Lesson Plans

Wordle
I think a design brief where students solve a problem, such as one in The Sign of the Beaver, can easily be implemented. The students reflect on their success with solving the problem, and this can easily be uploaded into Wordle for them to see the language they are using and the effect it has on the teacher. I think that reflections done on stories or things they have read or heard can be incorporated into the classroom via Wordle, and the teacher can print them out and post them around the classroom.

Blogging
I think that blogging could easily be implemented within the classroom. To assign each student a blog site, and allow them to write essays and reflections on the blog would be great. I would implement a lesson where students either respond to a book the teacher read aloud to the class or a book that we all, individually read and discussed as a class would be amazing. To allow them to post on one another’s blogs and comment with discussion topics would be beneficial because the teacher could keep tabs on discussions and see who was participating and who wasn’t doing their job.

Voicethread:
I think a great lesson plan with Voicethread is one that incorporates both the students speaking and pictures they took. I think that using a flipcam, the students could take pictures of things that reminded them of a book, like a sunset or a certain type of food, and post those pictures on voicethread. Once they had posted them, the students could then go back and comment on how those particular pictures meant something to them when discussing the book. I also think that commenting on peer’s work is a great way to build student community and help them see that encouragement is encouraged.