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Reading & PalmsTony Vincent
August 2009
Caring for your Handheld
• $280 Egg!
• Hold it over a desk.
• Don’t hold by the flap.
• Keep in the middle of desk.
• Keep stylus in silo when not in use.
• Only the stylus touches the screen.
BeforeReading
Vocabulary• invertebrate
• vertebrate
• phylum
• pharynx
• futile
• rodent
• bedazzled
• mimicry
• neurons
• viscosity
• hardpan
• anterior
• vector
• vilify
• till
• aerate
• guffaw
• Quizzler is a free application where students can take quizzes
• Multiple Choice
• Flash Card
• True & False
• Reverse Questions
• Dozens of quizzes available from the Web
• Teachers and students can easily make their own quizzes
Quizzing
QuizzlerLaunching
Tap the Quizzler icon
Tap State Capitals Quiz and then tap
Quiz Options
Tap Begin
QuizzlerTaking a Quiz
Question and possible answers
Tap a wrong answer and you are told you
are incorrect.
Select another wrong answer and you are again
told you are incorrect. Tap the correct answer to go
to the next question.
QuizzlerTaking a Quiz
Answer correctly… …add to your score and proceed to another
question
Quizzler
Tap the ! Icon to stop the quiz
Enter your name and tap OK to record your
score.
Your score is displayed on the Quiz Options
screen.
Ending a Quiz
Quizzler
Tap the arrow next to Sequence
Choices are In Order or Random
Sequence Options
Quizzler
Tap the arrow next to Answers
Choices are Multiple Choice, Flash Card,
True & False, Reverse Questions, and Auto
Answer Options
QuizzlerAnswer Options
Multiple Choice Flash Card True & False Reverse Questions
QuizzlerPreferences
Select the Options menu and select Preferences…
You can set sounds, font size, and more. Tap OK.
Word Sorting
• Enter vocabulary or spelling words into Idea Pad.
• Beam to students to sort words into categories.
Read to Develop Background
• Read websites using the Palm’s browser.
• Shorten URLs with TinyURL.com.
Doing Digital Worksheets
• Use a word processor like Memos or Word To Go.
• Students input answers under questions.
DuringReading
Journaling
• Use a word processor.
• Make a category for the journal.
• Date each entry.
• Define expectations.
• Students are far more excited to journal using a handheld than a notebook!
• Students can sync and you can respond!
Looking Out for WordsParts of speech are groups of words that are classified by how they are used in a
sentence.
NounsPronouns
VerbsAdjectives
AdverbsInterjectionsPrepositionsConjunctions
Silly Sentences
NounsNouns are words that
name a person, a place, or a thing.
For Silly Sentences, you will want to enter singular
nouns.
worm
castle
pencil
computer
toothbrush
VerbsVerbs are words that
express action or state of being.
For Silly Sentences, you won’t want to enter state of being verbs. Also, enter
singular verbs.
digs
asks
burped
digs
will till
AdjectivesAdjectives are words that describe a noun
or pronoun.
angry
purple
tall
excellent
sassy
AdverbsAdverbs describe a verb,
adjective, or another adverb. An adverb tells
how, when, how often, or how much.
For Silly Sentences, adverbs that end with -ly
work best.
silently
recently
accidentally
lazily
daintily
Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition
and are used to give more information in a sentence.
under the topsoil
by your nose
in the sewer
during lunch
around the corneraboard across beside
between in over
under with through
toward by during
Let the silliness begin!
Silly Sentences
• Let’s be on the lookout for more parts of speech while we read more of the story!
• Add the new words to Silly Sentences.
Animating the Text• Visualize the story using Sketchy.
• Frame-by-frame animations.
• Drawing tools include pencil, shapes, and text.
• Duplicate a frame and make changes to create animation.
• Students use Sketchy to illustrate the action in the story.
• The animations are fun to share with others!
SketchyTool Menu
Pencil: Freehand drawing tool
Eraser: Erase parts of a drawing
Line: Draws lines
Text: Adds text to a drawing
Selection: Select areas of a drawing
Solid RectangleSolid CircleSolid Rounded RectangleClear RectangleClear Circle
SketchyPattern Menu
Use the Pattern Menu to choose a pattern for the solid objects you draw.
