Today at dinner, my little brother made a comment that led me to this post. He said "Sis, Michigan has been in the news a lot lately." We further discussed what from MI has been in the news. He mentioned Jim Joyce blowing the Tiger's game and Izzo's decision to stay at Michigan State. When I mentioned the shutting down of Detroit Public Schools and the student from Kalamazoo who fell asleep during Obama's speech, my brother was speechless. He said he didn't really care if it wasn't related to sports. I think that using technology and some of the tools we have learned about in class would be great to keep students up on current events.
Using the tool GoogleReader in a classroom would be extremely beneficial. The student could have two folders, one for fun and one for classroom materials. While it would be no surprise that the student would check the fun folder more often, the classroom material will be there as well.
I was on the newspaper staff in high school (wayyy back in the day :)) and that was one of my teachers biggest concerns about students. She believed (maybe because she was the journalism teacher!) that all students benefited and did better in school when they were kept up on current events.
I decided to research online and see the different ways that this tool could be implemented in class. I found this fantastic and suggest you check it out if you are at all interested!
Google Reader in the Classroom
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Yes yes yes! It is SO important to keep up on current events! I am sort of a nerd and check Huffington Post every morning (A political website). I am really into politics and current events and often have trouble finding things to talk about with people my age because I often find that they do not know anything about those current events.
ReplyDeleteIt is such a great idea to get your students started on that at a young age. If you do that, they will most likely continue it as an adult.
Also, I absolutely agree with your journalism teacher! I would definitely say that students do better in school when they know what is going on in the world.
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ReplyDeleteI never realized how useful googlereader can be in the classroom! This class has really opened my eyes when it comes to Google. Seriously, it is awesome! There are so manny apps. that are easy to use, benificial, and most of all.... FREE!!