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Oh K,1-2-3-Go!. Oh K,1-2-3-Go!. Take the Leap! Integrate E-Reader/Tablets into K-3 Classrooms Kitty Shadman Technology Integration Specialist Our Lady of Mercy School. Come Learn Your 1,2,3’s. . Convincing your principal, teachers and parents
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Oh K,1-2-3-Go! Take the Leap! Integrate E-Reader/Tablets into K-3 Classrooms Kitty Shadman Technology Integration Specialist Our Lady of Mercy School
Come Learn Your 1,2,3’s. • Convincing your principal, teachersand parents • Designing an effective implementation plan • Let the learning begin!
1 • Convincing your principal, teachers and parents
Universal Design Learning Universal Design in Education
1- Provide Multiple Means of Representation 2- Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression 3- Provide Multiple Means of Engagement “The technology to improve literacy skills for students receiving Special Education is here, we just have to use it.” (NCREL) Want to learn more?
A Maryland Instructional Technology Advisory Council ReportJune 2011 Investing in Instructional Technology: Accelerating Educational Reform in Maryland Goal I: Student Learning One-to-one access, UDL delivery, Students as active learners Goal II: Educator Proficiency Goal III: Equitable Access
21 Century Learners Touch screens and multimedia are already their world…… …………at least for some.
Research • Skills that are key to reading comprehension • Reading comprehension strategies & e-readers Let’s look at the RESEARCH
Strategies + E-Readers
Reading Research Resources • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (2000) Report of the National Reading Panel • NEIRTEC. (2007) Technology and Teaching Children to Read. • NCREL. (2004) Using Technology to Improve the Literacy Skills of Students with Disablities. • Department of Education & Institute of Education Sciences. (2010) Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade
The Digital Age of Education Resources Take a Giant Step: A Blueprint for Teaching Young Children in a Digital Age (2011) Investing in Instructional Technology: Accelerating Educational Reform in Maryland(2011)
What We Know About The Brain Video games reward players every 3 seconds.
2 • Designing an effective implementation plan
Designing an Implementation Plan:Educational GoalsStakeholdersIdentify Hardware & Software IssuesFundingRealistic Timeline(W’s)Assessment ToolsMeans of CommunicationFlexibilityOpportunity for Expansion
Choosing an Instructional Tool • Student needs & research • Available tools • Ease of implementation and management • Longevity • Input from stakeholders • $$$
September 15th 1:25pm…NOOK Color • NOOK Kids, Read to Me, Read & Play, APPs • LendMe and access to public library • Built in Wi-Fi to educational websites & online e-books • Adobe Flash • E-reader features font adjustment, built-in dictionary, wikipedia and google search, highlighter, post notes and share • Office Docs, PDFs • Battery life • Expandable memory • PRICE
Staff Development • All stakeholders • Tech skills + teaching strategies • Means of delivery: In-house training Workshops & conferences Modeling Peer support Web 2.O tools
Using Web 2.0 Mindmapby Toy Waterman
Staff Development • Communication-common language, share lesson plans keeping up with trends-Diigo, Scoopit. • Adjustments • Opportunities for ongoing peer support • “Free to be Me!” We have our own style.
A Tool for Reading Skills 1. Word-level skills. 2. Vocabulary knowledge and oral language skills • Broad conceptual knowledge 4. Understanding different text structures and cognitive strategies. 5. Thinking and reasoning skills making inferences analysis of content. 6. Motivation to understand and work toward academic goals Department of Education & Institute of Education Sciences. (2010) Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rdGrade Guide PDF
1. Word-level skills. • Phonemic awareness • Word analysis strategies, especially phonemic decoding • Sight word vocabulary- Apps • Increase reading fluency- Audio record
2. Vocabulary knowledge and oral language skills • to build vocabulary and activities to strengthen listening comprehension Audio Read to Me
3. Broad Conceptual Knowledge • knowledge drawn from science, social studies, and other disciplines. • experiences which provide an information-rich curriculum -Non-Fiction Bookflix
4. Understanding different text structures and cognitive strategies.Pre Reading NotesTeacher NotesStudent NotesPost NotesShare-demo
5. Thinking and reasoning skills making inferences analysis of content. “ Technology is most productive in young children’s lives when it enhances their engagement in the rich activities of childhood-talking, interacting, manipulating, pretending, reading , constructing, exploring- as well as in children’s reflections in their actions and experiences” Take a Giant Step: A Blueprint for Teaching Young Children in a Digital Age(2011)
Motivation to understand and work toward academic goalsWhen we succeed once we want to succeed again!
E-Book Sources • Device E-books, Read & Play, Read to Me BANG FOR YOUR BUCK- Tumblebooks BookFlix Starfall StorylineOnline.net Children’s Storybooks Online 124 Sites for Free Children’s Books Online
Student Created E-Books Tikatok Student share their experiences and creativity.
Sites to remember: • PebbleGo- research source for emergent readers • Internet4Classrooms • IXL • Academic Skill Builders
Parents are Stakeholders Too! • Keep them updated • W’s includes WHY! • E-mails home • Nook Night • BYOD
Management Tips Just a click awayManaging e-books and websites • On NOOK- Home, Bookshelves, Favorites • School/Teacher Website • Only2clicks.com • Ideas for NOOK circulation
Management TipsAccessories that Help • Have cart will travel • Headphones • Speakers • Document camera • Covers • Charging issues • Labels
name:________________ I want to bring my ____________ to school. I promise to follow these rules: BE GENTLE BE RESPONSIBLE USE IT FOR LEARNING FOLLOW DIRECTIONS SLEEP IT It’s mine Turn it on and off when the teacher asks. Only work on what the teacher has told you to work on. Do not share your device. Keep it somewhere safe . Do not leave it at school overnight. Use your device to read and learn. NO GAMES!. Treat your device carefully. Your device should be off when not in the classroom .
Management TipsClassroom Management • Rules • On the table or the floor • “5,4,3,2,1 –BE A D.J.” • Model first • PREVIEW!!!!! • Small group & differentiation • No time to manage? NOOK TEAM • Keep them wanting more!!!!
What is the important component of technology integration? U Communicate & Share
Lesson Plans http://www.richardcolosi.com/ Read Write Think Lesson Plan
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