presented by sylvia davies- english language arts consultant teresa lawson – its
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Top 5 Web 2.0 Tools for ELAK-5
Presented by Sylvia Davies- English Language Arts
Consultant Teresa Lawson – ITS
It Is Not
About the
Tools .
It Is About
the Skills!
ELAR TEKS + ISTE Standards + Web 2.0 Tools= Engagement and Authentic Learning
New ELAR TEKS Reading
Comprehension of Literacy Texts: Theme and Genre, Fiction, Informational Texts, Media Literacy
Fluency 1-5Speaking Teamwork WritingPoetry
ISTE Standards Creativity and
Innovation Communication and
Collaboration Research and
Informational FluencyCritical Thinking,
Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Digital CitizenshipTechnology
Operations and Concepts
Why Web 2.0? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue1FeMBfKec
TOP 5 ELA Elementary Web 2.0
Blogging
Blogging – Choose Easy to Use Free Blogs Sites Kidblogs.org h ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKhMeHcCG_8Edublogs http://mswift.edublogs.org/Blogmiester http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=221080http://thewocketspot.edublogs.org/
Schoolwire’s Webpage
Use your Class Blog on Schoolwire’s Teacher’s Webpage Jaye Miller’s Classroom Blog Page Reading Comprehension, Character Analysis,
Critical Thinking http://schools.birdvilleschools.net/17962081511520607/Blog/browse.asp?A=398&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=65443Energy Bus Blog
http://schools.birdvilleschools.net/17962081511520607/Blog/browse.asp?A=398&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=63133Rodger Lees Classroom Blog Page http://schools.birdvilleschools.net/17792081612311750/Blog/browse.asp?A=398&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=54705
Let’s Set up a Blog Kidsblog.orghttp://kidblog.org/home.php
Schoolwires Blog Page
Podcasting-Vodcasting
Listening and Subscribing to Podcasts Listening and Subscribing to podcast gives your students
another teaching tool to explain concepts that are taught in the classroom. Podcasts do not have to be listened to on an iPod. Any device that can play MP3 files, including desktops and laptop computers .
Where do you find them? How do you subscribe? What do you use to house those podcasts?
Create an iTunes account and have subscriptions go directly there.
Let’s Practice that……EPN Education Podcast Network http://www.epnweb.org/index.php?openpod=4#7
Ways to use Podcasting in Teaching and Learning
Make sure that the podcasts are published to podcast website page.
News broadcasts on Informational Texts that students are reading .
Book talks about books that students are reading Storytelling – After reading a collection of fables or fairy tales
students create own and podcast. Students record poetry that they have written during poetry
unit. Students predict and record on a new book that the class will
read. Recording for fluency checks Students how to on Daily Five procedures
Classroom Examples of Creating Podcasts http://nicholasfifth.edublogs.org/podcasts/http://web.mac.com/agearrings/iWeb/KinderK
ids/KinderKids%20Podcast/34CA05FF-6913-49FA-821B-747DD6C9452B.html
http://ecast.euclid.k12.oh.us/nwelsh/Glenbrook_Stars/Podcast/Podcast.html
How to do a Podcast Use Audacity to record audio podcasts. Then
upload them to webpage. You will need microphones and headphones.
Vodcasting Steps to Vodcasting. 1. Students create storyboard 2. Using Small Wonders, Webcams with Video
feature, or digital video recorder, students record their content.
3. If editing is needed students can use Movie Maker to edit.
4. Save and upload on school website. Can be done on a Flex Page using
Uploading to website. Login to Schoolwires account Create new page Choose Podcast page. Upload podcasts to this page.
Online Collaborative Writing Storybird
1. Go to http://storybird.com/.2. Click on Sign up. 3. Create an account 4. Click on create. 5. Choose the art that will inspire you.6. Click and drag artwork to the workspace. Create your
own story by typing in text. 7. If you want to choose to collaborate your manuscript
click in the right top corner and invite a collaborator. Fill out information and an email will be sent to your fellow collaborator. .
8. Publish your story. 9. Have students sign in using your account.
-4th Grade Impressions http://storybird.com/books/impressions/storybirdcom.html
Storybird Exampleshttp://www.classroominthecloud.net/2009/11/student-examples-storybirdcom.html
http://www.classroominthecloud.net/2009/11/using-storybirdcom-in-classroom.html
Ideas of Using Storybird
Information to be added after we experience Storybird.
Great Teacher Ideas to come!
Digital Storytelling- Voicethread
digital story (dig·i·tal sto·ry)A short, first-person video-narrative created by combining recorded voice, still and moving images, and music or other sounds.
http://www.slideshare.net/suziea/voicethread-examples-in-education-presentationhttp://schools.birdvilleschools.net/18092081694723753/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=66249
Videoconferencing with Skype
Ways to use Skype in Classrooms 50 Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/06/30/50-awesome-ways-to-use-skype-in-the-classroom/
Birdville Kinder Teachers using Skype in Classroom for Dr. Seuss Connection http://schools.birdvilleschools.net/5069204210308747/blog/browse.asp?a=398&bmdrn=2000&bcob=0&c=66209
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