Kevin AmboeInformation and Media Literacy Coordinator
to Write with Digital ToolsEmpower Students
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"If our students are not reading and composing with various electronic technologies, then they are illiterate. They are not just unprepared for the future, they are illiterate right now, in our current time and context.
(David Bolter, 1991)
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Description
Empower students to grow as writers.
Learn about 10+ tools that will engage hesitant writers in creating and publishing their writing.
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NETS-S
•Creativity and Innovation•Communication and Collaboration•Research and Information Fluency•Critical Thinking, Problem Solving,
and Decision Making•Digital Citizenship•Technology Operations and
Concepts
4Friday, July 1, 2011Make connections
My Credo
Look to the desired results
Choose the tools to move you closer
If the learning is not moving forward ...
What needs to happen for success?
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Our Goal
THAT we remove barriers and
THAT all students are literate and can participate to their fullest potential.
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What is writing?
communication
articulation of thoughts for understanding
creative expression
sharing / collaborating
revising and publishing
process
Your thoughts ???
7Friday, July 1, 2011Creating and Communicating for an audience of one or more
A Writing Process
Pre-writing DraftingRevisions EditingProofreading Publishing
8Friday, July 1, 2011Not necessary Linear
Pre-writing - Brainstorming, planning, building ideas, setting the stage, choosing audience and purpose.Drafting - Getting ideas recorded, starting to organizeRevisions - Rework to improve structure, logic and ideas. Focus on improving meaning, style and formEditing- Improving Grammar and conventionsProofreading - Checking for errorsPublishing- Producing a 'final' or 'clean' copy - Sharing with an audience - May include additional features - Images, illustrations, dedications, author notes, title page etc
What is most taught?
meaning,style,convention or form
9Friday, July 1, 2011! Meaning - ideas and information, including development and use of detail
Style - clarity, variety, and impact of languageForm - attention to the “rules” of the particular form of writingConventions - spelling, punctuation, grammar, sentence structure,
Wikipedia LiteracyLiteracy has traditionally been described as the ability to read and write.
(UNESCO) defines literacy as the "ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate, compute and use printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in their community and wider society." June 2011 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy
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Our Tools
Teaching students to be learners
Mindset about Writing and Learning
Engagement
Purposeful Writing Activities
11Friday, July 1, 2011The goal of teaching is to teach our students to be learners. The content is what they practice with. (Brigham University)
Our Tools
Content / Curriculum
Prescribed Outcomes
Remove Barriers
My hand does ‘t hurt
12Friday, July 1, 2011The goal of teaching is to teach our students to be learners. The content is what they practice with. (Brigham University)
EngagementWriting has become an enjoyable and relaxing outlet for the boys - Surrey Teacher
Engage me or Enrage me - Marc Prensky
Authentic Audience
Modeled Value
13Friday, July 1, 2011A specific example was a teenage girl, known at fanFiction as "WitchGirl", with some 45+ stories online, many with more than 100 reviews. This girl's teacher was surprised, since in class "she never turned in work", yet online, she was prolific.
What does engagement look like?participation
enthusiasm - brining stuff in - can’t wait to tell you
don’t want to leave
come back at end of day
making connections to outside world - other experiences
married to what you are doing
come to you with other ideas
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How do we know???
Many of these writing tools are project based and project based research shows - increased attendance, cooperation, collaboration
Majority will choose digital story telling to writing an essay **
Less threatening than live performance
15Friday, July 1, 2011When they have the skill set to comfortably choose either
Grade 5 Writing with Laptops Pilot
1. The staff are much more interested in furthering their knowledge and integrating both technologies.
- Lower transition times between lessons- Lack of off task behaviour- More interest in it overall in the staff.
Pilot school 2005Students gained greater awareness of hte possibilities technology offered for expressing themselves creatively
15 minutes to here16Friday, July 1, 2011
Removing Barriers
“I like writing more now... My hand doesn’t hurt when I write.” Grade 5 students
Finite Motor Skills
Reduce “Red Ink Syndrome”
Extended Learning Day
Processing / Engagement
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Empower through Activities
Digital images
Making photographs
Peer-editing
Book making
Storyboards / Graphic Novel
Blogs, Wikis, Docs
Podcasts
Mind mapping
Digital Storytelling
Google Earth
Social Media
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Directed Exploration
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Digital Images
Sources
Searching
20Friday, July 1, 2011http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/A_Map_of_Philadelphia_and_Parts_Adjacent_vc6b.1.jpg/220px-A_Map_of_Philadelphia_and_Parts_Adjacent_vc6b.1.jpg
Google ImagesFlickrCreative Commons
Digital Images
21Friday, July 1, 2011http://www.treehugger.com/tiger-natural-history-museum.jpg
Stories Told
Find an image of
Philadelphia
Shows perspective
22Friday, July 1, 2011Teaching searching - expanded search - understanding grammar of web- site search - creative commons search
Making Photographs
create an image in mind
capturing image
a moment in time
history
composition
Vincent Laforet http://db.tt/ZE7mxIN23Friday, July 1, 2011
What do I mean by Making Photographs? Why would students need to make photographs?With Intention - same as digital images
24Friday, July 1, 2011Grade 5 Student - Surrey
25Friday, July 1, 2011Grade 5 Student - Surrey
26Friday, July 1, 2011Grade 5 Student - Surrey
USB Microscope
27Friday, July 1, 2011Proscope USB Microscope
Your Assignment
7 minutes
Find, Take, Make
3 share out
Drop Box - http://db.tt/n18ZvJw
https://public.me.com/amboe iste 201128Friday, July 1, 2011
Story Boarding / Graphic Novel
Comic Life
Toon Do / Kerpoof / Pixton
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Your Assignment
7 minutes
Tell me how you got to ISTE 2011
3 min share out
Think about Jason Ohler’s comments --- Don’t storyboard- Look for emotional flow of story - Plot out the story like a wave- Then do a peer pitch – sell the story – Peaks – Problem – Solution
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Bonus
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Peer Editing
...studies found that when students use computers to produce writing, the writing process becomes more collaborative and includes more peer-editing and peer-mediated work (Snyder, 1994; Baker & Kinzer, 1998; Butler & Cox, 1992)
In Snyder’s study, teacher-to-student communications were predominant in the “pens classroom” while student-to-student interactions occurred more frequently in the “computers classroom.”
