I commented on several EDUC 5540 blog posts. First I commented on Kelley Whitaker - Thing 8! because Kelley had great ideas about motivational posters and personalizing classroom decor. Second, Katrina Motter - Thing 10 because she expressed the importance of SSR/newsfeed to organize classroom information. I found Nathan Davis- Thing #9 very entertaining as he displayed and explained useful posters/images to display classroom rules and encourage a non-disruptive learning environment. Melissa Bullock- Thing #11 discussed Calvin and Hobbes and using comic strips to teach content ideas which made me think about using comic strips in the English classroom to teach literary elements and character analysis. Finally, I commented on Scott Meyers- Thing 11 because we found opposite search tools to be more useful and it made me re-evaluate how to phrase my key terms when using search tools/engines.
Next I commented on blogs not related to EDUC 5540. I commented on Cool Cat Teacher's Blog "Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock," because even though I plan on teaching 7-12 English, I plan on having my students write stories that they will read or present to elementary students. Next I commented on Colon Camara Bring On The Change blog "Teaching the Odyssey" because it gave great ideas on how to incorporate art into the lesson.
Commenting helps create a sense of community and interaction, since our 5540 classroom isn't structured in a lecture/discussion based format the 23 Thing Blogs are a great way to "discuss" the topics covered in this class. Commenting is a great way to share ideas or pose questions in order to guide or continue the discussion process.
Next I commented on blogs not related to EDUC 5540. I commented on Cool Cat Teacher's Blog "Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock," because even though I plan on teaching 7-12 English, I plan on having my students write stories that they will read or present to elementary students. Next I commented on Colon Camara Bring On The Change blog "Teaching the Odyssey" because it gave great ideas on how to incorporate art into the lesson.
Commenting helps create a sense of community and interaction, since our 5540 classroom isn't structured in a lecture/discussion based format the 23 Thing Blogs are a great way to "discuss" the topics covered in this class. Commenting is a great way to share ideas or pose questions in order to guide or continue the discussion process.
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