Digital Storytelling NETS

Students participating in the creation of a digital story are practicing multiple teaching standards. By using technology creatively to develop their story they meet standard 1. When they collaborate by continuing of critiquing each others stories they meet standard two. These students are experiencing first hand how technology facilitates the exchange of information and ideas.

Magazine Cover

We used PowerPoint to create magazine covers with pictures of ourselves and information about the classes we will be teaching.

Never Underestimate a Child

“Never underestimate a child”

It was one line in the “about me” section on an acquaintance’s MySpace page, but that thought has stuck with me. Every time I work with children I am reminded of that line as it is proven true. Whether it's the creativity I see on stage in children’s theatre, the hard work and imagination of the campers at Tri-county 4H Camp, or the excitement and the wonder expressed by the student’s in my mother’s first grade classroom, I have learned to expect the unexpected from children.

Students are growing up in a world that is constantly changing. New technologies and new ways to use them are created every day. I have constructed this blog for my Instructional Technology class, but I hope I can use it to learn and share more about technology and how it can be implemented in the classroom.