In this chapter, students were viewing a critical literacy podcast. They noticed the software called Cluster Maps showed how many people around the world were viewing the website. Antartica didn't have any views.. The students wanted to figure out why this was happening. As a class they email the author of the website to find out if it was a mistake. They heard back from Vivian, the author, and she tells them they will have to contact the cluster map people to come up with an answer. Once Vivian sent the email, Vivian's husband had an answer. He explains to the class that the internet access is very slow in Antartica. Therefore they were not logging out to surf the internet. This project was helpful in getting these 2nd graders to critical think about literacy.
The students then develop their own podcast and load cluster map software to see who was looking. Their first dot they got was from Columbia. One of the girls grandparents had been viewing the podcast to keep up with their granddaughter. This project was a way for kids to show their families what they were doing at school. The teacher then used the cluster map to figure out where viewers were and taught lessons over those countries. Students were introduced to different types of maps and social studies lessons over varies countries. On page 62- 63 has a great list of resources for podcast, blogs, websites, and maps.
Question: This is a great example of integrating different subjects along with technology. Do you have an example of how you integrate literacy with other subjects? Do you integrate technology or could you in the future?
How interesting. I didn't even think Anarctica had Internet service, so that's interesting. I like the idea of following students via podcasts and mapping. Lots of fun and incorporates different subjects. The second graders here at HH do a Flat Stanley project and part of it is electronic/via internet. It's really fun to watch.
I've done Flat Stanley with kindergarten. They LOVE IT. It's an end of the year project I do when I introduce chapter books. I think I'm just as excited to do Flat Stanley as the kids. It's a great project that incorporates many literacies and content areas. We then map where he has been on the globe.
Marti, I learned more reading this chapter too! I just love this lesson because it incorporates so many areas - geography, technology, real-world application, critical thinking, letter-writing, problem solving, etc!
I have not incorporated other subjects with my classes. I am interested to try after these readings! I'm not sure what I would do-there are lots of possibilities.
I didn't think there were enough people in Antarctica for them to have internet service. I think that podcasts are a great idea..has anyone used them?
I have ZERO podcast experience, but I know tons of people who love them. I definitely need to look into them.
I like to incorporate literacy into social studies. If a holiday or important day is coming up, I try to tie that into our literacy instruction. Around Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I talk a lot about the Civil Rights Movement. We watch Brainpop and United Streaming videos about major events. We practice note-taking while watching these videos, and engage in word learning. We did a readers' theater about the Montgomery Bus Boycotts, and sequenced the events of the movement. It was so much fun to look at this major event in so many different ways!
I love that MLK lesson Jenny! One way that I've heard of using podcasts is to record lessons (or likely a lesson review) that students can play back when they are absent or to review. The podcasts can even be posted online on iTunes or the class website for home listening!
Social studies/history is a great way to incorporate literacy elements. I love you idea of doing readers theatre of actual events. For some reason I have in my head the readers theatre is based on fiction and that's not correct! I bet you make history come alive!
I think that the most important part of the chapter is that students had the opportunity to think critically and solve a real-world problem (inclusivity). "They saw leaving the continent off the map as "unfair" because, they said, leaving it off made it seem as though "the continent did not exist" (p. 57). They thought about others and then tried to solve this problem by hypothesizing and suggesting possible suggestions. First, was Antartica deliberately left off? Is the graph just distorted? They reached out to a source of Clustr maps and used their letter writing skills to form an email. I always think it's a valuable experience when students get to contact people outside of the classroom walls to things. Technology makes it so easy! The kids eventually learned that Antartica does not have the fast internet we have here and so it makes it difficult to browse websites. This is a real-world fact the children found out just through a little personal research!
Have y'all ever taught a lesson where you had your students reach out to someone for research or further learning?
I haven't reached out to someone in this sense, but I have done weekly themes and whenever possible we invite someone from the community in to the classroom: firemen, police, ambulance drivers, truck drivers, nurses, military etc. We try to learn about their role first and brainstorm questions . It's similar to writing to the author, but I definitely could incorporate more emailing/writing in this sense.
