Story Corps and The Great Thanksgiving Listen

Story Corps is hosting The Great Thanksgiving Listen again this year. It’s an annual event intended to encourage people to record family stories during the month of November. Their site includes resources for teachers to use with their classes as well as for individuals wanting to record on their own.

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Article: 4 Reasons That Technology Might Not Be Helping Them Learn

I will be the first to tell you that technology is not always the best tool for the job. This article, 4 Reasons That Technology Might Not Be Helping Them Learn hits the nail on the head. 

The reasons they list include:
1) You're using technology for technology's sake.
2) The technology distracts from understanding.
3) The teacher is still the audience.
4) You're neglecting authentic student voice & choice.

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The 21st Century Book Report

I know not all of you teach English and if you do, you likely don't do traditional book reports often if ever, but everyone should read Adam Schoenbart's post The 21st Century Book Report. I especially like how he empowered his students to share their work with a world-wide audience. Check out the section titled "Sharing Student Work" to see their creations. 
If you ever want help with having your students share their work outside our walls, let me know! 

Components of a Digital Age Learning Ecosystem

This is an interesting article on the Components of a Digital Age Learning Ecosystem. It gives a short explanation of each of the ecosystem pieces as the author sees them.

If you are interested in discussing this topic, or anything else related to the use of technology in your class, please let Penney Matos know!

10 ways to connect classes to global audiences

If you are looking for ways to connect your classes to a global audience, check out this article.