My favorite discoveries from this class would definitely be the social bookmarking. Delicious is such a great idea! I really can get behind anything that gives me the opportunity to share information with other people. On top of that, I can access my bookmarks from any computer and if something happens to my computer, I wouldn't lose my bookmarks that I had saved. In addition, and for the same reasons, I really like the websites like flikr and the photo and video sharing websites. I found that all of the exercises were definitely helpful, but the conversations that were shared via chat really helped because I got ideas from other students, as well as helpful websites. Making a WebQuest was cool too because I never thought I would take the time to do something, but now I realize how much time goes into it as well as how much of a benefit it really is for kids and how closely it is related to scaffolding!
This course has definitely helped my lifelong learning goals! I was opened up to a whole new set of skills and utilities that I had never been interested in before. I realized that I didn't know as much as I thought I had known previously.
This class has a lot of great information and the projects were not tedious as much as they were fun. I'm glad that we were not necessarily graded on how excellent our work was as much as how much we were on our effort, which was refreshing and encouraging. I will definitely be interested in pursuing what I've learned to a greater extent of knowledge. I was surprised at how easily I took interest in this class and how much fun it has been.
I'm not sure how you could improve upon this class, but I think that maybe sharing of the work we have done would be great. I know you have posted the bookmarking websites, but I would have liked to see the other websites, which I'm sure you'll post at some point. The concept of the site is great, I think it'd be valuable to do a podcast involving the blog you make. I know it's really easy to make a podcast using the program called "audacity" and you don't even need to have a microphone, you can just plug in your earphones to the microphone jack on the computer and use it that way. It seems like a really helpful thing to learn for teachers, and it's something I've done successfully in another class I had at SUNY Geneseo.
I would definitely participate in another class like this one. I feel like it's very practical, new and refreshing. The online format is not my favorite because I tend to mess up dates when I have a day off from work or when I'm on vacation from school and so I would rather take it in a physical classroom, but I think that I would definitely enjoy another hands-on, creative class like this one! :)
Friday, January 22, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Webliography of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
17th Century Pick-Up Lines Lesson Plan (Romeo and Juliet)
http://www.folger.edu/edulesplandtl.cfm?lpid=602
The purpose of this website is to give teachers an idea of how to get students interested in Romeo and Juliet and relate to it. I think that this is a good website that gives ideas for how teachers can relate something that seems completely foreign to students in a positive, fun, and creative way!
60 Second Shakespeare: Tabloid Summary of Romeo and Juliet
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/shakespeare/60secondshakespeare/themes_romeojuliet.shtml
The purpose of this website is to show students an interesting summary of the story in a very creative text. It might be a good way for teachers to introduce a creative project that involves content knowledge and individuality. This is a really neat website that has shortened versions of the plays available to all.
Interactive Romeo and Juliet (Full Play)
http://www.canadianshakespeares.ca/folio/folio.html
The purpose of this website is to make the play accessible to students who may not have a copy of the play (for classes that are unable to afford them, or for students who have forgotten their play at home). This also gives students the definitions of many of the words/phrases that students might not know. I think it's a great website. It allows students to go directly to the act and scene they need and gives them definitions, pictures, and videos to help them to understand.
Romeo and Juliet Wedding Party Webquest (Background of Era)
Website Here
The purpose of this website is to put students into groups and have them do a webquest to discover information about the era in which Romeo and Juliet was written and the setting of the play. It would be useful for a teacher to get students interested in the story and background by looking at what it would have taken to create a wedding for Romeo and Juliet.
Montague v. Capulet Lesson Plan for Duration of R&J Unit
http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/7160.aspx
This is a really cool website that gives lesson plans/articles for teachers, and this post is from a teacher that wanted to get students involved in a pseudo-family feud within a classroom. It's a really cool idea that I think would definitely work within a classroom, getting students into the story and making them realize how easy it is to get into a feud and how the fighting in the play isn't necessarily as silly as they might have thought.
Romeo and Juliet in Texting (Text Messaging) Language
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/rjtxt.html
This website's purpose is to give students something funny and interesting that puts R&J into a text that students might better understand. It allows students to see some of the sillyness inherent in the play and I think that it would really make students interested in "translating" other parts of the play into text message form. If students can remember a summary of the play in some way, even in text form, they might be able to do better on a test or writing a paper where they cannot use their book (Regents Exam).
Romeo and Juliet in Modern English
http://nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/
This website has a similar purpose to the previous, giving students a different way of understanding what they are reading. I don't really think that it's cheating to give students a "translated" version of the play. I think that it's more important for students to know the story than prove they can translate the language. Students might quit before they even finish the story if they don't understand it. This website is a great resource for students reading the play, or most Shakespeare play.
