I just got this video via Twitter (a microblogging site) from a dear friend, Ana Maria Menezes, a mineirinha, who has a bag full of tricks to share.
The story is simple, but then, I just realized that it is a wonderful springboard to explore language. Imagine a group activity, or even a collaborative project with sister classes in which they have the same claymation and learners are responsible for creating the stories to go with the animation. They could even record the stories.
How motivating would that be? Is it the kind of experiential learning we could add more frequently to our lesson plans? Do you have any other ideas to go with this video? Or do you have any other video that could be used for the same idea?
Originally posted at http://webtools4educators.blogspot.com/2008/10/telling-story.html
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Some friends contacted me because Fay was approaching Key West. We are alright.
By now, it’s only a tropical storm, violent, noisy, wet, but nothing to worry about.
We’re safe and prepared with food supplies and water.
I made two videos, but now reality is much noisier!
I’ll update things at twitter (carlaarena).
By now, it’s only a tropical storm, violent, noisy, wet, but nothing to worry about.
We’re safe and prepared with food supplies and water.
I made two videos, but now reality is much noisier!
I’ll update things at twitter (carlaarena).
Dear Colin, Inês, Sue and Kevin,
Here’s my reply to you all about the Comment Challenge. Thanks for inspiring me to go even further now!
Here’s my reply to you all about the Comment Challenge. Thanks for inspiring me to go even further now!
I learned about this inspiring video via Vicky Davis.
It gives teachers a general view of possibilities the online world offers to provide the students with meaningful, contextualized, exciting learning. A world of explorations.
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It gives teachers a general view of possibilities the online world offers to provide the students with meaningful, contextualized, exciting learning. A world of explorations.
Download
So, what will YOU do today?
This video about student’s projects is what I believe in. It can tell much more about the power of learning than any educator’s discourse…
I believe in
- the power of students’ creations
- learning by doing
- creating connections among students
- monitoring their work rather than pouring information
- the value of each one’s discoveries
- the sense of being able to produce something of value to one and to others
- personalizing information
- letting learners find hidden worlds and exploring their own worlds
- helping learners develop their multiliteracies skills that will enable you to solve life-long issues in their personal and professional lives
One day things changed. I was doing this project with the class in which they had to plan and present and advertisement to the group raising awareness to a certain social issue. It could be a Turn TV off day, whatever. Well, we didn’t finish the project in one class, and I told them that they could think over during the week and if they wanted to present something in any kind of media, I’d bring my laptop the following class. Surprise. The cool, couldn’t-care-less dude left his classmates in awe with his topic and presentation.
Lesson: learners are paying attention to you. Just let them do something that taps into their interest, that drives them that they will surface and surprise you!
I could be here preaching or saying nice things on how we could make this world a healthier, happier one. I decided for a minimalist approach with fewer written words and more of a message of hope from a little one who inspires me every day to be a better person in this world.
By listening to the little ones we can learn how to be good citizens in this world of hope and dreams. I keep dreaming on and teaching in the hope that I will make a small difference to the ones around me and that they can lead change. Changes of attitudes, thoughts, paradigms. Change of small individual worlds for an organic sustainable Earth.
Friends all over the world are giving their contribution. What’s your share?
Read Sasha’s inspiring post. Participate in Worldbridges Webcastathon. Read Cris Costa’s excited call to join earthcast08. Check our Earth Day discussions at the blogging4educators ning inspired by Ana Maria.
Check. Get inspired. Act.