Thursday, July 31, 2014

New vocabulary idea!

I was at the zoo taking some pictures of my favorite animals when a new idea hit me. I was reading about some of the birds in the exhibits and found some great vocabulary words. 

Now I need to create an activity for students to 'capture' new and interesting vocabulary words from their environment!





Definitions obtained from Merriam-Webster online dictionary.

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Summer School FUN

Digital storytelling is always great fun, especially with a new group of kids. I got to work with some middle school students, which is change of pace.  We worked on generating story ideas, talked about story elements and played around with several Web 2.0 tools and iPad apps.

Check us out:  Glendale Stories