At one school I visited, a teacher pulled me aside and confided that his students have been making web pages using Weebly.com. It was like sharing a dangerous secret: after I acknowledged his excitement and the coolness of what he is doing, he quickly drew a straight face, whispered thanks, and snuck away stealthily.
It felt like he'd get in trouble for having students make real websites to present their work! Maybe he would. We are certainly in times of transition, and what passes for "work" in school is changing.
It felt like he'd get in trouble for having students make real websites to present their work! Maybe he would. We are certainly in times of transition, and what passes for "work" in school is changing.
There is value in studying works from the past: like history, they help us understand the present. The man pictured above has made a lasting impression by taking common stories of the day and presenting them in modern creations. Shakespeare's plays are known for style and presentation because the are different.
He's got another secret: download Aurasma on your cell phone to turn your device into a scanner https://www.aurasma.com/. It's an Augmented Reality app and one that I used to create a surprise if you scan our Shakespeare above.
From our Ontario Curriculum Expectations for English Literature classes:
WR2.01 write for different purposes and audiences using a variety of literary, informational, and graphic forms (e.g., a parody of a soliloquy in a play studied in class, for their peers; an essay analysing the themes, image patterns, or narrative techniques used in a literary work; a novel study website on a novel of their choice for an audience of teenagers; a feature article for a community newspaper that describes a conflict between people from different cultures in their school or community and proposes a solution to the conflict);
WR2.01 write for different purposes and audiences using a variety of literary, informational, and graphic forms (e.g., a parody of a soliloquy in a play studied in class, for their peers; an essay analysing the themes, image patterns, or narrative techniques used in a literary work; a novel study website on a novel of their choice for an audience of teenagers; a feature article for a community newspaper that describes a conflict between people from different cultures in their school or community and proposes a solution to the conflict);
My colleague need not fear: "website" is mentioned right in there. As long as he's chosen a tool that is age appropriate (terms and conditions) and insisted on privacy / digital citizenship guidelines, he's good to go. And so are his students. After all, as an English teacher, I would certainly appreciate a little variety :D .
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