Week 14

I chose to do a screencastify narration to a Storybird that I composed off of Michell's 10 points of literacy shifts. I have wanted to do a Storybird since I saw it showcased in our app of the week. I tried to encompass the lecture materials that the majority of you mentioned, and also include some quotes from our discussion board. I loved putting the Storybird together, but when I recorded my narration, I wish that I had thought to be in presentation mode of the Storybird. I only realized my error after I had completed the screencastify, but I think that it works, so I left it raw for you. Thank you so much for being such great teammates on this journey. I have enjoyed every bit of our time together.  Here is the link to my narrated Storybird. Enjoy! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sAq7MCl5oxpycjasRqoCAIKAzzWeYDzd/view

Week 13: Social Reading

This week, we discussed social reading and a pattern emerged: as librarians and educators (and readers, ourselves) our job is to continue to facilitate what people and kids have been doing since the beginning of the written word: make connections with other people through books. The ways in which we do this are new, since we have access to technology, and our position is to find ways for kids to connect. We can do this in person through book groups, summer reading programs, or having multiple copies of the same popular books on hand, or online, through exposing them to communities on Biblionasium, Bookopolis, GoodReads, or other social sites. We can also facilitate online book groups and help students recommend books to others.

Please take a look at my video discussing these connections. I decided that, since we had shared our thoughts in three-minute FlipGrid videos this week, I would challenge myself to synthesize the great discussions in the same format!

Things to think about for next week: what are the issues and controversies around students being connected online? What can we do make sure they stay safe?