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Group 6- Jeremy Guski

Last week I had a number of students ask me how do they know when to use "who" compared to "whom". We had a brief class discussion on this topic. I felt some of the students grasped this skill; however, some students were still unclear on the correct usage of these two words. Since this took place on Friday, I did not have the opportunity to address this with the entire class. I believe this Edmodo assignment is a brief task that will help me assess my students understanding of this skill. In addition, the students will have the benefit of peer learning since they will comment on each others paragraphs and discuss how to determine which word should be used (who or whom), based on the context of the sentence. Using the Grammar Girl podcast, which I downloaded from ITunes for free, on Edmodo will also address my students inability to follow verbal instruction, a deficiency I have observed in my classroom. The conversation that follows will consist of discussing the "big ideas" of how to identify the difference between using who vs whom and students will voluntarily share his/her paragraph.
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I will continue to use Edmodo throughout the school year. Students will submit different polls and I will post one different poll per week along with the person whom created it. The participation of all students is required. Throughout the year students will complete assignments and hand in assignments through Edmodo. Students will also use Edmodo: as a tool to communicate with group members on a common task, ask me any questions they may have on homework, and/or post pictures, documents, websites, etc. My students are going to use create a podcast by using garage band as a culminating to our "VIP Research" project. Students have been studying famous people, and I have taught a number of different jump-start lessons such as: 1. Using and selecting key words. 2. Identifying a page title,site title, and URL. 3. Cross referencing information 4. Using a variety of sources. 5. The difference between a website and a search engine. 6. Paraphrasing information and note-taking. Students will use the podcast to creatively summarize and share the research they have conducted.
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