One of the most overlooked demographics in today's elementary curriculum is the many types of Native Americans that still live in the US today. It's easy for some of us to completely forget about this group of people because today, we simply don't see a lot of them around Iowa.
The author of this blog is Debbie Reese, and Reese currently teaches in the American Indian Studies program at UIUC. Reese is enrolled in the Nambe Pueblo in northern New Mexico, and she is a former school teacher. I was recommended to visit this blog by my Children's Lit Professor, Jacquelin Smith here at Northern Iowa, and it has given me a new perspective on Native American culture, and its influence on education. Take some time to check it out.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Blogs in the Elementary Classroom
The theme of this blog is simple: I will try and provide multiple resources, mainly blogs, that could either be used by students in an k-6 classroom to help improve their learning experience, or blogs/resources that could be a resource for teachers of elementary classrooms. I've been using the Internet for a while, and I'm looking forward to pointing my reading in the right direction to find useful tools for their classrooms, help and assistance with technological problems that teachers in the new age classroom may face, and providing safe and fun links for kids (including some blogs.)
Lets get started with this blog that I've been following now for about a year or so. Pick the Brain is a fantastic way to increase motivation, productivity, and general health for anyone who reads it. Most posts are no longer than a few hundred words, and they deal with a range of topics concerning personal wellness. These topics usually come in lists, such as "How to Stop Your Thoughts From Making You Depressed." This list type format makes the lists easy to read quickly, and even easier to remember. I would recommend Pick the Brain for ages 11 and up, because sometimes the posts deal with adult topics, like sex and marriage. Just make sure you read the posts before you recommend them to an 11 year old kid.
Lets get started with this blog that I've been following now for about a year or so. Pick the Brain is a fantastic way to increase motivation, productivity, and general health for anyone who reads it. Most posts are no longer than a few hundred words, and they deal with a range of topics concerning personal wellness. These topics usually come in lists, such as "How to Stop Your Thoughts From Making You Depressed." This list type format makes the lists easy to read quickly, and even easier to remember. I would recommend Pick the Brain for ages 11 and up, because sometimes the posts deal with adult topics, like sex and marriage. Just make sure you read the posts before you recommend them to an 11 year old kid.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Intro
This is my first post since I took Educational Technology. Hopefully I'll do a better job keeping this one up to date than my last one.
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