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I think this story would be great at the beginning of the school year. Firstly, it provides a really personal introduction to me as more than just a teacher. It's important for students to view us as humans! With lives! It also serves as a model for their own retelling of their summer vacation. It enhances the curriculum by modeling successful detail and elaboration in original writing and shows them that I, too, am a writer and creator.
I would be eternally grateful if you would be so kind as to take a few moments of your valuable time to provide some feedback on my digital story. Click here if you're awesome. (It should be pretty and blue. Let me know if it's not!)
Love it, Megan, and think your students will, too. Well, let's see how others react. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteCan I show this digital story to the students in the other section of 584?
ReplyDeleteNice job, Megan! I'm impressed that you're finished so early (I'm still gathering my pictures--and thoughts--together for my digital story). I like the pictures you chose, especially those with food in them and the pecan rolls in particular! I'm a big Harry Potter fan, so I loved the summer camp idea to have a "Triwizard Tournment." My only suggestion would be to double check what's grammatically correct for some of your captions--for example, I think you might want to change "Me and Craig" to "Craig and me," or "Me and Mom" to "Mom and me," especially if you're going to be sharing with kids. I think they'll love it, but be prepared for the girls to ask a million and one questions about "Mr Mrs. Mensinger"!
ReplyDeleteIs there a grammar rule I'm unaware of?! What's implied is, "This is a photo of me and Craig." It's equally correct to say, "This is a photo of Craig and me." The order of the objects don't make a difference, as far as I know. Same with "I" -- it sounds better to say "Craig and I pose for a picture" but it is also correct to say "I and Craig pose." Just like you could switch orders if it were Dave and Craig. That's how my grammar nerdy brain works!
DeleteHi Megan! Thanks for sharing your digial story with our class. It's really great! I like how you started your story. It's so true, students are always shocked to see their teacher outside of school at the grocery store or the local park. What I really took away from your story was how clearly and slowly you spoke. I often talk very fast and I will need to remind myself to slow down when I record my digital story. Good luck with the rest of your course and job hunting!
ReplyDeletethanks! Glad you got something out of it :)
DeleteMegan, this is a great idea to start off a school year and introduce yourself to your new class. Your students will definately get excited about you and will want to know more. Hope you have great success with this project!
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DeleteWonderful project! This can be used not only at the beginning of the year to introduce yourself to students but this could also be a tool to introduce a project where students share about themselves. i know as part of our Social Studies curriculum students create projects (visuals) and share something with the class that makes them unique and special. I've done a similar project like this, I call it the V.I.P student of the week, where students took turns sharing something about themselves for a whole week. I am eager to create a digital story like this to begin this project! Thank you for sharing!
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