Technology is just a tool, not a teaching method. Just as in building a house, the tools alone won’t build a sound structure. The blue-prints, well-laid plans, forethought and skill are necessary to achieve the end goal. The same resourcefulness and expertise that made great teachers before Covid-19 remain essential.
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Picturing the Pandemic
During this unprecedented time in our history of school closures and stay-at-home orders, students have the opportunity to create their very own primary source documents. Photo journaling integrates technology into our writing standards while encouraging creativity and critical thinking. Students must determine what photographs would capture the essence of this historical event and then incorporate their narrative or expository writing skills to incorporate appropriate captions and tell the rest of the story that the photographs leave out. “Photo journaling integrates technology into our writing standards while encouraging creativity and critical thinking.” We are teaching a range of students right now. Issues of equity are at the forefront of many of our minds. We aim to meet the academic needs of our students equitably, but many of our students and parents are looking for more. This idea can easily be incorporated into our digital classrooms as an optional enrichment activity or as an engaging alternative to traditional writing assignments. Using one of the many online journal apps or digital scrapbooks, Office365 apps, or Google apps, your students can creatively engage their minds while noting the significance of this moment in their lives. Read more to see the lesson plan.
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We Are Teachers, We Rise
We are definitely on rough seas right now. We need to batten down the hatches and be ready to throw one another a lifeline. When the storm has passed, as it is sure to do, will you look back and see the opportunity for growth that you embraced or an opportunity wasted?
