Exploring Historical FictionThrough Digital Literacies

Going Digital in the K-12 ClassroomAn Advancing Literacy Workshop

Technical Issues

• During the Wimba session we are limited in our ability to solve most technical problems. However, if you experience technical problems during this Wimba workshop, you can call:

866-350-4978Wimba Technical Assistance

Introductions

• Amanda Linthicum teaches fifth grade in Concord, North Carolina and is a graduate student in the K-12 Reading program.

• Pam Long is a fourth grade teacher at Providence Day School and is a doctoral student in the Curriculum and Instruction: Elementary Education program.

• Lindsay Yearta teaches fifth grade in Rock Hill, South Carolina and is a doctoral student in the Curriculum and Instruction: Urban Literacy program.

Agenda

Welcome to Exploring Historical Fiction Through Digital Literacies. Here’s what we are covering in this presentation:

• Format for an historical fiction lesson and project• How to utilize googledocs and tikatok.com in the

classroom• Independent Practice & Follow Up Discussion• Questions & Answers

Overview of Historical FictionLesson Plan

• Introduce the topic with some pictures, posters, and websites. • Begin a read aloud (you can begin this before you formally begin

the lesson) with a historical fiction novel.• Analyze some historical fiction novels (you could do this by having

students in literature circles- five-six groups of students where each group has a different novel that they read and discuss) for technique, form, and content.

• Read from social studies books, trade books, internet for the students to get the content knowledge.

• Use Google Docs to create historical fiction piece of writing.• Publish writing using online tool called TikaTok.

Using GoogleDocs

• An online word-processing tool• Allows students to share and collaborate on

documents• Chat option

How to share with GoogleDocs

• Look for the SHARE icon in the top right corner of the GoogleDoc

• Enter email addresses• Option for editors or viewers

Using TikaTok

• Students write their stories• Add pictures• Publish and order book

Finished Product

• Students can order a personal hard copy of their work

• Also an option to share as an e-book• A copy of the book can be kept in the classroom

for future enjoyment

Student Engagement

• Students work collaboratively• Writing is done for a real purpose and

audience• Students can share published work with

friends and family members

Questions & Answers

Next Steps

• Over the next two days try out some of the tools we’ve shared with you here and think about how you can use them in your classroom with your students.

Next Steps

• That discussion is at the Adolescent Literacy Ning at:http://adolescent-literacy.ning.com/group/advancingliteracy

• Scroll down the page to find the discussion forum for this presentation titled:

[title of the forum you create]• Information about this is included in the

workshop packet we sent out in an email.

For More Information

For more information about this workshop and others go to the Center for Adolescent Literacies website at:

http://literacy.uncc.edu/

Presentation materials including this Power Point are posted at:

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

Thank You!

Thank you for joining us today. In about a week, you will receive a short survey that helps us evaluate these workshops. Thanks in advance for filling that out.

For additional questions contact:Bruce Taylor

Director, The Center for Adolescent Literacies at UNC Charlotte

bruce.taylor@uncc.edu