In this chapter, students were viewing a critical literacy podcast. They noticed the software called Cluster Maps showed how many people around the world were viewing the website. Antartica didn't have any views.. The students wanted to figure out why this was happening. As a class they email the author of the website to find out if it was a mistake. They heard back from Vivian, the author, and she tells them they will have to contact the cluster map people to come up with an answer. Once Vivian sent the email, Vivian's husband had an answer. He explains to the class that the internet access is very slow in Antartica. Therefore they were not logging out to surf the internet. This project was helpful in getting these 2nd graders to critical think about literacy.
ReplyDeleteThe students then develop their own podcast and load cluster map software to see who was looking. Their first dot they got was from Columbia. One of the girls grandparents had been viewing the podcast to keep up with their granddaughter. This project was a way for kids to show their families what they were doing at school. The teacher then used the cluster map to figure out where viewers were and taught lessons over those countries. Students were introduced to different types of maps and social studies lessons over varies countries. On page 62- 63 has a great list of resources for podcast, blogs, websites, and maps.
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This is a great example of integrating different subjects along with technology. Do you have an example of how you integrate literacy with other subjects? Do you integrate technology or could you in the future?
How interesting. I didn't even think Anarctica had Internet service, so that's interesting. I like the idea of following students via podcasts and mapping. Lots of fun and incorporates different subjects. The second graders here at HH do a Flat Stanley project and part of it is electronic/via internet. It's really fun to watch.
ReplyDeleteI've done Flat Stanley with kindergarten. They LOVE IT. It's an end of the year project I do when I introduce chapter books. I think I'm just as excited to do Flat Stanley as the kids. It's a great project that incorporates many literacies and content areas. We then map where he has been on the globe.
DeleteMarti, I learned more reading this chapter too! I just love this lesson because it incorporates so many areas - geography, technology, real-world application, critical thinking, letter-writing, problem solving, etc!
DeleteI have not incorporated other subjects with my classes. I am interested to try after these readings! I'm not sure what I would do-there are lots of possibilities.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think there were enough people in Antarctica for them to have internet service. I think that podcasts are a great idea..has anyone used them?
I have ZERO podcast experience, but I know tons of people who love them. I definitely need to look into them.
ReplyDeleteI like to incorporate literacy into social studies. If a holiday or important day is coming up, I try to tie that into our literacy instruction. Around Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I talk a lot about the Civil Rights Movement. We watch Brainpop and United Streaming videos about major events. We practice note-taking while watching these videos, and engage in word learning. We did a readers' theater about the Montgomery Bus Boycotts, and sequenced the events of the movement. It was so much fun to look at this major event in so many different ways!
I love that MLK lesson Jenny! One way that I've heard of using podcasts is to record lessons (or likely a lesson review) that students can play back when they are absent or to review. The podcasts can even be posted online on iTunes or the class website for home listening!
DeleteSocial studies/history is a great way to incorporate literacy elements. I love you idea of doing readers theatre of actual events. For some reason I have in my head the readers theatre is based on fiction and that's not correct! I bet you make history come alive!
DeleteI like the idea of podcasts and would like to try creating one with my students.
ReplyDeleteI think that the most important part of the chapter is that students had the opportunity to think critically and solve a real-world problem (inclusivity). "They saw leaving the continent off the map as "unfair" because, they said, leaving it off made it seem as though "the continent did not exist" (p. 57). They thought about others and then tried to solve this problem by hypothesizing and suggesting possible suggestions. First, was Antartica deliberately left off? Is the graph just distorted? They reached out to a source of Clustr maps and used their letter writing skills to form an email. I always think it's a valuable experience when students get to contact people outside of the classroom walls to things. Technology makes it so easy! The kids eventually learned that Antartica does not have the fast internet we have here and so it makes it difficult to browse websites. This is a real-world fact the children found out just through a little personal research!
ReplyDeleteHave y'all ever taught a lesson where you had your students reach out to someone for research or further learning?
I haven't reached out to someone in this sense, but I have done weekly themes and whenever possible we invite someone from the community in to the classroom: firemen, police, ambulance drivers, truck drivers, nurses, military etc. We try to learn about their role first and brainstorm questions . It's similar to writing to the author, but I definitely could incorporate more emailing/writing in this sense.
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