SketchyWidth Menu
Use the Width Menu to select the width of your pencil and your eraser.
SketchyColor Menu
Use the Color Menu to select a color for your drawing tool.
SketchyFrame Number
The number is your current frame number. Tap this number to go to a specified frame.
SketchyNext Frame
Tap the arrow to go to the next frame. If you are on your last frame, the right arrow creates a new slide.
SketchyUndo
Use the Undo Tool to remove the last drawing action.
SketchyTrash Can
Use the Trash Can to delete the current frame.
SketchyDuplicate
Use the Duplicate Tool to copy the current frame and insert it as a new frame.
SketchyProject Menu
New: Start a new project
Open: Open an existing project
Rename: Give the project a new name
Delete Project: Remove current project
Beam Project: Beam current project
Play Animation: Animate the current project
Info: View information for the current project
Help: Read limited instructions
About: View information about Sketchy
SketchyEdit Menu
Undo: Reverse last drawing action
Cut Selected: Removes selected drawing and copies it to memory
Copy Selected: Copies selected drawing to memory
Paste Selected: Redraw selection stored in memory
Select Background: Choose an image to be used in the background for every frame in the current project
Edit Background: Change the background image
Preferences: Change animation speed and direction
SketchyCut Frame: Removes current frame and copies it to memory.
Copy Frame: Stores current frame in memory
Paste Frame: Inserts the frame from memory before the current frame
Insert Frame: Place a blank frame before the current frame
Clear Screen: Erases all drawing from the screen
Beam Frame: Beams the current frame into another handheld’s animation
Set as Background: Use the current frame as the background for all frame in the current project
Delete Frame: Removes the current frame
Frame Menu
AfterReading
Reflecting & Brainstorming• “Cross-Talk” is a game to help students brainstorm
or memorize a list of items or characteristics.
• Use Beamer to beam text between handhelds.
• Taking turns, students beam words back and forth, developing a list of words from memory.
• Play continues until a student cannot think of another word or repeats a word that has already been used.
• The winner is the player who completes the last correct word.
Cross-TalkExample
Player 1 starts by entering another word for “said” and
taps the send button.
Player 2 enters a different word for “said” and taps the send
button. Play continues back and forth.
Cross-TalkExample
Play continues until one player repeats a word already used or cannot think of another
word for “said.”
Cross-Talk
• Your turn to play!
• Pair up.
• Your topic:
–Words to describe Harriet in There’s a Hair in my Dirt
Concept Mapping• Students complete an IdeaPad template.
• Teacher starts the map, students finish.
Quizzing
• Give a “post test” Quizzler quiz to students.
• Students create their own quizzes to share or contribute questions for a class quiz.
• Let’s write one together!
Quizzler
• Teachers and students can create their own Quizzes
• Write quizzes in Memos
• Follow the Quizzler format
• Import to Quizzler
• Take the quiz and beam to others!
Making Quizzes
QuizzlerMemo Pad
Launch Memo Pad and tap New
Enter “#quizzler Handhelds” on the
first line
Enter “# Handheld Misnomers” on the
second line
QuizzlerMemo Pad
Enter “#author Your Name” on the
third line
Enter a question. Enter the correct answer on the next
line.
QuizzlerMemo Pad
Enter a ; after the first answer
Enter an incorrect answer
Separate incorrect answers with a ;
Quizzler
Enter another question.
Memo Pad
The first answer is correct followed by
incorrect answers (all separated by
semicolons). Tap Done.
Your quiz is in Memo Pad. Next it needs to
be imported into Quizzler.
QuizzlerImport a Quiz
In Quizzler’s Quiz List, select the
Options menu and choose Import
Memo.
You’re now ready to take or beam your newly created quiz!
Select the memo you just created and tap
Convert.
Quizzler
Here are what the new quiz questions look like in Quizzler
Writing!• Students compose stories using their handheld’s
word processor.
• Connections or extensions to the text might include:
• Sequels
• Point of view of a different character
• Personal reactions
• Give the story a different ending
• The compositions are digital! Make them into an eBook, pace them online, or simply have students beam them to each other!
Making the Text Crazy
• Read and create silly word stories using Gone Mad!
• Make your own template by replacing keywords with a description of the kind of word in brackets.
• Beam and share with others!