Do you want extra credit points? It is really important to me that this blog is useful not only to you, but also to your parents. I want you to show them this blog so that it is a resource for them too and help them make a comment--if they don't know how to do this. This means you have to figure it out too!
If you have your parents post a question or a comment onto this blog, I will give you 5 extra credit points. They can ask a question about the literature we are reading, an assignment you are working on, or comment on the use of technology in the classroom.
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Ms. Peifer,
Thanks for setting up this blog for the kids and for us parents...I'm still not use to blogging, but will make an effort to keep up.
I hope class going well for you and the students. I appreciate being kept in the loop about the assignments in your class and espically the progress of my daughter, Amie Thao. She's mentioned she is learning a lot from you/your class. Thanks!
Now, I'm curious what other technologies you have in your classroom?
Regards,
Kazoua Kong-Thao
(parent of Zonsha Amie Thao :)
Thank you Kazoua Kong-Thao for responding to the blog. I hope you will continue checking this blog and asking questions.
The other piece of technology that I have in the classroom is a projector which allows me to teach the class from lessons straight from my computer. Eventually, I hope to teach the students how to create power point presentations. We will then be able to project them and have very organized presentations.
Ms. Peifer
Ms. Peifer,
My son, Isaac Kaplan, just showed me your blog -- very nice. We'll check in periodically. While I read many blogs, I've never actually contributed. One step forward!
Isaac spends a lot of time reading for enjoyment, but he's been stuck in the Fiction Fantasy genre for too long (4th grade!) so seeing him reading "Catcher in the Rye" was a nice change. Isaac's dad read it in high school, but I've never read it... on the drive home from the North Shore yesterday I started to read it aloud to the family... I made it to about page 30 before changing to reading "The Geologic History of Minnesota" :) Perhaps later I'll try it again.
I also noticed your posting about technology. I've been reading about the use of 3-D Virtual Learning. A friend of mine spent several years at IBM researching how children learn from the MMORPGs -- fascinating stuff. Now he's moved to the next step -- how we can learn in virtual worlds like Second Life. While there are negative things happening in those spaces, there seems to be a lot of opportunity, too. Many universities are holding classes in platforms like Second Life.
You might find this interesting:
The MacArthur Foundation launched its five-year, $50 million digital media and learning initiative in 2006 to help determine how digital technologies are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life. Answers are critical to developing educational and other social institutions that can meet the needs of this and future generations. The initiative is both marshaling what is already known about the field and seeding innovation for continued growth. For more information, visit www.digitallearning.macfound.org.
More later!
Ms. Kaplan,
Thank you so much for your thoughtful response. Using technology in the classroom is exciting and the possibilities seem limitless--if everyone knows how to use it and tap into it. I am very interested in the things you talked about and I will look into the website about the MacArthur Foundation.
Yes, I can see why you switched to another book when reading Catcher aloud. It is so nice for me to teach books that parents have read before or willing to read now. I think there is a nice balance to teaching the classics with implementing technology in the classroom.
I look forward to your continued participation in this conversation.
Ms. Peifer
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