Things did go well today. We learned how to use the "Simple Highlighter" Chrome extension to annotate web pages. It wasn't my first choice, but it was the first one that did what I wanted that wasn't blocked by our over-protective web filters. Students jumped into that pretty quickly and got the hang of selecting, highlighting and even adding notes. Next week I'll show them how to save and print their notes.
OK, so realizing that my students do most (um..all) of their research online these days, I decided I would be doing us all a favor if I extended my annotation lesson to include annotating and highlighting online articles. I was reminded that, though technology can EVENTUALLY lead to a more streamlined process, getting thirty students clicking in concert is an exercise in ... let's just say patience.
Things did go well today. We learned how to use the "Simple Highlighter" Chrome extension to annotate web pages. It wasn't my first choice, but it was the first one that did what I wanted that wasn't blocked by our over-protective web filters. Students jumped into that pretty quickly and got the hang of selecting, highlighting and even adding notes. Next week I'll show them how to save and print their notes. The downside is that I didn't get through the lesson, putting me yet another day behind, but I feel that getting this skill in hand will be incredibly valuable to us all throughout the year, so I don't mind spending time on it. I know some would say that I ought to already be deep into our fulcrum text, and maybe I'll find a way next year to do that and not leave these skills behind. I'm hoping that this time will pay off later in the year, when I can turn them loose on a research project and know that they have the skills to do a bang-up job!
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AuthorMs. Bishop is a teacher and actor. She lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband and son. Archives
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