To get to Grammar Girl:
- open iTunes
- click on podcasts
- on the left side of the page under genres, click on education
- scroll through available podcasts until you find Grammar Girl
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
iTunes Podcasts
Podcast for me:
Inside the Magic - Disney podcast
Inside the Magic - Disney podcast
Like I said when I introduced myself to the class, I am a Disney addict.
Podcast for my students:
Grammar Girl
I am always looking for ways to make grammar more interesting for students. Maybe I would begin the year by using several episodes of Grammar Girl and then have them create their own episode for a different concept.
Shift in Education
Some of the ideas that struck me when reading about the shift of education were (from "Contemporary Literacy," David Warlick):
- What do you need to know, when most of recorded knowledge is a mouse-click away?
I think it is becoming increasingly challenging to show students the value of increasing their knowledge in the classroom because they know that a lot of information is readily available on the computer.
- How do you distinguish between good knowledge and bad knowledge?
Students have MUCH faith in whatever is out there online. Since it is so easy to post information online, we need to be more and more diligent about teaching students how to evaluate all information they find.
In addition to these two items, I am finding it more and more difficult to show students the value of reading a piece of literature. There seem to be fewer readers every year. With so many books being made into movies, online news sources, and online cliffnotes being available to students, it feels as though they do not see the point in taking the time to actually read anymore. While the shift to technology is exciting, it also creates the need for a new type of instruction.
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- What do you need to know, when most of recorded knowledge is a mouse-click away?
I think it is becoming increasingly challenging to show students the value of increasing their knowledge in the classroom because they know that a lot of information is readily available on the computer.
- How do you distinguish between good knowledge and bad knowledge?
Students have MUCH faith in whatever is out there online. Since it is so easy to post information online, we need to be more and more diligent about teaching students how to evaluate all information they find.
In addition to these two items, I am finding it more and more difficult to show students the value of reading a piece of literature. There seem to be fewer readers every year. With so many books being made into movies, online news sources, and online cliffnotes being available to students, it feels as though they do not see the point in taking the time to actually read anymore. While the shift to technology is exciting, it also creates the need for a new type of instruction.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/comedynose/3349062775/
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en
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