33Friday, July 1, 2011http://www.aace.org/dl/index.cfm/fuseaction/ViewPaper/id/6367/toc/yes
gallery.me.com/amboe
http://db.tt/ZE7mxIN
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Basketball At the start of the game I took jump ball The girl jumping against me was very tall I felt butterflies inside me but wouldn't back down But I missed the ball by a mile and felt like a clown Did you feel people would laugh at you? Then the butterflies left and I was ready to play This time I knew I wouldn't throw the ball away I'd get the ball (and),dribble, pass or take a shot Then it was shift change, thank goodness because I was (very) burning?
hot When (we got) I went? back on I was well rested and ready(to go) We were on defense and our coach advised? (was yelling at) us to stay
low(!)
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Book Making
Hand Produced images
Digitally re-produced images
Digitally made images
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Book Making
A Physical Record
Published Authors
At reading level and interest
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Using iPhoto
Demo
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Your Assignment
Let’s Create a ‘Day in the Life’ of Doggy
http://gallery.me.com/amboe
Upload to Drop box or Gallery
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Blogs, Wikis
How many have blogs or wikis?
What is their value?
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Blogs, Wikis, Google Docs
“... describing their thought processes online effectively developed their math metacognition which significantly enhanced their performance.” Helen Jeong 2009
“Students that aren’t comfortable participating in class now participate by writing in the discussion board.” Chris Hunter 2009
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My Experience
Blogs and Wikis are powerful tools when they have purpose and
a life of their own
https://dflit.wikispaces.com/
https://dothemath.wikispaces.com/
42Friday, July 1, 2011Without continuous life - death Consider your continued use - going deeper each year
Students as Authors
What are the essential elements of students creating with Blogs and Wikis?
https://mrsdycksclass.wikispaces.com/
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Podcasting
http://mps.wes.schoolfusion.us/
What writing goes into a podcast?
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Your Assignment
Let’s explore Garageband together
45Friday, July 1, 2011PlanningSequencingArtworkScriptingCreator rather than consumer
MindMapping
Brainstorming / Pre-writing
Drafting
46Friday, July 1, 2011Tell a story through images in a sequenceTransfer the words to word processorKidspiration VoiceMath stories
Your Assignment
Tell a numeracy story or
Plan your story of what you learned at ISTE
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Digital StorytellingBroad category most often a culmination with a tool such as iMovie
Video of Salmon Life CycleGrade 4 students3 blocks of 45min
included learning digital camera, importing, voice over
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As you create...
What questions are we asking for answers
• Retelling• Compilation• Mystery• Journalistic• Design Task • Creative Product
• Consensus building
• Persuasion• Self-Knowledge• Analytical• Judgment•Scientific
Bernie Dodge - WebQuest Taskonomy
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iMovie Demo
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Your Assignment
Working in teams of 2 or 3
Plan your story of what you learned at ISTE
What ‘writing’ will you be doing to create
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Google Earth as Writing Tool
One of my goals is always to push thinking outside of the box....
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SMOOT ??
He was used as a Fraternity Prank to measure the Harvard Brindge in Oct 1958.
One Smoot is equal to Oliver Smoot's height at the time of the prank (five feet and seven inches ~1.70 m)
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Why Google Earth
making connections
activate prior knowledge
make connections
visual learners
Transformation...
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Science
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Google Lit Trips.org
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Underground to Canada
Barbara Smucker
http://flickr.com/photos/beija-flor/65672496/57Friday, July 1, 2011
Grade 5 / Movement
• B2 assess why immigrants came to Canada, the individual challenges they faced, and their contributions to Canada
• Consider a Google Lit Trip relating to Immigration
Identity, Society, and Culture
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Is an iPad or iPod a writing tool?
Not for traditional writing; however,
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“IN THE AGE OF THE READ/WRITE WEB, THE EXPLOSION OF INFORMATION AND ONLINE TECHNOLOGIES DEMANDS A MORE COMPLEX DEFINITION OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LITERATE.” Will Richardson
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Don’t forget Social Media
Twitter - 140 Characters
Facebook - writing and template
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DAOW of Literacy
Digital,
Oral,
Art,
WittenJason Ohler
62Friday, July 1, 2011Technology combines all of the above
Summary
Writing is more than the act
Encourage using Language
Speaking and Read Aloud
Partners
Digital Story Telling
Self Assessment and Formative Assessment
Assistive Technology
Image from Read Aloud Handbook
Jim Trelease
63Friday, July 1, 2011Image from Jim Trelease - Read Aloud handbook
NETS-S
•Creativity and Innovation•Communication and Collaboration•Research and Information Fluency•Critical Thinking, Problem Solving,
and Decision Making•Digital Citizenship•Technology Operations and
Concepts
64Friday, July 1, 2011Highlight connections made throughout
