After many failed attempts, I was finally able to watch the 5 Photo Stories on my husband's laptop. What do I think?
I think the use of the first three photo stories shows a great deal of flexibility on the teacher(s) that created these assignments. The fact of the matter is that our students are technology babies and we have to adjust our ways of thinking to keep up with their way of thinking! What could have been really boring assignments (typically done on poster board) became assignments that took students from basic knowledge to evaluating using their new found knowledge (Bloom's).
I really enjoyed the video with the young lady analyzing several advertisements. I could tell that she really understood the assignment and actually applied it to this particular assignment. Most advertisements bank on the fact that young people don't think for themselves and she is now very aware of that strategy.
The personal story and Social Studies stories were very different, but both invoked a sense of emotion using background music to facilitate those emotions. I have taught about child labor laws (5th grade) and this photo story would have made a fabulous activating strategy. The personal story was funny although it didn't flow that well.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
The game is the entry sport to baseball and softball for young players, generally four to eight years old. Members of two teams take turns hitting a ball off a batting tee set on home plate. Batters try to get on base and advance to home; fielders try to prevent that from happening. The elimination of pitching allows children to participate without the fear of being hit by a pitched ball. Tee ball develops the primary baseball skills of hitting, running, fielding and throwing. The players gain an understanding of the fundamental rules, which allows minimally competitive league play at all age levels.
Tee ball is played in every state and territory and internationally. Participation is estimated at 2.2 million players, 65% boys and 35% girls. The sport's constituency includes organizers, directors, administrators and staff, coaches, officials, volunteers and the friends, parents and players from 18+ million American families with youngsters of tee ball age. As the game is one of the first team sports for most children, there is a high level of adult support and enthusiasm. Tee ball has proven to be a natural transition into standard baseball and softball. As such, it provides a steady supply of young players already equipped with the basic skills and an enthusiasm for these sports.
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