multiple apps in conjunction with one another to complete a final task or project. " TeachThought - Learn better. Alan Levine Barks Here CogDogBlog. This Week In Education. Anseo! Off the record. Jwalkus' Blog » Blog Archive » Poetry Remix using HaikuDeck. Think. Learn. Innovate. Practical Theory. Daniel Willingham - Home. Off the record. Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom. Education Technology, Teacher Tools, Apps and More. Learning stuff since 1964. Shanker Blog. Doug Belshaw (dajbelshaw) on about.me. TeachTheCloud. Mad Libs.
The Learning Network - The Learning Network Blog - NYTimes.com. Home - Doug Johnson's Blue Skunk Blog. Annie Murphy Paul. Keeping an eye on the corporate education agenda, in Massachusetts and beyond. 2¢ Worth. GetGeeky. What Can Teachers Learn From Barney Stinson. Barney Stinson is one of the most awesome characters in the history of television. And there is much that teachers of the present age can learn from his ways.
Here are some real time tips for teachers from the legendary Barney Stinson himself. For everyone who has ever seen the popular sitcom, How I Met Your Mother, Barney Stinson is someone instantly recognizable. One of the most popular characters of the series, Barney is loved (and detested) by everyone. The very first words that Barney ever said to Ted were, “Ted, I’m going to TEACH you how to live.” Well, putting aside the narcissist and mildly sociopathic tendencies, there are a lot of positive habits about Barney that can benefit a teacher while he/she is teaching a class. SUIT UP! Finally, this last bit of advice is something that not just teachers but everyone can benefit from. Teachers, learn something new, try new experiences and create an exciting atmosphere in the classroom.
For the love of learning. Brain food for the thinking teacher. Learning with 'e's. The Wired Homeschool - Helping homeschoolers with technology, social media, and the Internet. WizIQ Blog. Steve Hargadon. Cool Cat Teacher Blog. Tech Transformation. Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org. Bit by bit » bob sprankle. Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes… Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve written on this Blog. I’m dusting off the old server to officially announce some changes. As some of you know, due to health reasons, I haven’t been able to be in the classroom since November 2014. Over the past years, my health condition has made it increasingly more difficult to carry out my very best instruction in the career that has brought me such joy.
Teaching has been my calling for decades and it is with a heavy heart that I have finally made the difficult decision to leave the classroom. Online Classes for Groovy Kids - Welcome! ~ Stephen's Web. Thoughts on education by Grant Wiggins. Closing the achievement gap. Yola - Make a Free Website. Webs - Make a free website, get free hosting. SnapPages - Create a Website. Create a free website easily - Webnode. Create a Free Website. Create a free website.
SchoolRack » Create a FREE Teacher Website or Educational Blog! Kopage - The easiest Website Builder ever! Moogo. Create a Free Website with our Website Builder - Jimdo. The perfect marriage of technology and education. Plus.google. Comics in education. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. OpenContent.
David Warlick. Free Technology for Teachers. TeacherTube - Teach the World. SchoolTube. Docstoc: Make Your Business Better. How do people understand computing, and how can we improve that understanding?