Carl Young and Sara Kajder, the authors of the article Learning Connections Telling Stories with Video want you to consider how technology can be applied to English language arts classrooms. They imply hat language arts classes are not always up to par with utilizing technology, and this is unfortunate because there are many tools that have the potential of creating meaningful learning opportunities to take the lessons beyond printed text.
The goal for any teacher is to find ways to engage students, in and outside of the classroom, so a tool that allows students to video-chat or blog about language arts topics could make a big difference for students and teachers. I am observing English/language arts courses for a full day tomorrow at a high school and I will be paying close attention to the use of technology in the classroom and in the assignments. I will report back what I find!
Until then, stay tuned and on-line!
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