Looking ahead to the new school year, I am thinking of ways that I can use the new things I'm learning about Web 2.0. Even if they are just the musings of a "kinderwebber," maybe you can use these as a springboard for your own classroom or studio. My first idea has to do with opening up the dialogue about media literacy in my high school classes. I am teaching at an at-risk school, where, at 51; I am older than many of my students' grandparents (partly due to the early age of motherhood generation after generation...come on now!). The kids are shocked to see me use a cell phone. My point is that I want to meet them half way in this modern world they are plugged into. I want to guide them in their choices as they navigate the horror/fun palace that it can be. And I want to bring us all on a gentle peek into the amazing potential of a collective intelligence!
Now, that was just a little about where I am coming from...here is the idea for today:
I am thinking about having the discussion about social networking, explaining the concept of a blog, showing students how to make a blog, and then requiring that each student add to a classroom-published blog. The students could write about an event in the classroom, comment on art news either local or global, or even -gulp- communicate with other students about their own artwork! We could invite classrooms from the traditional high schools to respond to our blogs. There is the potential to include images and podcasts...I am really psyched about the possibilities!
found it! This is great, Antoinette - you've completely jumped into the technology water!!!!
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