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Picture This!
Using Photography as a Teaching and Assessment Tool
Roban Johnson, The Academy for Classical [email protected]
Roban Johnson
8th-grade language arts teacher
holds ESOL, gifted, and teacher leader endorsements
Jones County Teacher of the Year 2010-2011
Students and Digital Technology
Harris Interactive study for Pearson Publishing
polled 2,300 American students (grades 4-12) about use of digital technologies for educational purposes
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Students Who Use Smart Phones for Educational Purposes
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Elementary Middle High
60%
47%
35%
Frequency of Smart Phone Use
Of those students who use smart phones, 27 percent use their devices for educational purposes (explicitly not for texting or social networking) two to three times per week.
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Student Attitude About Use
Of all the students surveyed, 67 percent indicated they would like to use their mobile devices more often in class.
It is especially useful for ELLs.
“Use authentic visuals and manipulatives.… Implement the use of authentic resources. For example: menus, bus schedules, post-cards, photographs, and video clips can enhance student comprehension of complex content concepts.”
~ “Edutopia”
“Brain-based and second language acquisition research has taught us, thankfully, that the old school method — assign a chapter, take a test, and discuss the test — will not result in quality and depth of thought. Our ESL students are not tape recorders, waiting eagerly to receive our golden nuggets of wisdom. Instead, they are multi-taskers who can play video games, talk on cell phones, and listen to music, all without missing a beat.”
~ Judy LombardiCalifornia State University Northridge
Brain-based Research
Photography + Grammar = Learning Fun!
Photography-based projects can be used as learning tools…
… and as formative and summative assessments.
Let’s Get Clicking!
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Applicable CCGPS Standards
In your packet, mark the language concepts that you teach.
Today’s Focus:Objects and Complements
Examples
Student-Created Exemplars
Grammar
WHAT?TO WHOM?
A predicate nominative is a noun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject of the verb.
Assessment: Create a visual representation of a predicate adjective.
Extra Credit…
Free Web-basedPhoto Editing Tool
www.picmonkey.com (a free on-line editing software program.
www.picmonkey.com
Free Mobile Apps for Phones and Tablets
It’s Your Turn to “Picture This!”
Step 1:
Download ONE photo editing app onto your smart phone or tablet, or use one that you have previously downloaded.
Step 2:With a table partner or group, choose a concept and brainstorm ideas on the planning sheet in your packet.
Draw or
…jot down notes.
Steps 3 and 4:
Create your photo.
Use an app to add text that will explain the concept.
Timed Activity
1. Download ONE photo editing app onto your smart phone or tablet, or use one that you have previously downloaded.
2. With a table partner or group, brainstorm ideas on the planning sheet in your packet.
3. Create your photo.
4. Use an app to add text that will explain the concept.
Share your photos!
Post edited photos on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter using hashtag:
#elapicturethis
Other Ideas: Picture This! Scavenger Hunt and Poetry
scavenger hunt for sentence parts. Publish the photographs as a book. Hang them in the classroom as visual
reminders.
Take a photo of a household item and write a poem that personifies the object.
Picture This! For Writing
student-created photographs descriptive
paragraphs gallery
walk best
examples of imagery
Picture This! For Reading
inference alphabet book vocabulary hunt
Your Turn!
Brainstorm with others at your table. How many ideas can
you come up with to integrate photography into your lessons?
Use the brainstorming page in your packet to record your ideas.
Students with various learning styles can benefit from this.
References and Credits Cooper, A. (2012, January 25). 10 Tips for Teaching English
Language Learners. Edutopia. Retrieved April 23, 2014, from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-english-language-learners-ayanna-cooper
Nagel, David. "Report: Students Use Smart Phones and Tablets for School, Want More." T.H.E. Journal. N.p., 8 May 2013. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. <http://www.thejournal.com>.
Lombardi, Judy. “Practical Ways Brain-based Research Applies to ESL Learners.” The Internet TSEL Journal. Retrieved April 23, 2014, from www.itselj.org.
Students in Roban Johnson’s 8th-grade English classes at Clifton Ridge Middle School in Jones County created the Picture This! Exemplars.