I came across a post by @dougpete entitled “My Childhood Community”. He used Google Street View to take a virtual walk down memory lane. My head started spinning because I saw a student assignment in this. After just finishing an immigration unit as well as a project called “What’s Your Story”, I was thinking that [...]
Entries Tagged as 'digital storytelling'
A Walk Down Memory Lane With Google Street View
March 21, 2010 · 10 Comments · Cool tools, innovative teaching
Tags:21st century skills·childhood·digital storytelling·Fair Haven·google street view·hometown·maps
So, what do you believe?
March 9, 2010 · 7 Comments · Book Suggestions, this i believe
On January 25th, I began the process of teaching 8th graders how to write a “This I Believe” essay in 350-500 words. It seemed like a simple task until I realized the magnitude of what I was asking them to discover about themselves, in addition to being able to share that information with me. Although [...]
Teaching the Holocaust using 21st Century Skills
March 6, 2010 · 3 Comments · innovative teaching
Two years ago, I was fortunate enough to be trained in Holocaust Education through Facing History and Ourselves. At the time, I had no idea how that program would change so much of my program. If you ever get a chance to be involved with the organization, it is an amazing experience! Since then, I’ve [...]
Tags:21st century skills·digital storytelling·Holocaust education
Flickrpoet: Digital Storytelling Gets Poetic
January 19, 2010 · No Comments · Cool tools, innovative teaching
I’ve been using digital storytelling with my students via photostory, but this takes digital storytelling to another level. Flickrpoet allows you to enter a sentence, a poem, lyrics, etc. into the text box, which, in turn, will create a visual representation of your work in pictures pulled from Flickr. Imagine the possibilities for students!
Tags:digital storytelling·flickr·flickrpoet·poetry·visual representation
