Everyone came in wide awake today, which is unusual for a Monday! We began with a conversation about the value of Web 2.0 tools and the way they enable us to communicate interactively with people around the world. This morning I received comments posted on my personal learning blog from a teacher in Norway inquiring about the possibility of our students sharing some online projects. What a wonderful opportunity to expand our learning community! I introduced the terms “digital native” and “digital immigrant,” and the students were able to identify why they are the natives and I am an immigrant. We finished reading Three Names by Patricia MacLachlan and noticed several similes. Word study this week will be a little different. Students have a list of 10 prefixes this week. They need to learn the definitions and be able to correctly spell the sample words.
PTO will be held tomorrow evening at 6:30. Several of our students will be recognized for the role model papers they wrote, and Mr. Geanangel will do a presentation on Internet safety.
Wes Fryer, one of the organizers of the K12 Online Conference, wrote an encouraging blog post about our class. Check it out: Digital Pioneers.
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