My vlog is a random collection of facts about me: teaching career, hobbies, background, etc. Mainly I'm just proud of myself for finally getting this to work. For whatever reason, it took two actual tech guys and one self-proclaimed techie to figure out how to make the video and audio work together. But here it is!
I only have one idea of how I might include this technology in my classroom so far, but I'm looking for more. My CIS Composition class has a project halfway through the class to create a personal newsletter. In the past I've asked for it to be completed in a traditional newsletter format, though this year I also offered the option of a wiki "newsletter." I wasn't sure how many of the kids would take me up on that, but over half the class did. You're welcome to look at some of them by clicking here.
That assignment requires students include some of their writing for the term ("This I Believe" essay, a personal narrative, and a review), but also asks for a series of tributes. They can include tributes to favorite books, authors, movies, music, photos, quotations, etc.; anything that led them to becoming a literary person--an intellectual or artistic bon vivant. (They usually have to look that up.) I think adding a vlog component to the wiki newsletter (or other electronic format) might add a nice way for the students to be able to introduce themselves to their readers.
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