Multicultural Fairy Tales - Getting Started

Hello Again!
Since we will be starting our lesson about multicultural fairy tales this week, I want us to all keep in mind the traditional fairy tales that we know and love.
The 1st story we're going read is Little Red Riding Hood. Read any classic version of Little Red Riding Hood that you have at home or from the library. As you read, use this sheet to keep track of the characters, the setting, and the events that go on in the tale.
Now, we're going to compare it to a multicultural version titled Petite Rouge-A Cajun Red Riding Hood. Here are 5 videos that the author Mike Artell posted of himself reading the book. Listen to them and pay attention to the characters, the settings, and the events that go on in his story.

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We will read it again in class, but think: what does his way of telling the story tell us about Cajun culture? Why do you think he wanted to write a Cajun version of Little Red Riding Hood? For our in-class comparison, please print this venn diagram for when we record things that are the same and things that are different about both stories. If you want, you can also post a response about your reactions to Petite Rouge too. Do you think this story is better than the classic one?

Hoisting Up My Digital Backpack

As teachers, we need to know how to use technology ourselves in order to lead by example. Providing teachers with a different (and extremely accessible) facet to reach children, facilitating learning with technology is a subject we should be aware of in order to maintain relevance and cope effectively with students who have various learning styles. With teaching being an evolving art, I as a teacher should always be “honing my craft;” this constant improvement will involve me knowing how to use technology. Already, I consider technology to be a potential tool for reaching students of various backgrounds and learning styles. I hope to use technology in my instruction as a way of exposing children to a unit or lesson, supplementing the material I want to cover. Similar to an activity, I want technology to support me in my instruction rather than becoming the focus that distracts students from comprehending the points I am trying to make in a lesson. My goals in using this blog and other types of technology are to gain a better understanding of how technology enhances a classroom and to learn how I can utilize various kinds of technology in my own lessons. With that in mind, I hoist up my digital backpack and forge ahead on my journey to discover ways of using technology as a means of effective instruction.

"We must be over the rainbow!"

Hi Everybody,
I am a pre-service teacher and am using this blog to post lesson ideas and hypothetical announcements to my imaginary class of middle level students (specifically fourth grade). Since the general theme of the blog will be how I'm using technology in my "classroom," my posts will mainly be on the subjects of classroom projects/assignments.This is my first attempt at creating and maintaining a blog on my own, so I feel a little like Dorothy right now from the Wizard of Oz--completely out of my comfort zone!

 Enjoy my trip over the rainbow!