April 7, 2015 - 11:41
I really liked the Keenan reading on sharing stories. I remember sitting in homeroom classrooms as part of my placement, and having the teacher go around and ask students to share something. This could be from and object from home, or what they did over the weekend, or something that they are excited about in the upcoming day, week, or month. Regardless of what it was, all the students loved it because not only did it give them a chance to talk about something that they were excited about or interested in, it gave them a chance to listen to their peers and find common intrests and discussion topics.
What I found most interesting was the part where Keenan talks about one autistic student who posted on the classes wikispace that he like to excersice at recess. Then the next day, another student came up to him and said that her favorite thing to do at recess was to play tag. Keenan remarks that had these two not had the medium of technology to share their stories, they would have never had this real world interaction.
Keenan's article got me thinking about the ways in which we can open our classroom to incorporate didfernt ways to share stories. Using technology like wikispaces, or Soundbird, or flipcams can open a whole new world of opportunities and can help teachers connect to students on a more personal and tailored level