DigitalStorytelling “I know only one thing about the technologies that awaits us in the future:We will find ways to tell stories with them.” Jason Ohlar Presentation brought to you by American TESOL! Slideshow of the Presentation Download the Hand-Outs from the Presentation! *Elements of the Story- Hand-out by Kevin Hodgson *Character Development- Hand-out by Kevin Hodgson *Storyboarding- Hand-out by Kevin Hodgson *Storyboarding- Hand-out by Bernajean Porter Videos Featured in the Presentation *A Short Love Story in Stop Motion by Carlos Lascano A SHORT LOVE STORY IN STOP MOTION from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo. *How A Short Love Story was Created *Chiarastella- Stop Motion Film by Raffaella Traniello's class Chiarastella from Raffaella Traniello on Vimeo. *How Chiarastella was Created *How to create stopmotion claymation films using PowerPoint by Maryna Badenhorst. Featured Tools/ Websites from the Presentation! *Creaza - Create comics, make movies, edit audio, and more! *VoiceThread for Educators *Storybird *Vimeo *PhotoXpress
FREE - Federal Registry for Educational Excellence | FREE – Federal Registry for Educational Excellence FREE Features These features originally appeared on the FREE.ED.gov features blog. The features highlight resources and ideas related to holidays, awareness months, anniversaries and seasonal topics. January February March April May June July August Back to School: 7 Ways to Help Kids Transition Back to the Classroom September October November December About FREE Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) offered a way to find digital teaching and learning resources created and maintained by the federal government and public and private organizations. FREE was conceived in 1997 by a federal working group in response to a memo from the President. Technology has made it increasingly easier to find information from government agencies or with custom search tools, like Kids.gov. FREE Disclaimer The U.S.
Classroom Resource Search Results This site was created for first grade students (and their teachers) and truly has something for every classroom. The site offers links to activities in math, science, social studies, language arts, creative arts, and a reference library. Some of the subject areas only offer one or two activities, while others offer countless topics (see math and language arts - wow)! The topics vary greatly and include a poem creator, letter blends, alphabet, shapes, short and tall, matching words with numbers, place value, number recognition, number sentences, money, time, the sea, animal habitats, maps, signs, U.S. presidents, flags of the world, continents, and more! Some links are highly interactive, while others are simply an online quiz. This site does have some advertisements, but they are not distractive. tag(s): habitats (64), money (167), place value (47), poetry (209), presidents (111), time (124) In the Classroom
Music Education with AudioCubes - STEM School Posted: Sunday, July 01, 2012 Celine from Percussa AudioCubes, a reader of the STEM School Blog, recently brought the phenomena of AudioCubes to my attention. An AudioCube is a wireless smart block capable of sensing your fingers, hands as well as detecting each other's position and orientation. "They have built in colour lighting, and communicate with your computer, telling music software where they are. Dr. Check out the video, and listen to what teachers and parents are saying about the STEM Magnet Lab School. Fine Arts Curriculum Standards - Tennessee Department of Education Fine arts curriculum standards include separate sets of standards for each of the four arts: dance, music, theatre, and visual art. Each set of standards is based on the national standards for that art area. Each has grade level standards for K-5, cluster standards for grades 6-8, and course level standards for grades 9-12. Working from the national standards, teams of educators in each area developed the state standards including Grade or Course Level Expectations (GLEs or CLEs), Checks for Understanding, and Student Performance Indicators (SPIs). There are no statewide assessments in the arts at this time. Each of the courses addresses all of the standards for the specific art discipline. Format For each standard, the standard is stated with its number. Following the statement of the standard, there will be a set of either grade level expectations (GLEs) or course level expectations (CLEs). Following the GLEs and CLEs, are the Checks for Understanding. Additional Resources
Teaching Kids NewsHow to Use This Site (Grades 2-8) - Teaching Kids News On TKN you’ll find original news articles on topics that are timely, relevant and intriguing. They are written for an elementary and intermediate school audience (grades 2-8) and can be used easily by kids, parents, and teachers. How to use the articles Teachers TKN was born from the desire to teach balanced literacy in a meaningful way. We provide teachers with a current events resource ideal for shared, guided, and independent reading lessons. Our Curriculum Connections section at the bottom of each article includes Writing/Discussion Prompts, Grammar Features, and a Reading Prompt (inspired by the Ontario Ministry of Education curriculum) that will allow you to connect with your students and problem solve real life issues without hours of planning! Print them off or use them online, or on your class’s projector or smart board. Parents You have at your fingertips an astonishing tool that will support your child’s literacy. Kids TKN is an online newspaper written for you!
Six Scaffolding Strategies to Use with Your Students What’s the opposite of scaffolding a lesson? Saying to students, “Read this nine-page science article, write a detailed essay on the topic it explores, and turn it in by Wednesday.” Yikes! No safety net, no parachute—they’re just left to their own devices. Let’s start by agreeing that scaffolding a lesson and differentiating instruction are two different things. Scaffolding is breaking up the learning into chunks and providing a tool, or structure, with each chunk. Simply put, scaffolding is what you do first with kids. Scaffolding and differentiation do have something in common, though. So let’s get to some scaffolding strategies you may or may not have tried yet. 1. How many of us say that we learn best by seeing something rather than hearing about it? 2. Ask students to share their own experiences, hunches, and ideas about the content or concept of study and have them relate and connect it to their own lives. 3. All learners need time to process new ideas and information. 4. 5. 6.
Pre-K Interventions - Symbaloo About this webmix : Intervention ideas and resources to help parents, teachers, and school support staff working to enhance developmental skills of preschool students. last updated at: Aug 22, 2014 8:12:46 PM Literacy Skills - Strategies Common Core Alignment Beginning Letter Sounds NAEYC positions RTI - Early Childhood Phonological Awareness Developmental Milestones RTI Early Childhood - Video Letter Games Online - PBS Online Stories & Activities Data Keeping - Calendars Early Learning Topics Reading Tips - Parents Phonemic Activities Online Games - Pre-K True Positive Reinforcement NC DPI - Early Years Letter Sounds Activity - Vid.. Building Vocabulary - Parents Language Building - Parents Behavior - education.com Child Care Resources - Paren.. Symbaloo-ers that viewed the webmix above, also viewed: