It has been forever since I've posted, I know - time for an update! There are 2 projects that we are working on at the moment:
Voicethread Project
We have been working steadily on our Voicethread projects, so there hasn't really been much to post about! Right now, this is where we are at in the Voicethread project:
- Currently, many members are nearly done their PowerPoints and scripts. Several people have been working on their PowerPoints and scripts at the same time, while others prepared their scripts first and are now working on PowerPoints to support them. Still others prepared PowerPoints based on their outlines and are now filling in the gaps in their scripts.
- The next step will be to upload the PowerPoint slides to Voicethread. As we've talked about in class, the slide should have VERY LITTLE text -- the images your viewers see should support what you tell us about your particular topic. If there's too much text, viewers will be too busy reading the slide to listen to what you are telling them about it.
- The next step is to add your comments and explanations about each slide. It is probably better for us to do this at home -- you need a quiet room to record your comments so that there is not a lot of background noise. We can try it out in class so you know how to do it, and then you can finish up your comments at home.
- When everything is uploaded and you are satisfied with your recordings, we'll be able to share the Voicethreads with other group members. Everyone will have a chance to watch and listen to each member's Voicethread, and will add their own comments and questions. We will also do a sample in class showing how to do this.
- Finally, the original Voicethread posters will listen to the comments and questions on their own Voicethread, and will add answers and further comments.
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Stone Soup Project
We talked in class with Graeme about planning a performance for his daughter's bilingual playgroup. We settled on the idea of performing the story called Stone Soup. If you are not familiar with this story, please watch this video:
We talked about how to adapt the story for the young children in Graeme's group. We decided that a story about French soldiers and peasants set a long time ago in history would be a little difficult for the young children to understand, so, after Kidz Group, Sophie, Maya and I were talking about it and we wondered if the characters in the story could be animals? The costumes would be easy to make and the story would not need to change so much. Instead of the soldiers, we could have 2 animals known for being clever (maybe foxes or weasels?) Then each of the other animals (the ones who don't want to share) could contribute to the soup food that they commonly eat; for example:
Rabbit - carrot
Mouse - cabbage (?)
Bear - meat (beef or chicken)
etc.
As we talked about in class, before the clever animals (let's say they are foxes) arrive, the other animals "hide" their sacks of carrots, etc. around the room so the small children can see where the sacks are. (We would make "carrots" and "cabbage" (etc.) out of paper, making sure to have one for each of the small children.) Then when the foxes come and start to make the stone soup, the rabbit (for example) would speak up and say, "Well, I might have a carrot or two to add to the pot..." and then the rabbit could ask the small children, "Do you know where I put my carrots?" Then (hopefully!) the little kids will jump up and bring the sack to the rabbit, who will encourage each of them to add a carrot to the soup pot. The other animals will do the same. The story will finish like it does in the original -- with everyone having a feast together and enjoying themselves. Finally, as Doug suggested, it would be really fun to have a big pot of REAL soup (prepared in advance!) for everyone (Moms and Dads, too) to share after the performance.
Let's talk more about it in our next Kidz Group, ok? Please add your ideas (for example, if you hate the "animals" idea or whatever...)
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