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?