Digital Learning Platforms

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Digital Learning Platforms

• Identifying and Analyzing Literary Elements of
  Fiction

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Kelly CrowleyA Little about Me
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Jennifer RosserA Little about Me
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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.

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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

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 ideas for using online tools in an elementary
classroom
an understanding of technology use in a
real-life, mainstream classroom
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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
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Teach the Skills

• I modeled the reading and technology skills by
  using a picture book.
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• I guided the students through the project using a
  novel read as a class.
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Assign Independent Project to Assess Learning

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Engaging ActivitiesIdentifying Elements of the
Plot

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•  Complete organizers in a guided activity with a
  whole group or small group using the literary
  elements map at www.readwritethink.org.
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Engaging ActivitiesDescribing the Main Character

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• Students brainstorm character traits-both
  physical traits and personality traits using
  www.wordle.net.
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• List of Character Traits
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Engaging ActivitiesDepicting a Favorite Scene

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• Choose a favorite scene/event and depict it in a
  comic strip using www.bitstripsforschools.com 
• 9.95/month.

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Engaging ActivitiesDesigning A Book Cover

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• Use a picture book to model and teach the skills.
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• Create a book cover using any online tool or
  software program of your choice.

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Bringing it all Together for Independent Practice
on a Digital Learning Environment

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• Use Sky from Learning.com as the digital platform
• Capabilities in Sky to receive and track student
  work 
• Give a rubric to students

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Other Digital Resources to Enhance Projects

• Glogster
• Tagxedo
• ABCya
• Audacity
• Gaggle Locker
• Wikispace
• Dropbox
• Primary Pad

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Challenges

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

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Solutions

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

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To sum it up

• Examples of Interactive Tools
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• Wordle
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• Read, Write, Think
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• Bit Strips for Schools
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• Learning.com's My Curriculum
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• Integrate Technology into a Mainstream Classroom
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• Model and Guide to set expectations
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• Share resources
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• Look for Grants )
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Digital Platform Session Wordle

• brainstorm a list of key points or important
  information from this session
• share lists
• create a Wordle
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• WORDLE