Elementary Technology Interventions : Reading, Writing, Oral Expression, Reflection, Student Agency

1. 07 July 2004 Penumbra Incorporated ElementaryTechnology Interventions :Reading, Writing,Oral Expression, Reflection, Student Agency Using technology tools in constructivist, information processing, and behaviorist approaches�

2. 07 July 2004 Penumbra Incorporated Our Missions Our ARPs all focus upon implementing technology resources in elementary school classroom & computer lab settings. The curricular focus areas in our projects include:reading, writing, oral expression, reflection and student agency (in the electronic portfolio context). The technology resources we will employ are:

3. 07 July 2004 Penumbra Incorporated The World is our Campus!

4. 07 July 2004 Penumbra Incorporated Valerie� s Action Research Project Problem: Kindergarteners often have difficulty expressing their thoughts in an organized manner. My Focus Question: How can we best introduce children to technology programs that will enhance their oral and written expression through pictures?

5. 07 July 2004 Penumbra Incorporated Val has a Quiz for you� What experiences do you have with using the programs Kidspiration and Kidpix? Affordances? Constraints? What other programs do you know about that will help the young child with organizational skills to improve oral and written communication?

6. 07 July 2004 Penumbra Incorporated Val�s Quiz continued� What other instructional activities could be used to help the students become better communicators? How would you go about evaluating the results of this project?

7. 07 July 2004 Penumbra Incorporated Electronic Portfolios (efolios):How do efolios affectstudent learning? Reflection What do we know about reflection in the context of portfolios? How will this process be different with efolios?

8. 07 July 2004 Penumbra Incorporated My Project(At a glance�) Project Goal: students create, manage meaningful efolios Project Scope: 6th grade (20-25 students) capstone (year-long) culminating project Technology Intervention: Inspiration (Web site maps), Dreamweaver Data server-based, Intranet or Internet? Other factors: teacher/community collaboration Background: Last year�s PPT efolios (4th-6th)

9. 07 July 2004 Penumbra Incorporated Tell me more� What have been your experiences with portfolios? Efolios? How can I get my faculty (and administration) to buy into this project? How might I �assess� the effectiveness of this project?

10. 07 July 2004 Penumbra Incorporated Expository vs. Narrative Text Once Upon a Time�.. Literary Elements Plot Setting Character Classroom and Home Reading for Information Discreet/non-discrete data Text Structure Headings Captions Hypertext (interactive)

11. 07 July 2004 Penumbra Incorporated Teacher Role and Interventions Teacher Role Research strategies and implement them Observe Gather/Record Data Evaluate what works Interventions Graphic Organizers Inspiration, tables, charts, Excel SRI Scholastic Reading Inventory Webquests/Treasure Hunts RATS!

12. 07 July 2004 Penumbra Incorporated What do you notice about student attitudes toward reading expository materials? What strategies have you used for reading comprehension? Any websites/technology ideas that you have used? Any other suggestions or questions?