Romeo and Juliet Audio Reading
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet
I know that this is wikipedia, but the real use I am going for is the complete play recorded as mp3s. The purpose of this is to help people who cannot read or are auditory learners hear and understand the play. I would use this site to read Romeo and Juliet for students who cannot understand the story while reading it themselves.
Shakespearean Insult Generator
http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/Shaker/index.html
The purpose of this website is to generate a random insult using Shakespeare's own words. Students will definitely get a kick out of this one, and they will hopefully be interested in the language of the era and of the author. It would be a fun thing to use in "insulting" each student in the classroom, or even in trying to translate the insults into modern words.
Shakespeare Background Information and Globe Theatre Information
http://library.thinkquest.org/10502/main.htm
The purpose of this website is to introduce students to life during Shakespeare's time, information about the Globe Theatre, and information about the different plays of Shakespeare. Not the most aesthetically pleasing website, but full of useful information for both teachers and students.
http://www.folger.edu/edulesplandtl.cfm?lpid=602
The purpose of this website is to give teachers an idea of how to get students interested in Romeo and Juliet and relate to it. I think that this is a good website that gives ideas for how teachers can relate something that seems completely foreign to students in a positive, fun, and creative way!
60 Second Shakespeare: Tabloid Summary of Romeo and Juliet
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/shakespeare/60secondshakespeare/themes_romeojuliet.shtml
The purpose of this website is to show students an interesting summary of the story in a very creative text. It might be a good way for teachers to introduce a creative project that involves content knowledge and individuality. This is a really neat website that has shortened versions of the plays available to all.
Interactive Romeo and Juliet (Full Play)
http://www.canadianshakespeares.ca/folio/folio.html
The purpose of this website is to make the play accessible to students who may not have a copy of the play (for classes that are unable to afford them, or for students who have forgotten their play at home). This also gives students the definitions of many of the words/phrases that students might not know. I think it's a great website. It allows students to go directly to the act and scene they need and gives them definitions, pictures, and videos to help them to understand.
Romeo and Juliet Wedding Party Webquest (Background of Era)
Website Here
The purpose of this website is to put students into groups and have them do a webquest to discover information about the era in which Romeo and Juliet was written and the setting of the play. It would be useful for a teacher to get students interested in the story and background by looking at what it would have taken to create a wedding for Romeo and Juliet.
Montague v. Capulet Lesson Plan for Duration of R&J Unit
http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/7160.aspx
This is a really cool website that gives lesson plans/articles for teachers, and this post is from a teacher that wanted to get students involved in a pseudo-family feud within a classroom. It's a really cool idea that I think would definitely work within a classroom, getting students into the story and making them realize how easy it is to get into a feud and how the fighting in the play isn't necessarily as silly as they might have thought.
Romeo and Juliet in Texting (Text Messaging) Language
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/rjtxt.html
This website's purpose is to give students something funny and interesting that puts R&J into a text that students might better understand. It allows students to see some of the sillyness inherent in the play and I think that it would really make students interested in "translating" other parts of the play into text message form. If students can remember a summary of the play in some way, even in text form, they might be able to do better on a test or writing a paper where they cannot use their book (Regents Exam).
Romeo and Juliet in Modern English
http://nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/
This website has a similar purpose to the previous, giving students a different way of understanding what they are reading. I don't really think that it's cheating to give students a "translated" version of the play. I think that it's more important for students to know the story than prove they can translate the language. Students might quit before they even finish the story if they don't understand it. This website is a great resource for students reading the play, or most Shakespeare play.
Romeo and Juliet Audio Reading
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet
I know that this is wikipedia, but the real use I am going for is the complete play recorded as mp3s. The purpose of this is to help people who cannot read or are auditory learners hear and understand the play. I would use this site to read Romeo and Juliet for students who cannot understand the story while reading it themselves.
Shakespearean Insult Generator
http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/Shaker/index.html
The purpose of this website is to generate a random insult using Shakespeare's own words. Students will definitely get a kick out of this one, and they will hopefully be interested in the language of the era and of the author. It would be a fun thing to use in "insulting" each student in the classroom, or even in trying to translate the insults into modern words.
Shakespeare Background Information and Globe Theatre Information
http://library.thinkquest.org/10502/main.htm
The purpose of this website is to introduce students to life during Shakespeare's time, information about the Globe Theatre, and information about the different plays of Shakespeare. Not the most aesthetically pleasing website, but full of useful information for both teachers and students.
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