Today: The NLGL Synthesis
My synthesis: Local Digital Ephemera "From my Peeps"
My students at Athens Drive High were not interested in their academics - English, algebra, science, and especially history.
Derek said, "All that ---- happened so long ago, who's gonna believe that happened anyway?" I was finally so frustrated that I came back at him with, "Who's gonna believe you? Who's gonna ever believe that Derek was around, and who is going to care?"
and that's how LDE "From my Peeps" came to be...
Derek started thinking,and he said, "But the stuff we care about, ain't nobody else cares about." I said, "How do you know?" And so we started talking, and a plan came together: the students would take pictures of things they cared about, they would write about them (my idea), and then we would publish them. I also asked if they would be interested in finding out if anyone else in the world cared about those same things too, and so that became the fourth piece of the project:
1. Photograph what's important to us. 3. Publish our pictures and our writing.
2. Write about why it's important. 4. Connect with other students around the world and share our product.
1. Photograph what's important to us. 3. Publish our pictures and our writing.
2. Write about why it's important. 4. Connect with other students around the world and share our product.
First came the hats. Derek's idea, so Derek was first, and as he told his friends, they got into it too.
Where's Derek?
Derek, the inspiration behind the project, has been 'long-term suspended' for the rest of the year, but the others want to continue the project.
Taking photos is the most fun, probably because, like wearing hats, it's illegal at our school for students to be using any kind of electronic device outside of direct supervision in a classroom.
The challenges will be to get them to write about their 'ephemera' - a new word which they don't really like to use (I think because it's too close to 'effeminate' but they of course would never say that).
Some of the students are already exploring epals.com for potential partners. This is definitely a work in progress that we will pick up and continue in the fall, and, hopefully, Derek will be back to help us do it.
Taking photos is the most fun, probably because, like wearing hats, it's illegal at our school for students to be using any kind of electronic device outside of direct supervision in a classroom.
The challenges will be to get them to write about their 'ephemera' - a new word which they don't really like to use (I think because it's too close to 'effeminate' but they of course would never say that).
Some of the students are already exploring epals.com for potential partners. This is definitely a work in progress that we will pick up and continue in the fall, and, hopefully, Derek will be back to help us do it.