Comments on: Teaching Sequencing Through Digital Storytelling http://notesfromtheridge.edublogs.org/2007/09/21/teaching-sequencing-through-digital-storytelling/ One teacher's adventures with Web 2.0 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:03:12 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Kevin Sandridge http://notesfromtheridge.edublogs.org/2007/09/21/teaching-sequencing-through-digital-storytelling/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Kevin Sandridge Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:55:52 +0000 http://notesfromtheridge.edublogs.org/2007/09/21/teaching-sequencing-through-digital-storytelling/#comment-60 Hey Tracy!  Great questions.  I did in fact spend time reviewing the words "process" and "sequence" with my students.  I teach 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, and most of my review took place with the 6th graders.  Luckily, I was able to piggy back on the great work our elementary and 6th grade teachers do with teaching first, next, then, and last concepts for writing - which helped immensely.  Re: Examples - I used Dan Myer's <a href="http://blog.mrmeyer.com/?p=330" rel="nofollow">four slide contest</a> for my prime example.  Actually, the very contest in which your own entry appeared!  The one with the eggs worked best for my kids.  They really got it.  Hey Tracy!  Great questions.  I did in fact spend time reviewing the words “process” and “sequence” with my students.  I teach 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, and most of my review took place with the 6th graders.  Luckily, I was able to piggy back on the great work our elementary and 6th grade teachers do with teaching first, next, then, and last concepts for writing – which helped immensely. 

Re: Examples – I used Dan Myer’s four slide contest for my prime example.  Actually, the very contest in which your own entry appeared!  The one with the eggs worked best for my kids.  They really got it. 

]]> By: Tracy Rosen http://notesfromtheridge.edublogs.org/2007/09/21/teaching-sequencing-through-digital-storytelling/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Tracy Rosen Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:51:09 +0000 http://notesfromtheridge.edublogs.org/2007/09/21/teaching-sequencing-through-digital-storytelling/#comment-59 These are great, Kevin. I'm wondering, how did you get them thinking about the process they went through? Did they know what you meant by 'process' right away? Did you show your own 4-slide process presentation as a model before they began? I'm imagining doing this with my students who have a very difficult time with sequencing. I also like the notion of constraints, solid guidelines to follow. I'm trying to imagine how to get their minds around this, how to introduce the activity to them. thanks for sharing these! Tracy These are great, Kevin. I’m wondering, how did you get them thinking about the process they went through? Did they know what you meant by ‘process’ right away? Did you show your own 4-slide process presentation as a model before they began?

I’m imagining doing this with my students who have a very difficult time with sequencing. I also like the notion of constraints, solid guidelines to follow. I’m trying to imagine how to get their minds around this, how to introduce the activity to them.

thanks for sharing these!
Tracy

]]> By: Kevin Sandridge http://notesfromtheridge.edublogs.org/2007/09/21/teaching-sequencing-through-digital-storytelling/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Kevin Sandridge Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:05:58 +0000 http://notesfromtheridge.edublogs.org/2007/09/21/teaching-sequencing-through-digital-storytelling/#comment-57 Dean, thanks so much for your feedback. Will definitely take your comments into consideration on our future efforts! Next up, we're gonna try VoiceThread! :) Dean, thanks so much for your feedback. Will definitely take your comments into consideration on our future efforts! Next up, we’re gonna try VoiceThread! :)

]]> By: Dean Shareski http://notesfromtheridge.edublogs.org/2007/09/21/teaching-sequencing-through-digital-storytelling/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Dean Shareski Fri, 21 Sep 2007 23:53:31 +0000 http://notesfromtheridge.edublogs.org/2007/09/21/teaching-sequencing-through-digital-storytelling/#comment-56 These are great...I'd love to see more. The idea of constraints is becoming more important to me and I think it helps kids narrow their thinking. Love the images, particularly in Melodee's. If could suggest anything it would be to try and limit the text even more and perhaps go with a white font since on a small screen, it's a bit tough to read...but for a first crack, this is good stuff. These are great…I’d love to see more. The idea of constraints is becoming more important to me and I think it helps kids narrow their thinking.

Love the images, particularly in Melodee’s. If could suggest anything it would be to try and limit the text even more and perhaps go with a white font since on a small screen, it’s a bit tough to read…but for a first crack, this is good stuff.

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