10 + ways to raise student achievement in literacy The first step to raising student achievement is increasing student

1. 10 + ways to raise student achievement in literacy • The first step to raising student achievement is increasing student engagement. • The second is deliberate acts of teaching of the specific skills required. • In this workshop we will focus on both factors, utilising the ICT to both engage and teach so that students learn. • Bring your laptop if possible so that you can play along with the ideas presented. • No prior ICT skills required as all this stuff is easy and fun.

2. 10+ ways to raise student achievement in literacy ROTORUA 2011

3. 10+ ways to raise student achievement in literacy

4. The joy of writing . . . • Intrinsic Incentive • Clearly purposeful. • For an audience. • That gets a result. • Where students experience success. • Where students take responsibility but get the support they need to get better. • Where students can see and measure their own progress and take responsibility for reflecting on that and reporting to parents. • Authentic Feedback • Response. • Genuine reader reaction. • Critique and comment from a wide variety of readers. • Continued interaction. for some!!!

5. Writing collaboratively in a shared space 1 http://ietherpad.com

6. http://ietherpad.com/latsgp1 http://ietherpad.com/latsgp2 http://ietherpad.com/latsgp3 http://ietherpad.com/latsgp4 http://ietherpad.com/latsgp5 http://ietherpad.com/latsgp6

7. http://ietherpad.com http://ietherpad.com/nameofpage Press return Create Enter your name in the field on the right and choose colour Click in a clear space and start typing. Save regularly

8. Slow Typing Available online at http://juniorclasses.wikispaces.com/Resources

9. Putting some visible gain into editing 2 Balloons on View -> Toolbars -> Reviewing -> Track changes -> Accept changes

10. Mac Pages – track changes Balloons off

11. Editing can be fun 3

13. 4 Comic Life PC http://download.cnet.com/Comic-Life/3000-2191_4-10767038.html Mac http://plasq.com/products/comiclife/mac Bulk licence deal contact Innes Kennard at innesk@werc.ac.nz

15. “Making a PowerPoint” Pick a path stories 5 The cunning fox was out hunting at night in the moonlight. He came to farmer Brown’s home paddock, and snuck down to the henhouse. The chickens were all asleep in the roost. The fox patiently dug his way into the henhouse with thoughts of chicken dinner in mind. BUT . . just as he opened the door to the roost . . .

16. The light went on in the farm kitchen. The back door burst open and Farmer Brown came running down the paddock. He had his shot gun in his hand and he looked like he had roast fox in mind.

17. The chicken on the far roost began clucking and squawking and heaving. All of a sudden out from under her feathers appeared . . .

18. a golden egg. The egg cracked open and a trail of smoke shot out from the shell. Out of the smoke appeared a genie with an angry look on his face. “Oh greedy fox,” he growled. “What are you doing in Farmer Brown’s henhouse? I do believe you have come to steal a chicken. But today is not your lucky day, for instead of stealing a chicken, you are going to become one. And from this day forward, you will live in constant fear of greedy foxes!” There was another great puff of smoke, and where the fox had prepared to pounce, sat a very small and feeble chicken.

19. a golden egg. The egg cracked open and a trail of smoke shot out from the shell. Out of the smoke appeared a genie. “Greetings master fox,” said the genie. “Your wish is my command. What would you have me do for you tonight? “Aha genie” grinned the fox. “I would like you to carry me back to my den and lay out a feast for Mrs Fox and all our little children.” “Your wish is my command,” bowed the genie, and before you could count to ten the fox was back in his den seated at a banquet with his wife and the three baby foxes. “Life is looking up,” said Mrs Fox. “Now we will live happily ever after.” And they did.

20. 6 Illustration

21. 7 Blogging http://moturoa.blogspot.com

22. Generating traffic A reading and writing activity

23. http://posterous.com

24. http://blogalong.wikispaces.com

25. 8 Wikis and websites

27. 9 Voicethread for oral language and reading http://voicethread.com

29. Children can read aloud into voicethread – teachers can then use this for running records etc later • Use voicethread to capture their retelling of a story • Use for providing feedback for speech presentations – students can hear how they sound and work to improve • Why write about inquiries when you can talk about them • Use for recording singing, music compositions or presentations etc. • Get audience reaction and feedback (as per blogging) • Embed your voicethread into wikis and blogs for greater accessibility

30. 10 Podcasting

32. + Natural Reader

33. http://www.naturalreaders.com/index.htm

34. How stuff works http://www.howstuffworks.com/

35. Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html Google search for topics of interest http://www.google.co.nz/

36. Literacy Learning Progressions http://elearningbop.wikispaces.com/Literacy+Progressions

37. Literacy Learning Progressions http://elearningbop.wikispaces.com/Literacy+Progressions

38. And then there are the other literacies vital to 21C Learners!

39. Visual Literacy A picture tells a thousand words

40. Visual Literacy

41. Digital Literacy

42. Digital Literacy www.alice.org

43. Information Literacy

44. Information Literacy

45. Jill Hammonds CORE Education Ltd Jill.hammonds@core-ed.org Ph 021 344253 ROTORUA 2011