embedding technology across the curriculum

November 15, 2014

Why Integrating Technology Matters

“To be ready for college, workforce training and life in a technological society, students need to be able to gather, comprehend, evaluate, synthesize, and report on information and ideas, to conduct original research in order to answer question…The need to conduct research and to produce and consume media is embedded into every aspect of today’s curriculum. In like fashion, research and media skills and understandings are embedded throughout the Standards rather than treated in a separate section.”

W.4.6 With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single setting.

RI.8.7 Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (eg. Print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.

SL.11-122 Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting the discrepancies among the data.

SL. 11-12.5 Make strategic use of digital media in presentations to enhance understand of findings, reasoning and evidence and to add interest.

For collaboration, writing, conferencing, revision…

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Easy to write multiple drafts and revise

Collaborate with other students

Peer and teacher editing

Use google search engine within Google Drive

Share with classmates and teacher

Access from any computer, tablet, smart phone

Create surveys

Use to gather data for class

Create data for persuasive essays

Create assessments

Use to track standards covered

Use to track students

Add questions Choose a template

Log into Google drive

Go to create and click Form

Fill in first question

Choose type of response

Click whether an answer is required

Add another question or click done

Choose change theme to create polished form

View live form to complete survey

You can share the link or embed your survey into a blog

Student Blogs

Reader Response Letters

Digital Portfolio

Creating Learning Communities

Publishing platform

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Assessment Tool

• Student Resources

• Homework Page

• Post Lessons

• Links to sites

• Great way for parents and administration to stay up to date with classroom activities

Student Blogs

Tech projects

Reader response

letters

Shelfari-virtual

bookshelf

Reflections

Photographs of their

projects

Digital Portfolio

entries

Writing

I think my writing improved using the blog because I thought anyone could view the blog and so I wanted it to be good when somebody looked at it.

Using the blog format wasn't hard as I did it more and more. In my opinion I think my writing improved while using the blog, because I got to practice a lot more. So I kept getting better and better. The best thing about posting my letters on my blog was that I could say what I really thought of the book, I could give my real opinion of it, and be my own person.

All in all I think using the blogs in L.A. class this year were very successful. we could use them for a number of different things, from writing about our books, to posting and sharing our work. I think it was a good way to broadcast who we were to the rest of the class and anyone who was reading. By looking through older posts I had made at the start of the year I get a flashback of all we have done.

Dear Readers,

Its finally the end of the year! This might be my final blog entry if I do not write about my summer. My entries on my blog are really heartfelt. The entries I post are not hard, you just have to think about them. I feel that I have improved on my writing this year I feel that I have really thought about what I am putting down on paper. It takes me about 15 minutes to a half an hour depending on my book and the assignment. For me it was not hard to find quotes because once I read a book I know all the parts of it and when I am writing I just flip to the page my quote was on and put some quotation marks and type. I really do not read books per week I read them per day. From August to December I had already read around 25 books. I love to read.

Blog format is not hard. You just have to play around with things like I did. Using the blog my writing really improved because I can see peoples comments and what they think of my writing. The best thing about posting letters to you all out there is just letting people see who I am, from my projects to my movies. The worst thing is probably having a due date for all of my entries. I like to do them freely and have at least a full week to do so.

Comments. I love comments I like to see you commenting on my work, showing me what I can work on and improve by and what I am good at and should keep up. I liked reading my classmates blog entries especially when I get to see what my friends writing and books they have read my the Shelfari gadget

I did like having Ms. Casassa read my posts and comment on them because she can see how I am doing in my writing entries. I really think the amount we are on the blogs should be increased, but I do want to play with my own blog too.

Reading. My reading changed this year more than ever because in Ms. Casassa's mini library there are way more choices for me to read for books and my reading choices have changed. I always find new series and authors but I never stick to one, I will if it is a series though. I usually choose books by myself or by recommendation. Some people will get 50 pages into the book then say "Oh, This is boring" and shut the book. Think of the climax, the peak of the story, sometimes it is near the end of the book, keep reading because you never know when the climax is. I really do not keep track of my books on Shelfari, I just read it or them and then I pick a new series or book. I really wish I had kept track because I want to know what I have read and not read and count how many books I have read.

Tech Projects. I loved all of my tech projects from the book trailers, to the vokis and fakebooks. I love all of Ms. Casassa's great ides and I wonder how she gets them. I really want to see more of them instead of blog entries. I enjoy them much better.

I have had a great year!

Thanks for reading

-Kylie

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Into the Language Arts Classroom

Assessment Tool Book Project

http://www.voki.com/create.php

I really enjoyed this project and. I couldn't stop my Fangirl scream and I had jitters of excitement. One of the most important thing I learned from is is probably that I understood the characters and the book very well. Another thing I learned from this project is that it's easy, simple, and fun!

I would do this project again because it was the most fun project I’ve ever done. What you need to say when you present our movies is “these were done by 5TH GRADERS”

Did I enjoy it? No I didn’t enjoy it , I loved it. It was funnest book report ever. I learned and thought about my book a lot than just a regular book report.

I think that other teachers should make book trailers with their students because of the benefits of achievement, further knowledge with technology and the students will enjoy it. It’s not one those book projects you dread, every day you want work on it and make it better until you have a final project you’re proud of.

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