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Digital Learning Platforms

Digital Learning Platforms. Identifying and Analyzing Literary Elements of Fiction. Kelly Crowley A Little about Me. Jennifer Rosser A Little about Me. NCTIES 2010 Grant Winner.

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Digital Learning Platforms

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  1. Digital Learning Platforms Identifying and Analyzing Literary Elements of Fiction

  2. Kelly CrowleyA Little about Me

  3. Jennifer RosserA Little about Me

  4. NCTIES 2010 Grant Winner With a teacher-written proposal, a high need for more technology, and the generosity of the NCTIES community, our school was able to purchase five netbook computers for student use. This is how we earned the grant and got our school one step closer towards embracing 21st century technology.

  5. You will leave here with... • examples of engaging activities involving technology that reach all learners  ways in which to integrate technology into the classroom and overcome challenges  ideas for using online tools in an elementary classroom • an understanding of technology use in a real-life, mainstream classroom

  6. If you engage them, they will learn... • We use the principles behind PBIS to inform our teaching. • Students that are engaged in learning meet behavior expectations. • Computers, video games, and social networks engage students in ALL three tiers • source: www.pbis.org

  7. Teach the Skills I modeled the reading and technology skills by using a picture book. I guided the students through the project using a novel read as a class.

  8. Assign Independent Project to Assess Learning

  9. Engaging Activities:Identifying Elements of the Plot Complete organizers in a guided activity with a whole group or small group using the literary elements map at www.readwritethink.org.

  10. Engaging Activities:Describing the Main Character Students brainstorm character traits-both physical traits and personality traits using www.wordle.net. List of Character Traits

  11. Engaging Activities:Depicting a Favorite Scene Choose a favorite scene/event and depict it in a comic strip using www.bitstripsforschools.com* *$9.95/month.

  12. Engaging Activities:Designing A Book Cover Use a picture book to model and teach the skills. Create a book cover using any online tool or software program of your choice.

  13. Bringing it all Together for Independent Practice on a Digital Learning Environment • Use Sky from Learning.com as the digital platform • Capabilities in Sky to receive and track student work  • Give a rubric to students

  14. Other Digital Resources to Enhance Projects • Glogster • Tagxedo • ABCya • Audacity • Gaggle Locker • Wikispace • Dropbox • Primary Pad

  15. Challenges • Time for each student to complete project • Computer for each student to complete project • Printer to print project so it could be included in a learning portfolio

  16. Solutions • Students in small groups sent to classrooms • Sent to classes with working printers or printed to a PDF and submitted in the digital classroom • Used Digital Platform through Learning.com • Write for grants to get more technology like computers, projectors, etc. www.donorschoose.org

  17. To sum it up Examples of Interactive Tools Wordle Read, Write, Think Bit Strips for Schools Learning.com's My Curriculum Integrate Technology into a Mainstream Classroom Model and Guide to set expectations Share resources Look for Grants :)

  18. Digital Platform Session Wordle • brainstorm a list of key points or important information from this session • share lists • create a Wordle WORDLE

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