Dec 25, 2016
Such a short visit, but I'm glad I got to spend a few hours with my family. #merrychristmas #nakakihara
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Such a short visit, but I'm glad I got to spend a few hours with my family. #merrychristmas #nakakihara
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Using #hashtags to inspire higher order thinking
Last summer, my district rolled out a new LMS called Canvas. One of the many useful features is called Modules. Today, In honor of the great #42, I decided to put together a fun little RTI lesson connecting a story called Pioneer Girl and Jackie Robinson.
I subscribe to a daily newsletter by Doug Yonce called TekTok. If you haven’t seen it, you can subscribe here: http://www.svusd.org/technology.html Naturally, Doug listed a bunch of great Jackie Robinson sources which made putting this lesson together a snap.
A module is a series of tasks where you must complete one before you move on to the next. We began by reading a bio and then learned about the “color line”. The 3rd task was a discussion board where they had to create a “tweet” from the perspective of a white guy that was playing in the league at the time Jackie broke the “color line” (multiple perspectives). They had to stay within 140 characters and it must contain a thoughtful hashtag.
Here are some of the results:
It's About Time the Color Barrier was Broken in a good way. #MLBPioneer
Finally baseball makes a stand on racism. Welcome #42. #ChangingBaseball4ever
Welcome to the game! We are happy that you are playing with us #colordoesnotmatter
The lesson quickly focused on the hashtags. The kids were fascinated by them and really dug deep to create good ones. This was a good lesson.
4/13/15 Monday Reflection: Google Voice to gain fluency
The first day back from vacation is always challenging. I was pumped to be back in the classroom and the day flew by. I looked up, and it was time to go.
Tonight, for homework, my students had to call my Google Voice number and read their Walk Through part. The challenge is to speak clearly, in an attempt to get it to transcribe their words accurately. It’s fun to read them in front of the class the next day. All of the kids want to see their results. It’s almost impossible to get it to transcribe 100% and it comes up with some funny replacement words. This is a great way to help students with fluency and annunciation.
WHAT IS TRUE ABOUT YOU TODAY THAT WOULD MAKE YOUR 8-YEAR-OLD SELF CRY?
Mark Manson