Alyssa's Pi Project

Alyssa's Pi Project

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Digital Literacy Project

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Cool Rubrics Creator

This is a very helpful Web 2.0 tool that I discovered while trying to create a rubric for the digital literacy project.  It is so easy to use!  It is a collaborative site so you are able to search for existing rubrics, copy it, and edit it to serve your own purposes.  You can assign different values to calculate scores.  Upon completion, all you have to do is click on the descriptor for the student's work and it automatically scores using fractions and percentages.  If you still need this component, I recommend trying it!

Click on the image to visit the site!

This is the rubric I created for my project:

This is what is left of my final course reflection after I hacked it to stay within the confines of 2 minutes.  It was a much cuter dialogue prior to the editing process but hopefully, my thoughts are still conveyed.  I really wanted to explore a tool I hadn't used before but with the time constraints, I didn't practice using movement or change of scenery much because I didn't want to burn up precious video time.


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Sock Puppets Anyone?

First grade ELL students reading When You Grow Up


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Finally, (thanks to Stephanie for teaching me how to export this!)  this is my first attempt at incorporating the Sock Puppets app.  This is not the best one but apparently I didn't save my favorite one.  Students were reading a Reader's Theater script from Reading A to Z.  They loved this activity and have been asking for new scripts every week!

One of the limitations of the app is the 90 second recording time.  However, it is possible to record the entire play in parts.  The app has the option to share to the camera roll.  From there, you can upload all the parts into iMovie to edit and then share out to Vimeo.  From Vimeo, the video is easily embedded to blogs and Wikis.  Voila!!

This is another script from Reading A to Z.  The students are second grade ELL students with a much longer script.  I'm not sure if I would go much higher because it gets rather lengthy.



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Digital Storytelling Project

Ibrahim's Story

This project has turned out to be much more time consuming than I had anticipated...

However, the pride that Ibrahim exudes makes it well worth the effort!  My Wiki page for East Hartford Public Schools will also have this video embedded so that he will have the opportunity to share our creation with family and friends.  Additionally, through this process, I feel that I have built a much stronger relationship with Ibrahim and his sister (who is also an ELL student at the EHHS).  ELL students need an opportunity such as this to show how much they do know because too often, other students don't realize the wealth of information and the new perspectives that could be shared with students from other parts of the world.  Although the project tried my patience at times, I am grateful for the opportunity.

This is a very rough draft of the concept that I had originally thought I would pursue but it was difficult with all the time off we have had compounded with not seeing my students every day.  However, I corresponded with Ibrahim and his sister outside of school often to try to make up for lost time and fill the seemingly endless gaps.  His sister, Shabana answered many questions and provided me with their personal photographs.  She was exceedingly helpful and then thanked me for my time and helping her practice her English!

The second draft has some of the questions I had, answered but I had some difficulty uploading the pictures that Shabana gave me.  Thankfully, the photos uploaded onto Moviemaker with no problem.  The video seems lengthy at this point because Ibrahim has had some difficulty reading his script and we haven't even covered all the areas I wanted to at this point.  Additionally, he didn't keep the microphone near his mouth so  some of the narration fades out.  I think I will edit some of the script and re-record some of the narration to shorten the video; I may have to delete somethings as well.  I am afraid to upload the video at this point because I am unsure if I will be able to edit it again once I have saved it and I REALLY don't want to do it all again!

The third draft has been edited.

Can Technological Fun Change Human Behavior?

I wish we had more creative ideas like these!!  By incorporating fun into mundane daily practices, technology can really motivate people to make better choices. "Day of Glass" may too intrusive for personal tastes, but I think these are fun ways to incorporate technology in a positive way.  What do you think?