Mr. Peklo's Blog.

WEEK 4: USING VIDEO TO CONVEY INFORMATION. Schoolhouse Rock: How a bill becomes a law. Subject, Age, and Policies. The subject for this video is for my social studies classroom. The topic at hand is how a bill becomes a law in the United States of America. My evaluation of the video is that the content in this video is very appropriate for children of all ages. Considering that I teach in the middle school, students may find this video entertaining, however, it will make the understanding of this process much easier to learn. It enhances my lesson plan because students can watch this video both at school and at home because there are no age requirements. The video is very easy to follow for students and if they need to rewind to understand the process better, they can. They can watch this video to understand how a bill becomes a law on their phone, computer, or tablet which is huge for students of this generation. Students love to utilize technology and having this available...

Week 3- Digital Images. The collage that I created will be helpful when we study the Revolutionary War in my class. This picture/collage will give them an image of what the Patriots had to do to win to war against Great Britain. This picture of Washington and his troops planning a surprise attack against the British shows the courage and perseverance the Patriots used to win the war. Photo by Flickr member Scott Wright This meme that I created would be for my students who ask this same question every single time whether its on a test, quiz, or homework assignment.  Since we are studying about the process that a President has to undergo to become President, I created this  GIF  to bring about prior knowledge from previous years. It will be a simple and short message of what they have to undergo.  The  infograph  that I used in my classroom is the basic process that the President has to undergo to be President of the United States. We ha...

My name is Shawn Peklo and this is my first blog post for EDU 642: Instructional Multimedia. I am currently the Middle School Social Studies Teacher at St. Patrick's School in White Lake, Michigan. My wife Christina and I live in Shelby Township, Michigan with our fun and energetic dog named Finn. Christina is a pre-school teacher in Romeo Community Schools and has been teaching there for four years. I am finishing up  my third year at St. Patrick's and I love every minute of it. From the staff to the students, it's truly been a blessing to be able to work there. In addition to teaching social studies at St. Patrick's, I am also the quiz bowl coach at the school. We qualified for the national tournament in Dallas for the third straight year and I am looking forward to competing against different schools from across the country on Mother's Day weekend. I am looking forward to learning about new educational technology tools that I can use and provide to my student...