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Easy Web 2.0 Tools for the Elementary Classroom

Going Digital in the K-12 ClassroomAn Advancing Literacy Workshop

IntroductionsJamie Garrison: 5th grade teacher

Cabarrus

Misty Hathcock: Teaching Fellows UNCC

Valerie Schoen: 3rd grade teacher Gaston

Jolene Wawrzyniak: 4th grade teacher CMS

AgendaOverview of Web 2.0 ToolsDipity

◦ Overview◦ App Share◦ Use in the Classroom

Little Bird Tales ◦ Overview◦ App Share◦ Use in the Classroom

Questions & Answers Independent Practice & Follow Up

Discussion

Web 2.0 Tools OverviewRevolutionary new ways of creating,

editing, collaborating, and sharing user-generated content online

Easy to useNo need to downloadFREE sign upTeachers and students can master

many of the tools in minutesTechnology has never been easier or

more accessible to all

Dipity OverviewFree virtual timeline websiteIntegrate video, audio, images, text,

links, social media, location & timestampsCreate your own or browse through

already created timelineshttp://www.dipity.com/

Dipity App Share

Dipity Use in the ClassroomHistorical events digital timelineAll About Me timelineBiography or Autobiographical

timelineSequencing of events

Little Bird Tales OverviewFree creative story building toolReinforce reading and writing

skillsEasy for children of all ages to

usehttp://www.littlebirdtales.com/

Little Bird Tales App Share

Little Bird Tales Use in the Classroom

Historical fiction digital story“All About Me” digital storyInformation BookABC Book

Questions & Answers

Next StepsOver the next two days…

◦Try out some of the tools we’ve shared

◦Think about how you can use them in your classroom with your students

◦Blog about your thoughts and experiences

Next StepsOnline Discussion through July 24

◦Teaching & Learning in the 21st Century bloghttp://teach-learn21.blogspot.com/

Scroll down page to find discussion forum for this presentation: ◦Easy Web 2.0 Tools for the Elementary

Classroom

Information included in workshop packet sent out via email

For More InformationFor more information go to our Digital Portfolio

wikihttp://elementarycommoncore.pbworks.com

For more information about our workshop and others go to the Center for Adolescent Literacies

websitehttp://literacy.uncc.edu/

Presentation materials including this PowerPoint can be located at this website

http://literacy.uncc.edu/professional-development

Thank You!Thank you for joining us today!

In about a week, you will receive a short survey to help us evaluate this workshop.

Thanks in advance for completing the survey.

For additional questions contact:Bruce Taylor

Director, The Center for Adolescent Literacies at UNC Charlotte

bruce.taylor@uncc.edu