tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492085650983832797.post9149940192884273418..comments2024-01-08T00:38:06.088-08:00Comments on Teaching New Literacies in PK-2 Classrooms: Playing Star Wars Under the (Teacher's) RadarKaren Wohlwendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441749938923066095noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492085650983832797.post-21499629023644321172014-05-21T05:21:29.014-07:002014-05-21T05:21:29.014-07:00It is so interesting to read your experience about...It is so interesting to read your experience about how children communicate and delivering a digital media formatYearbook Templatehttp://smallpersonalbiz.com/category/yearbook/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492085650983832797.post-38852238328711839672013-12-22T10:10:34.728-08:002013-12-22T10:10:34.728-08:00Thanks, Kevin, and you're right of course. But...Thanks, Kevin, and you're right of course. But I also think that mediating play is a traditional area of strength for many early childhood teachers (and children!) so it's a natural starting point that can be more comfortable. In Literacy Playshop, we worked to support teachers in using play as a springboard into digital media production with preschoolers and kindergarten children. They were amazing!Karen Wohlwendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441749938923066095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3492085650983832797.post-67382079329456750802013-12-22T03:57:35.745-08:002013-12-22T03:57:35.745-08:00This resonated with me: "... we should be loo...This resonated with me: "... we should be looking beyond print media and recognizing and mediating the fluid meaning-making and embodied storytelling in children's play that develops skills for communicating through digital media."<br />I agree and yet, it pulls many teachers outside of their traditional comfort zone, right?<br />KevinKevin Hodgsonhttp://dogtrax.edublogs.org/noreply@blogger.com