"Paper Blog Foldable" illustrates parts of a blog

Here is the finished product.

This little project helps students (and adults) get their heads wrapped around the vocabulary associated with blogging. Titles, banners, side bars, widgets, pages, posts, comments. Each is represented in paper form that concretely reflects how online blogs work.

Posted by milesmac on October 17th, 2012 | 4 Comments Posted in Pedagogy

Listen like a Boss

Professional audio dramatizations of classic stories nicely support ELA outcomes. Different than audio books which are simply oral readings of text, dramatizations have actors, sound effects, mood music. The CBS Radio Mystery Theatre, produced from 1974 to 1982 has almost 1400 episodes of quality radio drama including about 200 adaptations and dramatizations of classic stories [...]

Posted by milesmac on February 21st, 2012 | No Comments Posted in Pedagogy