Cloudy with a Chance of BLT

1. Cloudy with a Chance of BLT Presented by: Dr. Brandee Ramirez

2. Please access TodaysMeet... todaysmeet.com/FETCblt Please share: • Name • Twitter handle • Favorite Number

3. Who Wants a BLT? Brandee Ramirez @bramireztusd brandee@educators.coop

4. Balanced Literacy and Technology Session Goals ways to integrate technology and balanced literacy student choice develop toolbox of tools to support balanced literacy

5. What is Balanced Literacy? The definition of balanced literacy: “decision making approach through which the teacher makes thoughtful choices each day about the best way to help each child become a better reader and writer” -Spiegel, 1998

6. Components of Balanced Literacy

7. What is Educational Technology? The effective use of technological tools in learning.

8. Choice

9. Have you heard of SAMR?

10. What is TPACK?

11. Technology Tools Book Creator Chatter Kid Adobe Voice ABC Mouse Padlet Google Drive App & Web

12. Tool: Chatter Kid App FREE

13. Ways to Use textstudentstype text imagessave photos to camera roll take photos or use images from other apps (pic collage or from internet) video30 seconds of voice recording Weblinksattach to an image narration add voice clip to each page

14. Chatter Kid Persuasive Writing Students demonstrate their understanding of the Teaching Point by creating a persuasive writing using Chatter Kid and Mentor Text,Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems.

15. TEACHING POINT

16. Chatter Kid Persuasive Writing Adriana Chloe

17. Tool: Book Creator App FREE Paid $4.99

18. Ways to Use textoption: voice dictation imagessave photos to camera roll take photos video embed from camera roll weblinkattach to an image narrationadd voice clip to each page

19. Ways to Use ePubreading in iBooks PDFprinting Videoposting to the web *YouTube upload

20. Ways to Use ePubreading in iBooks PDFprinting Videoposting to the web

21. Tool: Padlet Web App FREE

22. Ways to Use • Gathering Data/Ideas • Note-Taking • Focus on TP’s • EPortfolios • Explain student work • Links • Compile Resources • Text Evidence Charlotte’s Web TP/Techhttp://padlet.com/mrsryansroom/zoeyandbri

23. TEACHINGPOINT

24. Padlet

25. Tool: Google Drive Google Forms Cross Schools Collaboration FREE Charlotte’s Web Example-Reader’s Workshop

26. Ways to Use • Reading Response • Collecting data • Survey • Assessments • Parent sign up

27. Tool: ABCmouse Web App FREE NEW SCHOOLS VERSION FULL Curriculum with Training and Support

28. Ways to Use • Instructional Videos • Non Fiction Note-Taking • Differentiation • EL Students • Text Evidence • Engagement/Games • School to Home Connect

29. Tool: TodaysMeet Web FREE

30. Ways to Use • Gathering Data/Ideas • Note-Taking • Focus on TP’s • EPortfolios • Ticket out the Door

31. ADOBE VOICE Reading Strategies-Partner Reading Students demonstrate their understanding of the Teaching Point by creating an Adobe Voice from which they teach the strategy to their partner.

32. TEACHINGPOINT

33. ADOBE VOICE Reading Strategies

34. Adobe Voice FREE App Only https://voice.adobe.com/a/BaG9y/

35. Balanced Literacy and Technology Session Goals use of technology tools impacts literacy development student choice develop a toolbox to support balanced literacy

36. THANK YOU!

37. Who Wants a BLT? Raffle Time Todays Meet Brandee Ramirez @bramireztusd brandee@educators.coop Thank you!

38. Extra...

39. Ways to Use Free or Paid Mind mapping Graphic Organizers PreK - Grade 6

40. Tool: Answer Garden FREE

41. Let’s Try it...

42. Features • enter TOPIC • adjust settings • CREATE • SHARE (link, QR code)

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