ECLSE-101+Announcements

=** Early Childhood Literature for Student Engagement-101-Announcements ** = = = =** Welcome! ** = =** Please watch this video for a glimpse into our world! ** =

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=We must take the challenge and make a difference! 21st Century instruction begins here! Welcome! = = = = =

__ Please review the navigation menu to the left of the screen for course navigation! __
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**Welcome to ECLSE 101!**
==**I am very excited that you are here and I hope that you will make yourself at home in the course.** == ==**The first thing you should do is to get acquainted with course navigation! You should see a list of the different pages in the course to the left of your screen. This is the course navigation area and when you click on the different page titles, you should be redirected to that particular area of the course.** == ==**The __Class Cafe__ is the area where you can socialize with your classmates and your instructor. You can ask questions about general information and things that are not course related in this area.** == ==**The __Questions for the Instructor__ page is for questions that are course related. Please feel free to use this as a chat area to help you find answers to anything that you need help with. I will post there and your other classmates can post there as well.One of the first things I would like for you to do is to introduce yourself to your classmates in the Class Cafe!** == ==**The next important thing is to read your __Syllabus__ by clicking on the link and navigating to that page. It is great to print the Syllabus because this is your road map for the course.** == ==<span style="color: #ff5c00; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**There is also a page for your __Instructor__ and this page will provide a brief biography of my interests and experiences as well as providing you with my contact information.** == ==<span style="color: #ff5c00; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**There are other pages that identify the calendar for the term, the class discussions, assignments, grading rubrics, instruction for each unit, and many resources to help you expand your knowledge about children's literature.** == ==<span style="color: #ff5c00; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**I hope that you will take your time and explore the classroom and if you have any difficulties or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via the Questions for the Instructor page, or via one of the other contact methods listed on my Instructor page.** ==

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<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**Welcome to Unit One!**
==<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**I am excited to begin our journey and we have many things to complete for this unit!** == ==<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**We want to begin our journey with a review of classic literature and we want to think about how these classic texts can be transformed into instructional tools for the 21st Century classroom. We will discuss several texts and review many resources available to use to help us get an idea of how to format a lesson plan that is designed to effectively engage our students.** == ==<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**Our first assignment for this unit is to view the __Unit One Instruction__ page and to review all the resources listed there. Once we have completed this introduction into the unit, we will navigate to the __Unit One Class Discussion__ page and begin to view those resources and think about the questions we will be responding to in the discussion. Please make sure and post your main response to the discussion questions by Wednesday of Unit One. Please respond to at least one classmate by Sunday of Unit One. Please remember that your main discussion post must be a minimum of 250 words.** == ==<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**Our final task for Unit One will be our __Unit One Individual Assignment.__ Please navigate to this page for specific instructions on completing the required assignment. Please submit your assignment to the __Course Gradebook__ by following the instructions provided on that page. Your assignment is due by Day Seven of Unit One. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns! I am here to help you!** ==

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<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**Welcome to Unit Two!**
==<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**We have made it through out first unit and I am enjoying the interaction within the classroom!** == ==<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**It looks like everyone has found the __Course Gradebook__ and I see that most of the Unit One assignments have been submitted. If you are having problems, please do not hesitate to contact me!** == ==<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**In Unit One, we began our journey by exploring different ways of implementing early childhood literature into the classroom through various technological devices. We will continue our journey this unit by working together as a team to create a thematic unit plan. I believe this sharing of ideas and brainstorming ways to create engaging themes for our students will help us to broaden our horizons.** == ==<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**One aspect of literature that we will be focusing on this unit will be that of multicultural literature for our classrooms. We all have students with diverse backgrounds and it is important to address these cultural differences and help our students learn about other cultures and practices. Literature is a great way to introduce various cultures to children!** == ==<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**Please review the __Unit Two Instruction__ to help introduce you to some possibilities for implementing multicultural literature into your classroom. When you have reviewed these resources, please proceed to the __Unit Two Class Discussion__ page and complete the instructions for this assignment. Please remember to post your main response to the discussion by Wednesday and post a response to at least one classmate by Sunday of Unit Two. Please remember your main post must be a minimum of 250 words.** == ==<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**Our final assignment this week will be to navigate to the Unit Two Team Assignment page and to work together with our teams to complete a thematic unit. The complete instructions for this unit are found on the page. Your team assignments are listed below and I will also email those to you. You may choose any of the options from the __Technology Resources__ Group Sharing links to set up a place for your team to meet and collaborate. Please invite me to join your team area, so that I can drop in and visit with you. Please remember this assignment will be due on Sunday of Unit Two. Please navigate to the __Course Gradebook__ page and follow the instructions to submit your assignment to the __Unit Two Team Assignment__ dropbox. Each team member needs to submit a copy of the assignment to the dropbox to make sure everyone receives credit for their work.** ==