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Exploring Historical FictionThrough Digital Literacies
Going Digital in the K-12 ClassroomAn Advancing Literacy Workshop
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Using GoogleDocs
• An online word-processing tool• Allows students to share and collaborate on
documents• Chat option
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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
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Using TikaTok
• Students write their stories• Add pictures• Publish and order book
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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
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Student Engagement
• Students work collaboratively• Writing is done for a real purpose and
audience• Students can share published work with
friends and family members
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Questions & Answers
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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.
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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.
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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
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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