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C4T #4 Summary
I was assigned to comment on "What Now? What Next? So What?". This particular teacher has many interesting blog posts, but the two thatI chose to comment on were: Web 3.0 and Paperless Day. Web 3.0 is a video about how the internet is evolving. This video really makes you realize just how vast technology is and how amazing the internet is. This post made me wish that I had been around when the internet first came about. How incredible that would have been!
Paperlless Day was a neat post as well. This was another video, this one detailing what the students had done on Paperless Day. I had never heard of this day prior to reading this post, but I would love to incorporate days like this in the future. It seemed that the kids really enjoyed their assignments as well.
C4K Summary
My first C4K assignment was actually a blog consisting of a game. Everyone has played Simon before (atleast I hope so!). This class has a game of the week that they post on the blog and teachers, students, parents, etc. play and post their score to see who gets the high score. I thought that this was a very neat way to get everyone involved and looking at the blog. Once you are at a blog, you are going to look around. I thought this was a cunning way of getting people to use the blog more often!
My next post was on a student name Nicklas' blog. He was summarizing what he had read from a book called "Lunch with Lenin." I thought that this book was very intense and it really impressed me that he was able to read and understand the point of such a complex story. The book actually seemed interesting! In his summary, he was able to relate the story to his life. I thought this was great because it will make the book more meaningful than just an assignment.
This next post was my favorite! We were each assigned to comment on a students' Voki! The Voki that I commented on was Miranda. I was drawn to her Voki because it had a cute cowgirl with a very intense background that did not seem to fit. In her Voki, Miranda was able to connect the story to another book she had read, and further connect them to her own life. She said that these stories made her feel alone because she is an only child. This made me sad, so I had to tell her not to feel alone, and that you do not have to have siblings to not feel alone. I really enjoyed all of the Voki's and I want to use this in the future with my students!
For my last C4K, I was assigned to comment on Amy's blog. This particular blog was a story she had made up about a wild Doberman. I thought that he story was very creative and her writing really impressed me. I found it ironic bebcause the dog's name was Rouger and my friend just got a puppy and named him Rouger!
My next post was on a student name Nicklas' blog. He was summarizing what he had read from a book called "Lunch with Lenin." I thought that this book was very intense and it really impressed me that he was able to read and understand the point of such a complex story. The book actually seemed interesting! In his summary, he was able to relate the story to his life. I thought this was great because it will make the book more meaningful than just an assignment.
This next post was my favorite! We were each assigned to comment on a students' Voki! The Voki that I commented on was Miranda. I was drawn to her Voki because it had a cute cowgirl with a very intense background that did not seem to fit. In her Voki, Miranda was able to connect the story to another book she had read, and further connect them to her own life. She said that these stories made her feel alone because she is an only child. This made me sad, so I had to tell her not to feel alone, and that you do not have to have siblings to not feel alone. I really enjoyed all of the Voki's and I want to use this in the future with my students!
For my last C4K, I was assigned to comment on Amy's blog. This particular blog was a story she had made up about a wild Doberman. I thought that he story was very creative and her writing really impressed me. I found it ironic bebcause the dog's name was Rouger and my friend just got a puppy and named him Rouger!
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