1. I am Melissa Sommer. Mother of 3, wife to 1, and inclusion special education teacher. When I am not teaching, I go to Montana to relax.
2. I want to generate lessons that will infuse media into middle school curriculum. I want students to be inspired to create and motivated to learn.
3. I believe that all children can learn. It is my job to teach students how to gain information and skills that will open doors for joyful engagement in the career of their choice.
4. Technology and digital media can make school current for today's students. Technology can be used for student input and output--learning and creating.
5. One big concern is how to manage the surprising content that can find its way through Barracuda to the eyes and ears of middle schoolers.
6. Students used a custom google search to become an Early Explorer expert. Each student created a single slide with images, bullets, and audio. The slides were merged to create a class Early Explorer presentation.
7. When I was in 5th grade, if you wanted to show a movie, a student on the AV crew would come set up the reel on the projector. Now, all kids could be on the AV crew.
