Download - Final ncte
Technology-Based Teaching
and Assessment
NCTE--Las Vegas, NVNovember 2012
Presenters: Kathy Kelly-Garris
& Brandy Lockwood
Teachers of Middle Grades ELA
Penn-Trafford School District
Harrison City, PA
End Goal– ongoing collaboration with all educators following this
conference.
Technology-Based Teaching and Assessment
Discussion Point 1: Describe Your Students
Discussion Point 2: Teaching Digital Natives
Discussion Point 3: Teacher Presentation Tools
Discussion Point 4: Collaborative Tools for Students
Discussion Point 5: Digital Storytelling and Writing Tools
Discussion Point 6: Teacher Assessment Tools
Discussion Point 7: Other Tools We Love to Use
Discussion Point 1 “Do Now”—Describe your students…
Write down the words dictated to you.
Circle any “unfamiliar” or “new” words. Use as many as you can to describe your typical day in the classroom. You may add endings to words if needed.
Turn and Talk– Share what you wrote with someone right next to you.
Discussion Point 1: Describe
Your Students
What words or descriptions did YOU come up with?
Ms. Kelly’s students “taking notes” on iPads
Discussion Point 2: Teaching Digital Natives
Digital Natives Speak
Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time
--Hebrew Proverb
“Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants”--Marc Prensky 2001
Who are the Digital Natives?Who are
the Digital
Immigrants
?
They…
Are born in the digital era (1990’s and
beyond)
Have been surrounded by technology
all their lives
Have a brain structure that is different
from the previous generations
We…
Were born before the digital era
and were educated in
“traditional” ways
Graduated prior to 1990’s
Are trying to adapt to
technology. http://roarprawn.blogspot.com/2011/06/digital-immigrants.html
Here is a “clearer” picture for you!
http://ece2006technology.blogspot.com/2008/03/digital-natives-digital-immigrants-by.html
And… Another!
Discussion Point 3:
Teacher Presentation Tools
Inspiration, Prezi, Glogster, Bubbl.us
Discussion Point 3: Teacher Presentation Tools
Inspiration
Inspiration
Teacher Presentation Tools: Inspiration
Samples of Teacher Presentations--
Inspiration
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/inspirationprojects.cfm
Sample of Teacher Presentation– bubbl.us
Discussion Point 3: Presentation Tools
Glogster
Sample of Teacher-Created Glog on
GlogsterMy first attempt on Glogster– this is one I created when trying out the site to share with students.
Sample of Teacher-Created Glog on
GlogsterThis Glogster was created by an Edmodo colleague– Karen Finkelstein. She has kindly given permission to share it in this presentation.
Sample of Teacher-Created Glog on
Glogster
These Glogsters were created by an Edmodo colleague– Kris Campea. She has kindly given permission to share it in this presentation.
Beyond the presentation…
Many tools can be used for student assessment as well as for teacher presentation. Inspiration is one of those tools.
Student-Created Graphic Organizer
Inspiration: Student Sample of a Graphic Organizer
Student-Created Graphic Organizer– Advanced Level
Student-Created Outline
Inspiration
Discussion Point 3: Presentation ToolsPrezi
“Prezi is helping reinvent the art of presentation. Farewell, one-dimensional thinking. Welcome instead the power of inter-connection, flexibility, and the unexpected 'Aha!'”
— Chris Anderson, TED Curator
Discussion Point 3: Presentation Tools
Prezi Rubrics
Discussion Point 3: Presentation Tools
Collaborative Tools for Students
Google Docs & Edmodo
Discussion Point 4--
Discussion Point 4: Collaborative Tools for Students
Creating and Sharing Collaborative Documents… Students sign up
for G-Mail or other email
accounts then are able to
create and share collaborative documents.
Edmodo allows students to connect and
share documents
using Google Docs as part of their supported
systems.
Discussion Point 4: Collaborative Tools for Students
Discussion Point 4: Collaborative Tools for Students
Discussion Point 4: Collaborative Tools for Students
Discussion Point 4: Collaborative Tools for
Students
How would you use these and other tools in your classroom? Write down 3 possible ways to use these tools and discuss them with someone behind/in front of you.
Discussion Point 4: Collaborative Tools “Do Now”
Discussion Point 5: Digital Story Telling & Writing Tools
Graphic by Helen C. Barrett“Researching and Evaluating Digital Storytelling as a Deep Learning Tool”
Discussion Point 5: Digital Storytelling and Writing Tools (I-Movie)
Discussion Point 5: Digital Storytelling and Writing Tools
Using iMovie for Stop Action Video Production
Sample Student iMovie--
Book Trailer
Sample Student iMovie—Poetry Analysis
Sample Student iMovie—Book Trailer
Discussion Point 5: Digital Storytelling and Writing Tools
Students used Go Animate as a platform for book talks on their independent novels. They chose avatars to have authentic conversations about novels.
www.goanimate.com
Discussion Point 5: Digital Storytelling and Writing Tools
Comic strips and Online Story Creators
Word Clouds
Comic CreatorPixton
Toon DoStory Bird
Discussion Point 5: Digital Storytelling and Writing Tools
Students can create digital stories on xtranormal using a variety of characters.
How would you use these tools and others in your classroom? Turn and talk to someone you HAVE NOT talked to yet. What are some projects in which you could use these tools?
Discussion Point 5: Digital Storytelling and Writing Tools
Discussion Point 6: Teacher Assessment Tools
Discussion Point 6: Teacher Assessment Tools
Discussion Point 6: Teacher Assessment Tools
Discussion Point 6: Teacher Assessment Tools
Discussion Point 7– Other Favorites
The presentation will be available as a library resource in a collaborative Edmodo online classroom. Use the following code to join after the conference:
d1cre0
You will have the option to interact with colleagues from all over the country (and even the world) within this classroom.
Any questions?