Engaging and Assessing Students in the Digital Age NHASP Mid-Winter Conference (1/10/08) NHEMA Spring Conference (5/14/08)

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Engaging and Assessing Students in the Digital
AgeNHASP Mid-Winter Conference (1/10/08)NHEMA
Spring Conference (5/14/08)

• Dr. Cathy Higgins
• State Educational Technology Director, NHDOE
• Sharon Silva
• Library Media Specialist, Merrimack School
  District
• President, New Hampshire Educational Media
  Association
• www.nheon.org/ictliteracy

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Workshop Topics

• Teaching literacy in the 21st century
• Relevant standards
• Relevant local vignettes
• Identifying your resources

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Teaching Literacy in the 21st Century

• "In their new literacy and technology position
  statement, the International Reading Association
  (2001) suggested that 'traditional definitions of
  reading, writing, and viewing, and traditional
  definitions of best practice instruction
  --derived from a long tradition of book and other
  print media -- will be insufficient.'  This
  position statement recommends new strategies for
  students and teachers as they use new and varied
  forms of information and communication
  technology.
• -- Julie Coiro (2003) p. 11 of NH Literacy Action
  Plan

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Relevant Standards

• National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
  for Students
• American Association of School Libraries (AASL)
  Standards for the 21st Century Learner
• Partnership for 21st Century Skills
• NH 306.42 Information and Communication
  Technologies (ICT Literacy Standards)
• GLEs/GSPs

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In Merrimack

• 20 Essential Reading GLEs
• Sixth Grade Work-in-Progress
• Fourth Grade Work-in-Progress Calendar

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone A novel by
J.K. Rowling
My favorite book is Harry Potter and the
Sorcerers Stone by J.K. Rowling. Its very
exciting and makes you want to read more. There
are a lot of characters, spells and creatures in
the book. Some parts are very interesting, so
its pretty hard to get bored by the book. The
book tells about an evil wizard that tries to
steal the Sorcerers Stone and Harry tries to
stop him. Can he do it? Youll have to find out
by reading it yourself. Scott
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• United Streaming, Online Databases, Books,
  Collaboration

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• Audio Books

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Relevant Local Vignettes

• A few minutes of exploration
• Using online texts, blogs, wikis, and more
• Using audio books
• Using graphic organizers
• Using digital portfolios for assessment

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Pam Harland, Plymouth Regional High School The
library home page is a wiki. Hear her describe it
at http//video.google.com/videoplay?docid-76481
00666416366942
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Maria Knee, Deerfield Elementary School She uses
a blog with her Kindergarten students at
http//classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id51
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Using the Digital Portfolio for Assessment
Click here to view clip Bill Carozza,
Principal Harold Martin School in Hopkinton
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Susan Kessler, Chester Academy Advocate for
Integration

• Ellis Island Day at Chester Academy includes
  several activities
• View a student project presentation

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Relevant Local Vignettes, contd.

• In small groups
• Describe the tools in terms of how theyre used.
• Recount at least 2 specific literacy skills
  addressed.
• What do you need to do in order to implement this
  among your staff?

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Identifying Your Resources
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Identifying Your Resources

• NH Literacy Action Plan for the 21st Century

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Identifying Your Resources

• SEE BOOK SET TO ALL SCHOOLS
• End of each chapter of Best Practice book by
  Zemelman Daniels (2005) includes resources on
  the internet

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Identifying Your Resources

• www.opennh.org
• Literacy courses for 100 offered through OPEN
  NH such as
• LA-04 Making the Most of Adolescent Literature
• LT-02 Supporting Literacy Development in Lower
  Elementary Classrooms
• LT-04 Helping Struggling Readers Improve
  Comprehension

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Identifying Your Resources

• Staff collaboration Library Media Specialist,
  Technology Integration Specialist, others
• Christa McAuliffe Tech Conference
• NHEMA Conference
• Other opportunities

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Sample Free Wiki Sites

• Wetpainthttp//www.wetpaint.comWetpaint offers
  Ad-free Sites for Education.
• PBWikihttp//www.pbwiki.comPBWiki is a very
  basic tool for creating wikis. It is
  automatically ad-free for educators.
• Wikispaceshttp//www.wikispaces.comWikispaces
  is another very basic tool. Fill out the form on
  the right to create your own wiki.