Dr. Christie

Dr. Alice Christie has a PhD. in Educational Technology and Language and Literacy from Arizona State University. She taught in K-12 schools for 25 years. She was also taught in the College of Teacher Education and Leadership at ASU, currently she travel nationally and internationally doing workshops on "How Technology can Enhance Teaching and Learning". From her website you can tell that she is a woman of knowledge and she enjoys learning and teaching.

The thing that caught my eye on her site was the section on photography. She gives a little explaination as to why she takes pictures and then some of her photos. This could be useful to me as a teacher because you can give a child a camera, tell them the assignment and let them use their imaginations. Then have them view the pictures pick one and write a journal entree about the picture and their inspiration.

You could make this a morning activity while, you are calling roll, taking up lunch monies and all the what nots that you have to get together. Photos are something that each person views differently, they have to power to jog a memory, or spur creativity. So you can also have the students review a classmates work and write a comment or two about what they liked about the picture. Then at the end of that assignment make a collage for the students to view their work.

I liked this website it was full of information that I can use later on in my career or even now. I am doing an arts and crafts lesson each month at the library for the children who come in, and this gave me inspiration for a lesson that would be two parts. One week they could go outside and find one thing they find intriguing. The next week they can find their picture and frame it and display it on the wall.