Thanks to everyone in the class for helping me to learn about instructional applications of the Internet.
"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. - Seneca
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
I, Q Instructional Website
On Friday I ordered books to sell for our school's upcoming author visit with Roland Smith. As the conversation unfolded, I found that I was talking with the author's pr person who is developing the website for his new I,Q espionage series. As she described the site, I realized that her website incorporated all the elements of a really good educational site!
Information - videos of the author answering questions, a section about revision and the writing process ala Ian Fleming, information about the locations described in the book
Interactivity - Q&A with the author, a forum where readers can discuss the books
Connectivity - links to other websites like the CIA, FBI, and Mossad
something to make tweens and teens want to come back to the site - 2 games and also contests with the prizes of pre-release books or technology
The website won't be up until the first of September, but the opening screen is already on the author's site at http://www.rolandsmith.com/ and it looks great.
I am finding that more and more authors are including curriculum tie-ins, standards driven information on their websites. Our K-4 buildings are hosting Debra Frasier in the Fall, and she encourages schools to have vocabulary parades where students dress up as a word. Her website is http://www.debrafrasier.com/ . In advance of her visit she sends schools copies of her books and notebooks with classroom activity ideas.
Information - videos of the author answering questions, a section about revision and the writing process ala Ian Fleming, information about the locations described in the book
Interactivity - Q&A with the author, a forum where readers can discuss the books
Connectivity - links to other websites like the CIA, FBI, and Mossad
something to make tweens and teens want to come back to the site - 2 games and also contests with the prizes of pre-release books or technology
The website won't be up until the first of September, but the opening screen is already on the author's site at http://www.rolandsmith.com/ and it looks great.
I am finding that more and more authors are including curriculum tie-ins, standards driven information on their websites. Our K-4 buildings are hosting Debra Frasier in the Fall, and she encourages schools to have vocabulary parades where students dress up as a word. Her website is http://www.debrafrasier.com/ . In advance of her visit she sends schools copies of her books and notebooks with classroom activity ideas.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Exciting Webquest Feedback
Applications of the Internet for Education are pretty incredible.
For my webquest, "Ask Roland Smith", I asked students to research an author's life and works and then write an introduction and develop questions to ask the author when he visits our school in March. I emailed the author the link to my wq and was pretty excited to get this response a few minutes ago:
I absolutely love your “Ask Roland Smith”… In fact, with our permission I would like to put a link to it on my webpage (with full credit going to you of course). I think it is a great resource for educators and students. Thank you for your hard work.
Best,
Roland
www.rolandsmith.com
Check out the new series I,Q @ www.iqtheseries.com
For my webquest, "Ask Roland Smith", I asked students to research an author's life and works and then write an introduction and develop questions to ask the author when he visits our school in March. I emailed the author the link to my wq and was pretty excited to get this response a few minutes ago:
I absolutely love your “Ask Roland Smith”… In fact, with our permission I would like to put a link to it on my webpage (with full credit going to you of course). I think it is a great resource for educators and students. Thank you for your hard work.
Best,
Roland
www.rolandsmith.com
Check out the new series I,Q @ www.iqtheseries.com
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