tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.comments2013-12-17T17:09:23.243-08:00Wings and BubblesMelanie Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04117438132249602360noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-41425893664550172512013-12-17T17:09:23.243-08:002013-12-17T17:09:23.243-08:00How great to see part of it. And as you can see, ...How great to see part of it. And as you can see, we want to see it all! Have fun!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-78538809487560936482013-12-17T16:27:59.845-08:002013-12-17T16:27:59.845-08:00Me too. We want to see the finished product :)Me too. We want to see the finished product :)BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973593425566621090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-76234945545999649302013-12-17T14:51:20.521-08:002013-12-17T14:51:20.521-08:00Loving all of the conversation! So many things to...Loving all of the conversation! So many things to think about! Good luck with your creation!Amy Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177520075043676835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-60133352066768115882013-10-19T05:18:10.283-07:002013-10-19T05:18:10.283-07:00Greg, the boy was intrigued by a more open ended, ...Greg, the boy was intrigued by a more open ended, personally chosen challenge of creating a basket with math manipulatives (shape blocks). That is a good question, and suggests I should reword the problem to have more than one right answer.<br /><br />Reflections could (and should) have been in journals, on KidBlog or Edmodo. Melanie Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117438132249602360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-88807715880145913892013-10-07T14:56:43.906-07:002013-10-07T14:56:43.906-07:00Hi Melanie,
Why didn't the boy whose partner s...Hi Melanie,<br />Why didn't the boy whose partner solved the problem without him, care? How would you have had the students reflect on theri learning?<br />Thanks,<br />GregAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12800162696416608226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-58148713145497495672013-10-07T12:55:26.716-07:002013-10-07T12:55:26.716-07:00Melanie,
Thank you for sharing your post. It's...Melanie,<br />Thank you for sharing your post. It's wonderful you are doing problem-based activities with young students. I enjoyed reading about your student activity, especially how the different groups took different approaches to the problem. I also enjoyed reading your "what you would do differently next time" thoughts. <br /><br />Excellent idea on videotaping the group's efforts. I recently facilitated a problem-based learning activity for faculty development and was fascinated by hearing the dialogue that occurred in the teams. I witnessed the thinking processes each was taking and learned how they were learning. I wished I had videotaped it.<br /><br />I agree, problem-solving and critical-thinking activities take time for all the things you mentioned, but so rewarding for the students! Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-66326172649555341382013-09-19T17:25:21.757-07:002013-09-19T17:25:21.757-07:00Thank you for coming. We are always honored chatti...Thank you for coming. We are always honored chatting and collaborating with you! Amitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05488714964016111021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-938218294559337852013-09-19T17:09:20.852-07:002013-09-19T17:09:20.852-07:00Thanks for coming! Sumdog no longer offers all fre...Thanks for coming! Sumdog no longer offers all free games. You have to pay for more access.<br /><br />http://sumdog.com/en/Pricing/<br /><br /><br />jchoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09111042217199283924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-83820984067814643022013-09-19T17:07:40.251-07:002013-09-19T17:07:40.251-07:00Thanks for coming! Sumdog no longer offers all fre...Thanks for coming! Sumdog no longer offers all free games. You have to pay for more access.<br /><br />http://sumdog.com/en/Pricing/<br /><br /><br />jchoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09111042217199283924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-6749005616374951802013-09-16T18:36:35.245-07:002013-09-16T18:36:35.245-07:00One thing you mentioned in your post and was also ...One thing you mentioned in your post and was also mentioned in John Thompson's webinar on "Use Human Touch to Engage Online Students" was how important it is that students view the instructor as approachable and supportive. <br /><br />I like your list of what we can do to build that rapport in a distance education course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-70190375885843301792013-04-20T08:09:07.732-07:002013-04-20T08:09:07.732-07:00Today I joined a chat through DEN with Ashleigh Je...Today I joined a chat through DEN with Ashleigh Jensen leading. She is from Iowa and has experience with Learning Management Systems. We discussed Edmodo, Moodle and MyBigCampus. I feel like I am expanding my knowledge of a foreign language, and that Iowa is certainly ahead of me!Melanie Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117438132249602360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-7377038247747120982013-04-09T16:22:32.762-07:002013-04-09T16:22:32.762-07:00I think this is a beautiful story that shows how m...I think this is a beautiful story that shows how much is going on in your classroom. The students are using narrative and poetry to expose a topic that is relevant to them (bullying) and providing a solution to a real life situation. They integrate problem solving skills with writing and technology in a beautiful way. Thumbs up for you and for the kiddos!