I'm A YouTuber!

 

Here is my digital story that I uploaded to YouTube. It is an informational story that I will show my class this week as we begin our nonfiction research and writing unit. I felt that this was a good way to get the kids interested in the subject of animals that live in the arctic, for each student will be responsible for researching and writing a report about an arctic animal. Hopefully something in this digital story will peak their interests enough to be motivated to write a report of their own. I really enjoyed preparing this digital story and look forward to making more!

Google Reader Rocks!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've seen the term RSS feed used many times but never knew what it referred to. Well, I sure am glad I learned! I found out you can subscribe to a RSS (really simple syndication) feed for just about anything. A few posts back I wrote about how I found a blog that listed many first grade blogs on it, so there wasn't a need to go "blog hopping" all over the Internet. Now, by using the Google Reader and subscribing to first grade blogs I can get the latest blog posts delivered to me, ready to read, all in one place! All of the blogs that I visit for great ideas on a weekly basis now just magically appear on my Google Reader. The Internet just keeps getting better and better! Here's a YouTube video explaining how RSS works.

Paper Blogging

I've been very frustrated lately that I do not have enough computers or iPads for my first graders to begin blogging on. My school reading consultant suggested a way for my students to get the benefits of blogging without having the technology.  She suggested a class message board where the students could post messages using paper and push pins.  How old school, but better then nothing I guess!  Then when the technology in my school is in working order the kids will have some background on just what blogging actually is.  It's still frustrating that by having to blog on paper  my students won't be meeting any of the NETS for students. I did find this video on YouTube showing a class using what they called Paper Blogging.