I want to start this post off by sharing a cool Instagram story about one of my students. This student is a surfer, photographer, and videographer. He said that he was posting some of his “edits” on instagram and that a surf company started liking his edits. Then the surf company began to follow him on Instagram. Then, also through Instagram, the surf company direct messaged this student with a sponsorship opportunity! He has been able to get some free merchandise, and he now sports their stickers on his board so when he puts videos online that surf company is represented. That’s a cool instagram story.
Speaking of stories, Chimamanda Adichie’s TED Talk The Danger of a Single Story was an interesting view on storytelling. She warns about not exploring different stories, and how not telling multiple stories can cause misconceptions. As a history teacher, this is entirely true! Students must explore more than the dead white man’s history. And they should explore it (or find the story, if yu will) in multiple different ways!
Student Engagement
-Here is what the article is about, a quick introductions:
Instagram ELE Challenge
-This prepares them to practice internet safety. It allows them to become familiar with the potential of people seeing their profiles. By working online they are able to work with more than they are able to do in class. So by using hashtags and such they can get many more people involved with more resources than they can in a traditional classroom setting.
Instagram Scavenger Hunt
-This is a cool way to hold students accountable for doing work while on a fieldtrip. It’s an alternative to a piece of paper and a pen, but it’s a crazier way to grade. So it’s really up to you and how long you want to spend grading. I can’t say I’d use this activity in my classroom, but who knows. If I were to use it, I would do so at the end of a unit as a review activity. Or maybe as a character/historical figure analysis activity.
Instagram ELE A New Approach
-I think the writer is experiencing a lot of collaboration with this hashtag. They are basically having research being not only done but almost created for them. It’s a great way to cut your work down as a blogger.
Speaking of stories, Chimamanda Adichie’s TED Talk The Danger of a Single Story was an interesting view on storytelling. She warns about not exploring different stories, and how not telling multiple stories can cause misconceptions. As a history teacher, this is entirely true! Students must explore more than the dead white man’s history. And they should explore it (or find the story, if yu will) in multiple different ways!
Student Engagement
-Here is what the article is about, a quick introductions:
- Working with their peers
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- Allow your students to talk, they are teens, they value social encounters.
- Allow your students to talk, they are teens, they value social encounters.
- Working with technology
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- Learning by doing. We work with 21st century learners, keep it relevant.
- Learning by doing. We work with 21st century learners, keep it relevant.
- Connecting the real world to the work we do/project based learning
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- Again, keep it relevant. Learning should be relevant to their lives, not just the textbook.
- Again, keep it relevant. Learning should be relevant to their lives, not just the textbook.
- Clearly love what you do
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- Be enthusiastic about the material, but also be enthusiastic about teaching.
- Be enthusiastic about the material, but also be enthusiastic about teaching.
- Get me out of my seat!
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- It’s important to get students moving. If you have block periods, chunk up the learning, do some stretches, gallery walks, etc.
- It’s important to get students moving. If you have block periods, chunk up the learning, do some stretches, gallery walks, etc.
- Bring in visuals
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- Pictures, tables, movies, etc.
- Pictures, tables, movies, etc.
- Student choice
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- Allows students to feel more confident about their work.
- Allows students to feel more confident about their work.
- Understand your clients -- the kids
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- Be confident in your students’ abilities.
- Be confident in your students’ abilities.
- Mix it up!
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- Don’t be a boring teacher. Don’t be that teacher that plays a movie everyday, or does a partner poster everyday… Keep them on their toes.
- Don’t be a boring teacher. Don’t be that teacher that plays a movie everyday, or does a partner poster everyday… Keep them on their toes.
- Be human
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- It’s OK to have fun with your kids.
Instagram ELE Challenge
-This prepares them to practice internet safety. It allows them to become familiar with the potential of people seeing their profiles. By working online they are able to work with more than they are able to do in class. So by using hashtags and such they can get many more people involved with more resources than they can in a traditional classroom setting.
Instagram Scavenger Hunt
-This is a cool way to hold students accountable for doing work while on a fieldtrip. It’s an alternative to a piece of paper and a pen, but it’s a crazier way to grade. So it’s really up to you and how long you want to spend grading. I can’t say I’d use this activity in my classroom, but who knows. If I were to use it, I would do so at the end of a unit as a review activity. Or maybe as a character/historical figure analysis activity.
Instagram ELE A New Approach
-I think the writer is experiencing a lot of collaboration with this hashtag. They are basically having research being not only done but almost created for them. It’s a great way to cut your work down as a blogger.