I have been using my Twitter PLN a little more this year.  As I learn from my peers and coworkers I inevitably come across amazing ideas that either save me time or that I would never have come up with on my own.  Pop lit was one of these amazing ideas.  @JulieeJohnsonn is the creator of an amazing teaching resource called http://www.poplit.net/ .  I recently shared this idea with Jayne Florence.  Jayne has just started to use this site with her class and although there are some bugs to work out both her and her students are finding it to be a positive experience.  Jayne said " We are studying  the elements of a short story and this fit in perfect for character, setting and plot line events.  Great practice and they were super engaged."  Creating Forms is a great use of google documents and I love how @JulieeJohnsonn has pulled together the idea of writing and google forms.    

 

Throughout October I have been working with a number of teachers and classrooms.  I would love to highlight the Grade One class in Condor.  Wow what a lovely group of kids.  They have been working on their Science Outcomes  for Topic B:  Seasonal Changes.  During a fall walk the students took pictures using digital camera's of the evidence of Fall.  After compiling all of the images the teacher realized that she wanted more of a reflection of what the pictures mean to the students.  She allowed for her students to create photo stories using the images.  Students recorded their voices using a headset with mics.  Mrs Kuhn was able to capture student learning and is excited to create videos for each season throughout the year.  Check out the videos on their class webpage http://condorschool.weebly.com/grade-1.html  Please don't forget to leave a brief comment.  Students (and teachers) love feedback.  If you are interested in creating a similar project contact Carol Smith Kuhn to ask questions about her project or Carmen Wedman if you would like some assistance in planning or implementing a project.