Okay, I was quite excited to use the Canon Vixia HV30 HDV the other day to tape the “Janet Series” because it creates quality video in HD and it picks up voice(s) extremely well without having to rely on a mobile mic. Kidding aside, we are trying to splice together an instructional series on Lit Circles for…
Author: Mrs. Giacomazza
“Teach the Writer, not the Writing” ~ Calkins
Troy Hicks, “The Digital Writing Worshop” believes that our writers can achieve more, understand more, and discover more using digital tools, than in our traditional writing workshop. In examining this photo, consider what happens in a typical writing workshop. What writing processes and expectations are the same as they have always been for print texts?…
English Language Arts Audiobook Downloads
Often I am asked about how to find novels that can be downloaded to mobile devices. The challenge with access to any literature is copyright. Here are some ways to help your students who learn best through hearing stories. These student may struggle to understand a chapter they’ve read, but can articulate full understanding if…
Digging Deeper – How to Introduce Blog Commenting
How to Develop Blog Writing: Brainstorm Session Sometimes our questions may be “how do we start our classes blogging past the basics?”. Here is one way that may help to introduce the students to the idea of commenting. (We did this at our recent SCIT gathering.) This starts in the classroom with good questions. Record…