Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Media Literacy

Pazinatto writes:
I use media literacy strategy in my drug prevention classes. Images from advertising are frequently used. Like as attached. In class my students analysed the adverts. Here in Brazil tobacco advertising are restricted to point of sale and we need to use old tobacco adverts. Is true that we need to contextualize but the result is very interesting. Thereafter they must write a blog post about their impressions and how this advert could be impact their life, if they are lived in that era. They also need to try change tobacco for another product. Quickly they choose beer. Beer advertising in Brazil are massive and learned with tobacco strategies.

propagandas de cigarros - anuncios antigos - BLOG DO IB...jpg

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

The Padlet Word Wall

In looking at Padlet word walls, Shauna writes:
 
Firstly, I love Padlet, what a great visual collaborative tool!  Ways to use it:
1} Like as Kyra mentioned and how we used it, as an introduction piece
2) It becomes an interactive white board, students can curate their knowledge on this for particular topics - whole class or in groups - and then come together to share
3) It could also be used as a brainstorming tool for out of class/on - line portion and then when you meet again you can analyze the ideas and plan for the next step
4) From looking at other examples on the site, Padlet can also be used as a tool to sum up one's learning or a groups learning.  Sharing what they have learned at the 'end' of a learning endeavor. 

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Share the tech with the class

In discussing different ways to use technology in the classroom, Zachary shared this idea:

I use google translate and project it on the board or TV for the class to see. I can then change the translation to accommodate many different languages. 

Google translate