Adventures in 21st Century Literacy http://shifthappens.edublogs.org Because everyone deserves a 21st Century Thu, 15 May 2008 00:55:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Presentations http://shifthappens.edublogs.org/2008/05/14/presentations/ http://shifthappens.edublogs.org/2008/05/14/presentations/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 00:41:46 +0000 pstengel http://shifthappens.edublogs.org/2008/05/14/presentations/ Please enjoy the following presentations I have given on the use of new media to design multi-modal lessons in my high school classroom.

May 2008
Milford Board of Education Presentation

April 2008
Using Web Based Educational Technology in Secondary School

March 2008
Creating a Collaborative Web Knowledge Base for Reading Texts

]]> http://shifthappens.edublogs.org/2008/05/14/presentations/feed/ The Foranbury Tales http://shifthappens.edublogs.org/2008/02/25/the-foranbury-tales/ http://shifthappens.edublogs.org/2008/02/25/the-foranbury-tales/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:31:07 +0000 pstengel http://shifthappens.edublogs.org/2008/02/25/the-foranbury-tales/ After reading selected tales from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, students wrote their own satires on high school culture. We then spent some time in the computer lab learning Windows Movie Maker. I have posted a video collection of the final product for you to enjoy. Please leave comments below--our class will love to hear what you think.  

The Foranbury Tales

General Prologue (Mariam M.)

Café

The Pursuit of Popularity (Mariam M.)

The Irony of Payback (Karina K.)

Hallway

The Tale of the Crass Guard (Elma M.)

The Story of No More Drama (Andrew K.)

John R.

The Girl Who Never New (Kelly H.)

The Not So Perfect Day (Jess  F.)

Zack's Tale (Andrew W.)

When's the Right Time to Go? (Gervasio S.)

Classroom

Erika T.

Anna's Tale (Lauren T.)

Outside School

The Class President (Kaila C.)

Playing the Part (Carly B.)

The Reality of Being Cool (Ashley T.)

The Tale of Who I Am  (John C.)

Hypocrite (Krista M.)

The Tale of the Blonde Cheerleaders (Kristina K.)

Status Quo (Steven D.)

The Tale of the Truth Be Told (David S.)

Also Check Out: The Foranbury Tales 2006-2007

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