4Aberman Class Blog

What does the phrase “screen time” mean to you? What type of screen time has value to you as a learner? Please explain in the Comment space below.

Every year humans discard their trash which winds up in waterways around the world. Here is a video on one such “floating trash island” in the Caribbean Sea. What else can we learn about floating trash islands? Take a few moments to help the class crowdsource Internet resources to understand this “water catastrophe” (according to Evie).

This floating island of trash was thought to be "unspoiled by humans" https://t.co/uL0XBQ4qhM

— Mashable (@mashable) November 28, 2017

Let’s make Mrs. Aberman laugh. Use the comment space below to tell a funny story or joke.

This video featuring cartoon birds on a wire sends a message about communities that work and don’t work. Watch the video. When you’re done watching respond to these questions. What does this cartoon say about communities? Who is the antagonist in this video?

Today I had the wonderful opportunity to join a large group of Scarsdale teachers for a workshop on blogging.  To be honest I was very nervous and unfamiliar with this form of writing.  Throughout the day we learned about how literacy has developed over the years and how digital literacy is very different from traditional literacy.  Digital literacy is the ability to use digital technology to create or analyze information…from tweeting about historical events to blogging about anything that within our curriculum in school. Today I experienced another opportunity to make learning engaging for my students and to help them learn the skills they need. There are so many wonderful examples of teacher and student blogs already in Scarsdale! The posts included photos of field trips, reviews of books read, and even science experiments that were conducted.  The work was inspiring.

I am looking forward to launching blogs with my students and watching the “pages” unfold.

Celeste Aberman