Classic Literature Inspires Childrens use of Knowledge, Ideas, and Technology CLICKITs

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Classic Literature Inspires Childrens use of
Knowledge, Ideas, and Technology (CLICKITs)

• Judith A. Hakes, Marilyn J. Eisenwine,
• Lori Barton, Sandra Pedersen

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CLICKITs

• By providing authentic choices of tasks with
  differing levels of difficulty, allowing students
  more control over their learning, encouraging
  collaboration, and giving students ways to
  construct meaning, literacy motivation increases.
  
• (Turner Paris, 1995)

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CLICKITs

• Visually Representing involves students creating
  visual texts to present information in multimedia
  formats. (IRA NCTE, 1996)
• The interdependence of language and visual arts
  becomes evident through the use of multimedia
  formats.
• (Flood Lapp, 1998)

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CLICKITs

• According to the National School Boards
  Associations 2005 Technology Survey, school
  districts cite the following as their biggest
  technology challenges
• 45 Integrating technology into the classroom
• 44 Funding for technology
• (Reading Today, April//May2006)

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CLICKITs

• Electronic interviews
• Photo essays
• Claymation creations
• Video productions
• PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) projects
• PowerPoint presentations
• Laptop theater
• Internal BLOGs
• Website design

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CLICKITs

• Children choose their own literature selections
  from a list of classics, or justify why their own
  choice should be qualified as a classic.
• Students must identify important information
  presented in the book, state big ideas, and
  employ technology to reflect what they have
  learned.

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CLICKITs

• Classic definition -
• Any piece of literature that by common consent
  as considered superior - that is, which achieved
  the high quality of Greek and Roman
  masterpieces.
• (Milner Milner, 2003)

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CLICKITs

• Electronic interviews -
• 4th grade
• What makes a classic book?

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• Classic books -
• as defined by authors

Trinka Hakes Noble stood the test of time
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CLICKITs

• Photo essays - 6th grade
• Individual
• Keystone Kids by John R. Tunis
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Group
• The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

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CLICKITs

• Claymation - 4th grade

Alstaire Owl by Herbert A. Kenny
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CLICKITs

• Claymation - 4th grade

Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat
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• Video Productions-6th grade - Witch of Blackbird
  Pond by E. G. Speare
• - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• by J. K. Rowling
• - Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
• - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• _ A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine Lengle

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CLICKITs

• Personal Digital Assistants
• PDAs

4th grade Kids Quotes
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by
Julie Andrews
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CLICKITs

• PowerPoint presentations
• 4th grade
• ABC Book

The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by
Julie Andrews
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CLICKITs

• PowerPoint presentations
• 4th grade

Theres an Owl in the Shower by J. C. George

• Classic Book Quilt
• 4th, 5th, 6th graders

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CLICKITs

• Laptop theater -
• 4th grade
• Group 1
• Group 2
• Pecos Bill by Steven Kellogg

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CLICKITs

• BLOGs - Web Logs
• Dialogue with friends
• about classic books
• Build your own for free at
• http//www.blogspot.com

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• Website design -
• Build a website about classic books
• Can use Dreamweaver, Front Page, or Publisher
• Dr. Eisenwines website has links to this and
  other presentations
• http//www.angelo.edu/faculty/meisenwine/Website/
  index.html

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CLICKITs

• Out takes
• - music
• - dancing

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