6th annual adolescent literacy conference june 2016
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Supporting Literacy Standards and Skills
With Technology
Adolescent Literacy Conference June 1, 2016
“To be ready for college, workforce training and life in a technological society, students need to be able to gather, comprehend, evaluate, synthesize, and report on information…The need to conduct research and to produce and consume media is embedded into every aspect of today’s curriculum. Research and media skills and understandings are embedded throughout the Standards rather than treated in a separate section.”
From the Common Core State Standards…
Sir Ken Robinson on Common Core, Creativity and Technology in the Classroom
Technology and the 21st Century Classroom
through Technology
Supporting Writing Standards
Use technology, including the internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; (W.4.6 )
For collaboration, research, writing, conferencing, presenting , revision and so much more!
Google Apps for Education
Google DriveEasy to write multiple
drafts and reviseCollaborate with other
studentsPeer and teacher editingUse google search engine
within Google Drive Share with classmates
and teacherAccess from any
computer, tablet, smart phone
Create surveysUse to gather data for classCreate data for persuasive essaysCreate assessmentsUse to track standards coveredUse to track students Student Reading Logs
Google Forms
Add questions
Using Google Forms to Create a Survey
Choose a template
Survey results can be seen in a spreadsheet or easy graphs and charts
Google Drawing• Graphic Organizers• Posters• Timelines• Webs
Create posters
Make Timelines
Google PresentationCollaborating Class BooksSlideshows Class ProjectsNote taking/Graphic Organizer
Google Classroom• Post assignments to class• Links to documents, Google Drive, videos, surveys, etc• Turn in assignments, grade and turn back all online
Student BlogsReader Response LettersDigital PortfolioCreating Learning CommunitiesPublishing platformParent/Teacher ConferencesAssessment Tool
Blogger
Student BlogsTech projects
Reader response letters
Shelfari-virtual bookshelf
Reflections
Photographs of their projects
Digital Portfolio entries
Writing
I think my writing improved using the blog because I thought anyone could view the blog and so I wanted it to be good when somebody looked at it.
Using the blog format wasn't hard as I did it more and more. In my opinion I think my writing improved while using the blog, because I got to practice a lot more. So I kept getting better and better. The best thing about posting my letters on my blog was that I could say what I really thought of the book, I could give my real opinion of it, and be my own person.
All in all I think using the blogs in L.A. class this year was very successful. We could use them for a number of different things, from writing about our books, to posting and sharing our work. I think it was a good way to broadcast who we were to the rest of the class and anyone who was reading. By looking through older posts I had made at the start of the year I get a flashback of all we have done.
What students have to say about their Blogs…
Teacher Blog • Student Resources• Homework Page• Post Lessons• Links to sites• Great way for
parents and administration to stay up to date with classroom activities
through Technology
Supporting Reading Standards
Common Core and Nonfiction
Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (eg. Print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea. (RI.8.7)
Assessment Tool
Thinglink Book Project
Book Trailers using iMovie
I really enjoyed this project and. I couldn't stop my Fangirl scream and I had jitters of excitement. One of the most important thing I learned from is is probably that I understood the characters and the book very well. Another thing I learned from this project is that it's easy, simple, and fun!
I would do this project again because it was the most fun project I’ve ever done. What you need to say when you present our movies is “these were done by 5TH GRADERS”
Did I enjoy it? No I didn’t enjoy it , I loved it. It was funnest book report ever. I learned and thought about my book a lot than just a regular book report.
I think that other teachers should make book trailers with their students because of the benefits of achievement, further knowledge with technology and the students will enjoy it. It’s not one those book projects you dread, every day you want work on it and make it better until you have a final project you’re proud of.
What students have to say about the Book Trailer Project…
through Technology
Supporting Speaking and Listening Standards
Make strategic use of digital media in presentations to enhance understand of findings, reasoning and evidence and to add interest. (SL. 11-12.5 )
iMovie to demonstrate learning
Haiku Deck for presentations
through Technology
Supporting Language Standards
Although the CCR anchor standards for language themselves do not specifically reference using technology some of the grade level standards do.
In grades 3-8 the expectation is to be able to use glossaries, dictionaries and later reference materials, both print and digital, to determine meaning of key words and phrases or its part of speech.
Here’s my favorite dictionary tool
Into the Language Arts Classroom
Other Ways to Integrate Technology
Create your own Mini-Page Project:
A creative assignment that uses many skills and standards• Research and Citing Sources• Synthesizing information• Informational writing• Expository writing• Tech skills
Engaging Readers: Top Five Posters and Bookmarks
Other Tech IdeasFakebookTrading CardsWordleGo AnimateHaiku DeckQR codes
Mystery Skype
Tiki Toki Interactive timeline
Tech I couldn’t live without…
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