wow! I learned a wealth of information today that I can't wait to bring back to my classroom.I am going to work on providing my students with real life images so that they can feel like they are experiencing and are in the moment.I am planning on incorporating I photo into my India unit.

I will definitely keep in mind that boys are 1 and a half years behind girls when it comes to verbal skills. Also, boys really need to see the big picture (general) first and then move to specific. Visuals, visuals, visuals! I will be incorporating more visuals through technology and through Flickr!

I loved to create the flickr slide shows and learn how to create the iphoto books. I think the boys and girls in class will benefit from the visuals.

I am so excited to try the visual prompts for my kids- especially my boys. The flickr slide shows will really help. Thanks for providing the time to try these tools out- it really helped!

Never imessage during a workshop! No, I have had a great time working with my peers and the tech coaches. I will be trying BackTalk, photo slide shows, and contact sheets for writing starters or for inspiration. The big piece I will try to take away from today is to remember to keep drawing and illustrations in the composing part of writing to not only help engage my boys but to engage my girls as well! Thank you!

I really enjoyed the day. For so long I have been against kids wasting their time drawing pictures and I felt bad about it but... now I can confirm what I know is that boys especially need to draw to help with their thinking. I plan on using many of things we did today in my classroom. My first plan is to show my apple pictures on the computer with music and then have them write about apples. I think the computer will help my students move to a new level. I look forward to the next class. Amy has already offered to help me redo my current wiki so it is easier for the kids to use. Thanks

Class was great! I am excited to make my own podcast with my students. It was so helpful to be able to have the time to put one together on our own. I have so many resources at my fingertips, I am anxious to put them all to use. Thanks so much for all your help!

I can't wait to try podcasting with my kids. I am going to use it as an aid in fluency awareness and also to help drive writing with details. I anticipate my students wanting to create detailed writing when they know it will be shared via this great technology. Thanks for the help and great ideas!

Class was informative today. I appreciate all the time to try out new stuff. I am excited to try the poscast...as well as play around with the website. Thanks for everything!