Module+5

This week I finally annoyed enough people and finally got my homepage up and running from our schools website. This excited me beyond belief because it has only been since November that I've been trying to get this done. Not only did I set up useful links for my colleagues, but I also found great links to teach a new concept to my students. Not only was it easy to add the llink to my homepage, but I didn't even have to create anything new! Once my students we settled in and logged in I gave a brief overview of the concept of connotation and dennotiation that I wanted them to learn. This website I found was created by another teacher in the US and it had tutorials as well as practice. My students were instructed to complete at least two of the tutorials as well as a quiz at the end of the lesson. They had to write their responses on paper and turn them in, I have not created e-mail accounts for them yet. The students were completely engaged and by the end of the lesson the paper that they turned into was evident that the majority of my students learned and retained a concept that otherwise would've been boring! I also had time to work with my lower performing students while my higher level students had the opportunity to move on or in some cases help out a classmate.
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I am planning on doing webquests and blogging with my students in the near future. There is an awesome book called "The Hunger Games" that opens up many avenues on which I can incorporate technology as well as hit the majority of standards. Over Spring Break I am going to plan a unit and consult my colleagues to create projects and web based learning opportunities for my students. This week's success solidified my excitment over my Hunger Games unit and I am excited to end the year strong.
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