Thing #2- Image Generators 2 (11.5 Things)

I created this in Wordle using the article "You are Brilliant, and the Earth is Hiring." I can definitely use this program in class. As a pre-reading exercise, students can use this Wordle to make predictions about the article. While reading, these common key words might help students with their annotations/highlighting. After reading, students can use this to write a summary for the article. These words will remind the students of the main ideas. I love this program!

Glogster is such a cool program! Using this program instead of creating the tradition posters would have so many advantages. Particularly, students can upload images, sounds, text... Also, students or teachers could save these "posters" in a file on the computer. Lasts a lot longer than the old school poster boards! Obviously the students would have to project their posters for others to view. Easy enough though.




Animoto is such a great program and I know I will use this with my students! This would be an awesome alternative to the dull project. Love it!

Bookr seems like a fun way to spice up a book talk, a presentation, or even introducing a new unit. Good find!

You are Brilliant, and the Earth is Hiring :: Paul Hawken's Commencement Address to the Class of 2009

You are Brilliant, and the Earth is Hiring :: Paul Hawken's Commencement Address to the Class of 2009

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Thing #1- The Networked Student (11.5 Things)

Wow! What a lucky student! I want to be in that teacher's class!

If I want to be a "Network Sherpa" or a "student of Connectivism," I have a lot of learning ahead of me. I love that it's the teacher's role to teach the students how to build this network and to take advantage of learning opportunities. Sounds like fun for both the students and teacher. Much better than lectures and reading from a text book! And obviously much more relevant to learning and succeeding in the 21st century. I'd love to make this (or something like this) work in my class, so I'd better learn a lot in this 11.5 Things!

What a great lesson for students to take control of their own learning and to make new connections with others who will strengthen the learning process. It seems ridiculous that you can learn everything from the teacher. I certainly don't know everything, so my kids would be out of luck! Better instead to help facilitate their exploration and learning. And really, at the point that a student could create a virtual textbook of sorts, clearly that student has learned more than in the traditional class.

And, just as an added perk that I'll have to try, I love that I can hear lectures from the best professors from around the world. That's just cool! Maybe I'll go to Harvard tonight. :)