C4Tp Post #1 (Silvia Tolisano)

  In Silvia Tolisano's very popular blog, "LANGWITCHES," Tolisano explores education being used through various technology processes that are happening all around the world. On May 28th,2014, Silvia posted a blog entitled, "Back to The Future Project:Life Cycle Snapshots in Target Language." This blog followed a 7th and 8th grade teacher from Brazil named Ana Paula Cortez. Ana Paula designed a project in order for students to become excited about Life Cycles. She conducted this project through the use of Facebook. The children were able to learn about traditions, past events, as well as express creativity in creating their fictional character's future through their personal Facebook page. During this project the students had to learn to upload pictures, source information, and how to post effectively and appropriately online, through the outlet of Facebook. Through the use of Facebook, Ana Paula was able to introduce a creative way to get the students truly engaged in what they were doing.

  In a later article, Silvia Tolisano introduces how blogging is an effective tool, not only for language arts, but also for math as well. Through the blogging, students can have help from their teachers, as well as help from their peers. We as either current educators or future educators should be constantly innovating new ways of teaching in the classroom, in order to make sure all students are learning in a way in which is best for them.