http://www.eledblog.com/
This site offers teachers a place to connect to other professional learning groups. For example at my school we are beginning to use the Lucy Calkins Units of Study for writing instruction. There's a PLG on this site that blogs about Units of Study. I'll be able to learn form them and perhaps they'll learn something form me!
http://www.thereadingworkshop.com/
This blog is maintained by a 6th grade language arts teachers. His students use this for assignments calendars, sites for practice and for posting their work. How cool is that?
I'm looking for a site for Literacy Coaches who want to discuss strategies/protocols for working with PLGs. Any suggestions?
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Orchestrating the Media Collage – Jason Ohler
Literacy was reading and writing well. New literacy is reading and writing well that also includes the use of technology because of the addition of computers and the internet. Ohler recommends eight guidelines for teachers.
1. New literacy is a collage –collection – of text and visuals.
2. Writing well is critical for being a digital citizen…it’s out there and public.
3. Art is a part of the collage and thus students need to be knowledgeable consumers and producers of art.
4. DAOW- digital, art oral and written – oral performance, because it can be recorded and posted for the public – is also part of literacy.
5. Fiction and non-fiction – understanding and ability to write both.
6. Being able to work individually and collaboratively, worldwide.
7. Digital citizenship – using digital tools responsibly.
8. Fluency in the use of the digital tools.
I'm heading in the right (and write!) direction because ~ Teachers themselves need these new skills in order to effectively teach students the skills they need in the new world.
My philosophy has always been that teachers are learners so, ~ Be willing to experiment and learn along with your students. Be a conductor of the technology orchestra to help students become skilled at being a part of the global community.
1. New literacy is a collage –collection – of text and visuals.
2. Writing well is critical for being a digital citizen…it’s out there and public.
3. Art is a part of the collage and thus students need to be knowledgeable consumers and producers of art.
4. DAOW- digital, art oral and written – oral performance, because it can be recorded and posted for the public – is also part of literacy.
5. Fiction and non-fiction – understanding and ability to write both.
6. Being able to work individually and collaboratively, worldwide.
7. Digital citizenship – using digital tools responsibly.
8. Fluency in the use of the digital tools.
I'm heading in the right (and write!) direction because ~ Teachers themselves need these new skills in order to effectively teach students the skills they need in the new world.
My philosophy has always been that teachers are learners so, ~ Be willing to experiment and learn along with your students. Be a conductor of the technology orchestra to help students become skilled at being a part of the global community.
Summary: Taking the Digital Plunge – Bill Ferriter
A new era of teachers teaching teachers: Teachers learn by sharing what they know with colleagues. In this 21st century sharing is enhanced by using the internet to connect with other teachers worldwide and helps teachers learn the new skills in which students must also become proficient. Students may learn the new technology independently yet may need guidance in using the tools appropriately in a worldwide community for learning or demonstrating what they have learned.
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