Authentic Learning at It’s Finest

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I love this quote:

Tell me, and I forget;
Show me and I remember;
Let me do and I understand.
(Chinese Proverb)

 

This past weekend, 11 grade 12 physics students from my school, along with two of our science teachers flew out to Saskatoon SK, in order to conduct live research using Uof S’s Synchrotron, as a part of the CLS Light Source program.…

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Today’s Students Need Authentic Experiences… Not Just Lectures

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If we want to connect with our kids we need to really listen to what they are saying. I’m starting my blog tonight with a quirky, reflective vlog by a university age student:

I hear what he is saying…. but do the masses?…

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Embracing My Inner Blue Whale

As I was flipping through You-tube this afternoon I came across the following video which really touched my spirit.

This sparked my curiosity and I found myself playing around, flipping through videos. My son then reminded me that it was time to practice his home reading.…

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Embracing My Inner Blue Whale

As I was flipping through You-tube this afternoon I came across the following video which really touched my spirit.

This sparked my curiosity and I found myself playing around, flipping through videos. My son then reminded me that it was time to practice his home reading.…

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A real life example of digital story in my office

Today I had a young lady come into my office who was feeling very upset over a test mark. This is a student who four years ago would have probably used self harm to deal with her negative emotions.

We sat in my office together and we started to talk out the situation.…

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Digital Story Challenge continued… format 12 Goanimate

Go animate is an easy, free way to share info (and more interesting for students than reading type).
Enjoy
A reflection on the digital story challenge using go animate

bonus feature
My 7 year old watched me make my video this morning and then wanted to make one of his own:
My 7 year old’s story

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Entering #Etmooc

Day 8 of my digital story challenge and I have tried to produce a video with animoto.

Entering
#Etmooc
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Make a video of your own at Animoto.

I really loved this process. I would like to thank Judy Arzt for inspiring me to use animoto http://www.youtube.com/user/JudyArzt1

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Show Me: a Digital Story

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After struggling with videoscribe last night. I was pleasently surprised with the ease it took to create my 8th digital story using the Ipad App Showme. This was so easy that I would even recommend it for elementary classrooms.…

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