<br />PS: Thanks for the tip on storybird.com... I am curious to learn more about this tool.Mrs.Alvaradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215670950857115434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-5215239273747147392013-04-09T07:30:11.714-07:002013-04-09T07:30:11.714-07:00Good ideas, Carrie. We recorded using Power Point...Good ideas, Carrie. We recorded using Power Point and Open Office on PCs. I want to dive into it further, especially since we are following <br />http://jmsalsich.edublogs.org/2013/04/07/poetry-madness-2013-round-3/<br /><br />Melanie Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117438132249602360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-22738701536987151702013-04-08T16:22:54.528-07:002013-04-08T16:22:54.528-07:00My students have enjoyed this website. The only is...My students have enjoyed this website. The only issue that we have faced is that sometimes the projects are not saved if they are not saved and published :( We had to retype several of their poetry books. Great website overall!Laura Ramoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13248708982072092540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-3196527321054656992013-04-01T10:23:32.445-07:002013-04-01T10:23:32.445-07:00I really enjoyed reading this post--it is a famili...I really enjoyed reading this post--it is a familiar story. I cannot imagine not having a PLN to go to when needed. Your visualization was nice, but I didn't see your son-ha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-49814692131417436462013-04-01T08:50:56.872-07:002013-04-01T08:50:56.872-07:00Wouldn't it be neat if the students made a vid...Wouldn't it be neat if the students made a video or podcast of themselves reading the poetry? They could illustrate it as well. It could be like an Open Mic event - watch this video for ideas - https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/poetry-lesson-plan<br /><br /><br />GarageBand would be a great tool here :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-4839526063210233642013-03-26T09:01:16.321-07:002013-03-26T09:01:16.321-07:00Enjoyed this graphic! You are really involving you...Enjoyed this graphic! You are really involving your students via Edmodo so it makes sense that you have also tappen into that community for PD. It is really a great tool! I need to check out Mr. Salsich!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-37002320772636564232013-02-25T20:37:58.619-08:002013-02-25T20:37:58.619-08:00Sheri, I love AR because it motivates young reader...Sheri, I love AR because it motivates young readers to evaluate whether their reading skills are adequate or not. Sometimes an object, like a computer, can provide feedback to a reluctant reader that makes a difference. AR calls for quick recall of high frequency words and story elements. I understand it doesn't work for all campuses, but it is crucial on ours.<br /> Melanie Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04117438132249602360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-78263611584079138452013-02-19T06:36:24.300-08:002013-02-19T06:36:24.300-08:00I love how you are trying things and making decisi...I love how you are trying things and making decisions about tools that fit your goals and what you want your students to be able to do using technology. And even though you may discard a tool, your students have been exposed and they now have that tool as part of their repository of tech tools--so good job. I have both Dropbox and Evernote--I would like to know which one you prefer and why. There are two schools of thought on AR--why do you like it? If you do use iStation, I would like to know how it compares to Odyssey. Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728554976474944174.post-49755168181353744212013-02-14T10:23:54.522-08:002013-02-14T10:23:54.522-08:00Interesting to me about Mangahigh as you are the s...Interesting to me about Mangahigh as you are the second teacher to have negative comments about it. I would love to visit with you to better understand the issues! Ditto on the comment about GoAnimate not being editable! So, maybe we can connect before the next meeting!<br /><br />It appears that you have taken the time to learn a few tools that you have now discards. Question, was the time learning them a waste or did you learn skills that you were able to apply elsewhere? Just wondering because I know that some are concerned about the time it takes to learn.<br /><br />There are many time I wish I weren't such an old dog and had learned with many of these tools back when I could remember things! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com