Rio Grande High SchoolDigital Learning

“Innovators in Blackboard Design”

Blackboard: Not the easy way out but could be the way in!

John VitaleSocial Studies John WrightEnglish/Community Service

OUR THOUGHTS ABOUT:(Advantages of digital learning)

Communication with Students

Plagiarism

Modifications for special populations

Special treat—student testimony

Video URL will be posted soon.

How To Deal With Plagiarism*Free Websites- www.grammarly.com

*Books: Student Plagiarism in an Online World

Twenty years ago, plagiarism was seen as an isolated misdemeanor, restricted to a small group of students. Today it is widely recognized as a ubiquitous, systemic issue, compounded by the accessibility of content in the virtual environment.

Plagiarism ContinuedDon’t be out -“Googled”

“Speak softly but carry a big stick.”

“Roar softly and carry a great lipstick”Check it out on Google (do not succumb to “obfuscation”

Roar Softly and Carry a Great Lipstick: 28 Women Writers on Life, …

books.google.com/books?isbn=1930722389

Autumn Stephens - 2004 - Preview

As each essay demonstrates, women can overcome the challenges of their lives not only with strength, but also with grace. Contributors include Anne Lamott, Edwidge Danticat, Mary Roach, Elizabeth Fishel, Laura Fraser, and Anneli Rufus.

It climaxed years of protest by small business owners, farmers, and the emerging labor unions against big business, financial monopolies, and the railroads.

Magruder's American Government 2001 - Page 129books.google.com/books?isbn=0130509426William A. McClenaghan - 2001 - Snippet view - More editions“It climaxed years of protest by small business owners, farmers, and the emerging labor unions against big business, financial monopolies, and the railroads. The Republican Party nominated William McKinley and supported the gold standard.”

Communication—The big challenge

Modifications Adding more explanations and directions

Shortening reading/adding more writing

Student Choice

Scaffolding

Adding examples--visual

“The Morton Bloomfield Effect”-Reading too quickly just to complete the assignment. “Morton Bloomfield was one of the heroes of the Middle Ages.”

Morton W. Bloomfield surmises that "the original hero in early literature was probably based on the king who died for his people, the warrior who defeated the tribe's enemies ....These men ... were celebrated in song and story and.... presented again to the people so that they could participate in their magic" (Bloomfield, p. 30).

Focus on WritingIndividualized attention to writing—meet with students

individually while other classmates work.

Use of rubrics for every assignment

Opportunity to re-do assignments

Common Core focus-Reading directly from text, citing sources.

Small writing assignments

Digital Enrichment and Assignments

Student made videos!U-tube videos

Adding Relevance

Finding current events that connect with the literary texts.