Artifactual Literacies by Diane Watt https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq Each group make one post 1) Benefits + 2) Suggestions to extend this sharing activity en-us 2019-09-20 02:22:27 UTC 2025-03-18 00:10:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387333559 *]]> 2019-09-20 17:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387333559 Lindsey, Elissa, Joe, Rachel https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387333568 - Learn new things about each other
- Make connections 
- Different experiences & perspectives
- What makes them unique 
- Works on oral 
communication 
- Smaller groups = more confidence speaking 
 - Write a story/make a video/creative project from the artifact's perspective
- Everyone introduce someone else & their artifact 

]]> 2019-09-20 17:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387333568 yzhan418 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387333724 1. The importance of  family and professional literacy.
2. Students can reflect on their past and bring new perspectives into class based on past experiences. They would like to share about their personal experience.

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]]> 2019-09-20 17:23:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387333724 Margaux, Taylor, Tyler, Jayme https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387333793 -Good ice breaker activity, but should keep in mind how some students might be shy to share
-Good way to get to know your students as a teacher, as a pre-assessment to tailor future lessons to the kids 
-Follow up activity might include students finding connections between their different artifacts, to find similar interests
-Could work towards finding/creating a class artifact ]]> 2019-09-20 17:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387333793 Julia, Seema, Flo https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387333859 Getting to know the roots and interest of your students. Get to know the deeper things beyond the surface. Shows them that the focus is on them. 

Activity would be great to do at the beginning of the year. This activity could also be tailored to the subject, for example in language arts : bring a book that means something that means a lot to you. ]]> 2019-09-20 17:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387333859 Discovering Ashweena, Su, Warut, Lloyd, Sophie. ashweena_k_rumajogee https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387334014 - How 2 people like the same activity
- Life outside University
- Travel stories
-  Religion
- Religious beliefs]]> 2019-09-20 17:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387334014 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387334104 2019-09-20 17:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387334104 Charlotte, Paul, Bonny, Jenn https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387334153 Benefits:
- promotes sharing something meaningful
- making connections
- leads to more conversation 
- builds community and safe space for sharing
 - can learn about other cultures 

Extending Activity:
- share through video. writing or song
- have a school artifact that represents the school or the classroom 
-]]> 2019-09-20 17:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387334153 Alec, David, Gian Bree https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387334279 Benefits:
- great icebreaker 
- could easily be incorporated into history lesson, especially if artifact in question has historical value
- artifact represents the presenter
- building community
- chance for self-reflection
- making meaning out of an object

Extend to oral activity to promote other literacies:
- guessing game: who is connected to which artifact? why do you think that artifact has meaning for them/what is that meaning?]]> 2019-09-20 17:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387334279 Danielle, Matt, Phoebe https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387334491 -getting to know each other
-ice breaker 
- allows teacher to get to know students interests. 
-understanding different perspectives
-can do a visual presentation, written report, video...]]> 2019-09-20 17:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387334491 https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387334800 We found out we like to rock climb]]> 2019-09-20 17:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387334800 Pamina, Allie, Sam, Sydney https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387336889 -builds community 
-awareness to shared experiences and interests 
-lets you know more about the backgrounds of people around you 
-introduce different cultures and religions 
Can relate it to music - favourite song from childhood? 
Book - book you were read as a child 
History - historical pieces from family members. 

]]> 2019-09-20 17:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387336889 Emily https://padlet.com/dadwatt/na6nd3lcvauq/wish/387735847 Benefits:
--Safe learning space
- Allows students to explore meaningful moments in their lives 
-Develops team building and creates a safe space for students to express themselves 

Extending Activity: Poetry

The artifact sharing activity could lead into a poetry unit. Students could express themselves while learning about different types of poetry i.e. Sonnet or Haiku. 

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