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    Daily Create Shakespeare 400

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    @ds106dc  #tdc1562  This year, had he lived on, Shakespeare would be 400 years young! Woot! This Daily Create is to honor Shakespeare! “Alas, poor Yorick, for I knew him well…” One of my (later in life attributes) is to “sometimes” look deeper into a text.  Today is one of those days. We read Shakespeare in high […]
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    ds106 Design Assignments

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    DesignAssignments, DesignAssignments1895 How about a menu like none other? The cards will give you the prices! Too bad it is not for real, as I would definitely try the Braised Beef, Queen’s Tarts and Absinthe.
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    Week 11 Response to Scholar Article

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    Let the Children Play, It’s Good for Them I continue to be a huge fan of letting children play. There is play here and there, but incorporating play into content remains an excellent way to teach content in both meaningful and memorable ways. I found an article entitled:  Let the Children Play, It’s Good for […]
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    Week 12 Digital Story Critique

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    Links below Educational Technology and Mobile Learning Creaza I was actually looking for digital story examples done by kindergarteners, but instead I stumbled upon a site that lists free digital storytelling tools for teachers. From that list I chose Creaza, and for this critique I chose to look at: Project Planning This is a very […]
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    Week 11 Chapter 6 New Literacies, Reflection

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     Picture 1   Humans connecting, community, group, close proximity, tight knit groups, yet it is in fact people networking, too; taking care of each others’ needs, strong ties Picture 2 Humans connecting through shared interests, occupation, family ties, values, by friend of a friend; networks-dominant form of social interaction, multiple networks, on the fly, simultaneously, […]
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    Week 11 Digital Story Critique

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    Adapting to a New Culture   by Yukiko Nishimura   2013 This is a very honest reflection done by Yukiko, a girl growing up in Japan, then choosing to come to the USA. Story-The story was very personal, done I believe succinctly given the time frame for her content beginning from childhood into adulthood. The picture and […]
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    Week 10 Digital Story Critique

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    Digital Storytelling This is a digital story about creating and using digital stories in education. In viewing this video, I am looking at the following: Media Development Process , Originality/voice/creativity, and Media Application. While the content was applicable to my role of bringing digital story ideas to my elementary school, I have to admit that […]
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    Week 10 Response to Scholar Article

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    Teaching for ELLs (English Language Learners)  I found Deb Hanson, teacher,  who is posting on Rachel’s blog as a guest. She gives Top 10 Tips for a teacher that all of a sudden finds themselves with a non-English speaking student/s. I found the article generally most helpful, especially if the teacher has not had any […]
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    Week 10; See? No Chalk on My Teeth, Yet!

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    ds106 Mashup; Mashing Friends and Emojis MashupAssignments MashupAssignments1506 I chose my daughter, Misha, down at Denver Chalk Art Festival. They won Most Whimsical that year with their Steamnocchio by Fabricio Moraes. The dynamic trio is Misha, Ang...
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    Daily Challenge: Itch-a-Sketch

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    @ds106dc  #tdc1535    I used to erase my Etch-a-Sketch pretty quickly. Some people rocked it. I tried to create a person with the eye-dea in their brain, plugged into the digital world, and if I had some neon…the DS 106 would be flashing. Hmmm, it’s OK. I did NOT want to begin again!
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    Week 9 Digital Story Critique

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    Visual Literacy The image below is not part of the video I watched, but I decided to look deeper into the thought of “visual literacy”. There is so much more than the 4+ minute video. I was looking for a picture to capture what I was feeling, but instead I saw this magnificent graphic organizer. […]
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    Week 9 Chapter 5 New Literacies, Reflection

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    Who knew that blogging originated back in the 1990’s, and that it began from website managers pasting links to other websites? It makes sense that the links were finds that resonated with the person or people running the website: perhaps hilarity, or curiosity or a general newsworthy piece thought worthy of sharing. Those looking could […]
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    T is for Touch, Tell, Tribe

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    When I first heard the term “tribe” for the INTE 5665 class led by Dr. Joni Dunlap, I was a bit foggy for where we were heading. It makes sense now. Your tribe. Your group. Your people. Your comrades. Who is thinking like me, how important visuals are for instruction? Who is creating out their […]
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    Resume Virtues & Eulogy Virtues

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    While skimming through fb and twitter I came upon a beautifully written article from the heart of David Brooks, an Op-Ed Columnist with The New York Times. His essay came from a recent work entitled “The Road to Character”, now on my must read book list. “It occurred to me that there were two sets […]
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    Keepin’ it Real; Keepin’ it Simple

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    High stakes testing, iRead, data, push-in, pull-out, curriculum map, unit plan, lesson plan, Kagan structures, Thinking Maps, MAPs…and this doesn’t quite cover that which comes in spring…s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-i-z-e-d  t-e-s-t-i-n-g!  Beyond the school and classroom walls we go home to regroup and begin life away from work. It seems I am not the only one asking, stating, […]
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    Daily Create: Hidden Faces All Around

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    @ds106dc  #tdc1528 Have you ever looked around … really “looked” around … and suddenly noticed faces everywhere? She or He is very clever. Quite stiff. Quite formal. The eyes are very direct, the kind that will follow you in a room! (close-up of rotated weathered fence)
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    Daily Create: Off Into Space

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    @ds106dc  #tdc1525 You’re entitled to take two personal items with you which will be useful or fun to use even in zero gravity. Show us what these items will be in a drawing or collage. Thinking that the electronics/communications/food/clothing will be taken care of by NASA….I would take the following two items: a box of colored […]
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    Week 8 Digital Story Critique

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    “Who’s Your One” is a campaign started by the students in Dan Cuoco’s 5th grade class at Antelope Ridge Elem.  Published on Dec 1, 2014    Music “Hello My Old Heart” by: The Oh Hellos This past week we held a UNITY meeting at our school. The intent is to bring parents forward with their […]
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    Week 8 Response to Scholar Article

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    Piggy-Bank Friday: Life Skills Through Financial Literacy   (Link at end) I look for articles related to elementary education thinking of the multitude of classes I work with, the below grade level students we have, and our English language learner population. I am looking for ways beyond the stiff curriculums purchased to avenues rich with […]
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    Week 8 ds106–Design ;)

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    main DS106 site DesignAssignments, DesignAssignments1934 As an homage to the popular Triple Quotes assignment, this one puts a rock music twist on it. Find an image of a well known rock star, add to it a phrase by song lyric by someone related in some way to the star in the image and then attribute the […]

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