Using Memes to Connect with Students and Curriculum #sriettc

Added On: 2/27/2019 11:49:59
Event Name: Using Memes to Connect with Students and Curriculum
Event Hashtag: #sriettc
Event Start Date: 4/16/2019
Event End Date: 4/16/2019
Intended Audience: Grade 4 - 12 Teachers
Focus / Content Area: Educational Technology
Event Type: Workshop
Organization:
Event Location: SRI & ETTC
Street Address: 10 W. Jimmie Leeds Road
City: Galloway
State/Country: New Jersey
Proposal Deadline:
Event Details: Leverage the popularity of memes by using them to inspire more imaginative student writing. The concise and generally witty nature of memes will require your students to think carefully about their subject and the visual nature of memes makes for colorful and captivating classroom displays. Using free and available apps, repurpose old shots or take new ones, and let students create the stories that go with them. Whether you are introducing a new topic or trying to add some life to an old one, a meme is a very quick and simple way to inject some fun into a discussion. Use Memes as creative writing activities, to set class rules, expectations, ice-breakers and/or procedures.
Event Website: http://ettc.net/calendar/workshops.cfm