The art and craft of teaching with technology
Our first class opened with a chance to use AdobeSpark Post and create our first WordPress post. Students worked in small groups discussing their vision of the tech-savvy teacher. Then they were invited to turn those ideas into memes using AdobeSpark Post. The memes and an explanation anchored their first blog post. Both apps taught without much direct instruction.
See their full posts here.
Note: This is an example of what your Assignment 2 post might look like.
I am more interested in you practicing your public domain search skills than working on an elaborate “activity.” I also want you to learn how to create a gallery in WordPress.
My activity uses Visual Thinking Strategies. In my public domain search I found three images all based on the idea of family. I would lead students in a “close reading” of the images in a whole class setting. My goal: to help students learn to use what they already know to figure out what they don’t.
Guiding questions:
Image sources:
The Family, a sculpture by Robert Thomas, in Cardiff
