Blogging is a unique literacy activity that has many benefits. The process of writing posts allows student bloggers to: Become reflective learners. When students use a blog to share their ideas or reflect upon their work, it allows them to develop a deeper understanding of their strengths and weaknesses, values and beliefs, and identifies areas […]
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Are you looking for even more blogging activities? Here are a few more ideas: 1. Art Reflection Take a digital photo or scan a piece of artwork. Post the artwork to the blog. Have students reflect upon the creative process in a short paragraph. For example, they can identify the materials, outline the techniques used
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There are many ways that teachers can integrate blogs into curriculum. Here are a few ideas to get you started! 1. Blogger Empower students! Most bloggers are experts in a particular area. They write articles based on their experience. Encourage your students to recognize that their experience has value. Have them write a series of
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Are you looking for a quick language arts activity your students can do in one or two class periods in the computer lab? Why not have fun with fonts? Have your students create a picture using words. This activity is a great way to encourage your students to use descriptive language. It can be done
Can students in Grade 7 watch a video and follow the instructions to complete a task? Yes, they can! I use a range of instructional methods when teaching in the computer lab. One common method I use is to model the instructional steps using a projector. Today, I tried a new approach. I pre-recorded the
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Jing is free software that allows educators to easily video record a set of step-by-step instructions that your students can follow. Jing creates a Flash version of the video. The video can be viewed on the local computer or uploaded to Screencast, a free online viewer. How Do I Record a Jing Video? First, download
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On January 23, 2013 TechnoKids Inc. celebrates its 20th anniversary. The company has seen a lot of change throughout the years. The door on the first TechnoKids learning center opened in Oakville, Ontario, Canada in 1993. Today, there are thousands of learning centers, schools, and organizations using TechnoKids Computer Curriculum. Twenty years ago, Windows 95,
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Use OneDrive to have students collaborate. Instead of traditional pair groups, where students sit together in the same physical space, use OneDrive to engage in digital partnering. What Is Digital Partnering? Digital partnering is a pair group that uses technology to share ideas and work together. Collaboration Can be Simple Using OneDrive Collaboration doesn’t have
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While the majority of students were already in line to head to their next class, I turned to notice that one of my students was still sitting at his machine working. Throughout the weeks, this student has frequently been off-task and required on-going support. Now he was diligently working all period and didn’t want to
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You are looking at a printed poster and the work looks excellent. Does that mean your student possesses strong ICT skills? Not necessarily! Here’s why… Your students might be applying inefficient techniques to create the desired result. Let me give you an example. At the school where I am teaching as a guest instructor, the
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