Sharing Ideas while Mentoring

While mentoring Christina and Leigh in the computer lab a few weeks ago, we were discussing ways to provide opportunities for our students to use technology in the classroom. We came up with having them create scenes that they make up or that we give them. Then we could watch it in class and have the other students create a plot chart using the elements of the story that are being studied. For example, if we are studying figurative language, students could create first the plot chart about what happened in the story and then explain why the figurative language supported the scene. This would give the students many opportunities to teach others using technology and the concepts in language that are required for the TAKS. Although it might take a while the first time it is done, it would be worth it in the end. They always say that if you can teach another person something that means you have learned it and understand it well. This could be one of those instances!