DSS

I was confused by digital story telling but this blog titled Digital Story telling and the common core was really helpful.  It showed me how DSS is aligned with the common core and different examples.

Check out this Youtube video on DSS!

blogging in the classroom

I found two youtube videos that provide some great ideas for blogging in the classroom. The first is  Blogging In Elementary School. 

The second youtube videos talks about how to use a blog to promote classroom community. Check them out!! 

RSS feeds

Did anyone else have trouble viewing RSS feeds suggested in chapter 5?

Is it to good to be true?

RSS- Really Simple Syndication


Is this to good to be true? From my understanding, RSS allows you to “subscribe” to numerous blogs and collect information on particular topics without actually visiting each site. So if I am teaching a science unit on weather an I can use the RSS to as one place to read all of the new content on all of the site.  Is that really true? 

RSS feeds also allows you to view students blog work without going to each of their blogs.  This is a quick way to monitor comments and students progress! 

Action!!

So this is my take on what digital storytelling is. It is the practice of using computer-based tools to tell stories and most digital stories focus on a specific topic and contain a particular point of view. Digital stories can be a mixture of computer-based images, text, recorded audio narration, video clips and/or music. The length and topics will vary.  I found the site  Digital storytelling in the classroom helpful when trying to figure out exactly what a digital story board is.

Overworked and underpaid!!

This is how I felt after my data team meeting this week!!

Blog & Bloggers

I loved Mrs. Yollis's blog.  She is a second grade teacher and she has her most responsible students use blogs.  She also has the student and their parents work on blogging together. She also included a student sample of a perfect post.