Author Archives: Rebekah Buchanan
Radio Shows in the Classroom
Radio broadcasts have a long history of telling fabulous stories. We all know of Orson Welles’ broadcast of H.G. Well’s War of the Worlds. If you haven’t heard it, you should check it out now: Radio Dramas From the 1930s to 1960s, radio … Continue reading
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Eight Levels of Transformation
You’ve watched some of the examples of digital stories from last year. Now, taking what you’ve learned from Ohler, choose one of the digital stories and talk about how the author transformed their protagonist in the piece. Use Ohler’s Eight … Continue reading
Teaching Literature and Informational Texts
What are your fears about teaching literature? What aspects of teaching literature do you want to know more about? Are there specific things you want to make sure you’re able to do when you’re teaching a novel, story, or other … Continue reading
The Hero’s Journey
“There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.” – Willa Cather. Today we talked about how Joseph Campbell and Christopher Vogler outlined the “path” most … Continue reading
Some Good Story Videos
Today in class we’ll be talking about creating a good story. I’ll blog more about this after class, but I want to post three videos I’d like to show today that I believe demonstrate a number of the “Story Core” … Continue reading
ISBE Technology Requirements for Teachers
In her discussion of her group’s book, Annie made mention of potential ISBE technology requirements. Well, they’re already in place. If you’re interested in learning what you need to know in order to teach in Illinois (and what you’ll be … Continue reading
Teaching Teach-Savy Kids Chap. 1-4 (from Teli)
I thought it was interesting that both Parker and Ohler talked about cell phones in a positive way. At first, I was skeptical when I read Parker, but when Ohler agreed, my perspective began to change. In Chapter One of … Continue reading
Teaching New Media in Secondary Schools 
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