Mrs. Ripps' Class blog
Directions for "The No Talking Challenge":
"Silence! On Thursday I had you be completely silent for 20 minutes as you tried to solve two brain teasers with a partner. By silence, I meant no speaking and no writing. How did it feel to do this? Was it frustrating? Was it hard to communicate? In the book, “Out of My Mind” the main character melody has cerebral palsy leaving her unable to speak. How do you think it feels to be her? Would you like to not be able to speak?"
Alex's Post:
"The No Talking Challenge!"
Alex blogged that it was hard to communicating without words or writing words down.He was able to complete his brainteasers, but he said it took the whole 20 minutes, though. He will now respect people like Melody more. He said even though it was fun, he has a whole new perspective of "people like Melody".
My Comment to Alex:
I introduced myself and told Alex about EDM310. I then commented that I would also go insane if I were unable to speak or write in order to communicate. I told him that I decided to do the challenge with my daughter, and it was HARD! I gained a new perspective and learned a valuable lesson from this challenge. I closed by thanking Alex for his honesty.
Eli Pickle's Blog:
Class blog:
Directions for Chapter 8 & 9 Blog Post Assignment:
"1. Check out this site to learn more about service dogs:Little Angels Service Dogs. Butterscotch really helped Melody when she fell out of her chair! What other jobs do dogs do for people? What are some things you can do to help when you see a service dog?
2. How do you think Melody will react to having a new sibling in the house?
3. What themes or big ideas do you think that Sharon Draper is trying to get us to think about as we read these chapters?"
Eli answered parts A, B, and C in 3 different posts...
Eli's Part "A":
"What are some things survise dogs can do"
Eli said that service dogs can guide blind people and they can get help if someone who cant move or talk falls or are in danger of hurting themselves.
Part "B":
Eli wrote that he doesn't think Melody will like having a sibling because she may get jealous of the young baby that can do more than she can. He says he also thinks the baby will take the attention away from Melody.
Part "C":
"Sharon Draper"
He thinks that Sharon Draper is trying to make us realize how lucky we are.
Comment left on Part "A":
I introduced myself to Eli and told him about EDM310. I then told him how I hope to incorporate technology into my future classroom: ways such as his teacher- students blogging their assignments. I told him that I agree with his answer: dogs guide the blind as well as get help when there is danger. I asked him: What are some things you can do to help when you see a service dog, though?
Comment left on Part "B":
Same intro...
"I am not sure who Melody is, or what the reading assignment was, but I agree with your comments about bringing a new baby into the house. I have a 6-year-old and a 3- year-old daughter. When the youngest was born it was chaotic for the oldest. She loved her new baby sister, but she didn't comprehend why she wasn't getting the same amount of attention from me. It is hard. Do you have any brothers or sisters? If so, are any of them younger than you are?"
Comment left on Part "C":
I told Eli that ISharon Draper to see who she is. I found out... "Sharon M. Draper is a professional educator and award winning writer. She was the 1997 National Teacher of the Year, a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, and is a New York Times bestselling author." Hopefully this is the same "Sharon Draper" that he blogged about.... I told him that I do not know what his class read, but I would like to take the time to give my opinion on realizing one's luck/positive things in one's life... I am glad that he can comprehend the notion of being lucky and being able to realize this. I closed with thanking him for his post.
Lesieli's Blog
Her Class blog
Her post: Wellington Trip Part 1:
Lesieli makes a very detailed timeline of her trip to her capital of New Zealand: Wellington. She talks about the plane trip, arriving at the airport, and the speech accompanied by afternoon tea.
My comments to Lesieli:
I introduced myself and told her about EDM310. I told her how intrigued I was with her comments about her trip to Wellington. I really liked her timeline, it was very detailed. I closed by thanking her for her post and told her to keep up the great work with such amazing descriptive words!
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