Have just returned from the METC conference and all I can say is WOW!!! I had the privilege of attending not one, but two presentations by Lee Crockett. I think I have a much better grasp of 21st Century Fluencies and perhaps will expound on them in a few days.
I have added some cool new tools to my assortment of tech tools and can't wait to use and share them. I am presenting a workshop - Web 2.0 for the Elementary Art Room at MAEA Spring Conference in a couple of weeks.
My after school tech group The Digital Penguins is buzzing right along. We're having fun with StoryBird right now. The kids tell me that it's the best after school group ever, I feel the same!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Apologies
Sorry dear followers, my posts of recent have been few and far between. I've started another online class. This time I'm learning about Visual Literacy. I think I'll try to post some of my work here, I wish the class communicated via blog. Blackboard, the school's platform for online learning, seems clunky after my experiences with blogger!
My student group is up and running. Am still in the process of gathering all of the permission slips to post student work. The kiddos are super excited and their classmates are jealous that they were not invited to participate. I too, am excited, for once, about an afterschool group and have been logging lots of hours trying to develop that blog. Check it out; we hope to establish some global connections!http://partridgeart.edublogs.org/
My student group is up and running. Am still in the process of gathering all of the permission slips to post student work. The kiddos are super excited and their classmates are jealous that they were not invited to participate. I too, am excited, for once, about an afterschool group and have been logging lots of hours trying to develop that blog. Check it out; we hope to establish some global connections!http://partridgeart.edublogs.org/
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Zooburst
ZooBurst is a digital storytelling tool that lets anyone easily create his or her own 3D pop-up books. If you I can't wait to use it with my students!
http://www.zooburst.com/index.php
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Great web 2.0 for Elementary classes
Storybird is a great site that provides elementary students a safe way to experience web 2.0. Teachers can sign up for a free class accounts where they can create story assignments. Stories created can be private or shared.
About us: a peek inside Storybird by mark on Storybird
About us: a peek inside Storybird by mark on Storybird
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Introducing the Digital Penguins!
After much struggle with Edublog, the only blog my district will permit me to use, I finally have created a blog to use with an afterschool group. Check it out:
http://partridgeart.edublogs.org/
I'm a little nervous about administering the blog, not so much the blogging part, but more because the edublog format is so different than what I am used to.
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http://partridgeart.edublogs.org/
I'm a little nervous about administering the blog, not so much the blogging part, but more because the edublog format is so different than what I am used to.
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