This document discusses integrating technology to support thoughtful comprehension instruction in elementary and middle grade classrooms. It provides examples of how teachers can use tools like podcasting, annotating PDFs, blogging, and book creators to enhance reading and writing workshops, inquiry circles, and student collaboration. The goal is to thoughtfully employ technology to make student thinking visible, promote interaction around texts, and celebrate diverse learning styles.

1. Integrating Technology with
Thoughtful Comprehension Instruction
in the Elementary and Middle Grade Classroom
Kristin Ziemke
Twitter:
@1stgradethinks
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Katie Muhtaris
Twitter:
@literacyspark
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literacyspark.wordp
ress.com
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2. Join the back channel
discussion at:
www.todaysmeet.com/ncte12
Katie Muhtaris (@literacyspark) will join the conversation
from Chicago and answer your questions along the way
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3. Reading Workshop
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4. Writing Workshop
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5. Inquiry Circles
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6. Inquiry Circles
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7. Collaboration & Diversity
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8. Generating Questions with Images as Text
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9. Generating Questions with Images as Text
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11. Annotating PDFs
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12. Podcasting
Take screen shots of annotations and then upload to a
podcast to share student thinking.
SonicPics
Read
with a
question
in mind
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13. Podcasting
Take screen shots of annotations and then upload to a
podcast to share student thinking.
SonicPics
Read
with a
question
in mind
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Visual book reviews paired with audio provides
developing readers and writers access.
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Visual book reviews paired with audio provides
developing readers and writers access.
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16. Sharing book reviews with the world
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17. Sharing book reviews with the world
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21. Interacting through blog posts and comments
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22. Interacting through blog posts and comments
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23. Track new learning
and strategy use
through blogs
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24. Track new learning
and strategy use
through blogs
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25. Students Determine Importance and
Share New Learning
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Book
Creator

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Book
Creator

28. Backchannel your observations and questions at
todaysmeet.com/NCTE12
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29. Backchannel your observations and questions at
todaysmeet.com/NCTE12
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Edmodo as a backchannel invites readers to interact with
the text, teacher and each other.
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31. Ziemke Muhtaris, 2013
Edmodo as a backchannel invites readers to interact with
the text, teacher and each other.
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Backchannel discussions make thinking visible
and celebrate diverse learning styles
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Backchannel discussions make thinking visible
and celebrate diverse learning styles
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34. Lingering
Questions
and
Thinking
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35. Visual
Literacy
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36. Asking
questions in
1st grade
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37. burnta.blogspot.com
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38. #HurricaneSandy: An Authentic Twitter Investigation
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39. #HurricaneSandy: An Authentic Twitter Investigation
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40. Songify
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41. Songify
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42. Songify
Terracotta Warrior
Terracotta Warrior
There’s somewhere around
8000 terracotta warriors
They were hand-crafted
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Terracotta Warrior
Terracotta Warrior

43. 5th grade book trailers
Book Trailers: Created to inspire other readers
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44. 5th grade book trailers
Book Trailers: Created to inspire other readers
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48. Questions?
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49. Stephanie Harvey
Anne Goudvis
Kristin Ziemke
Katie Muhtaris
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StephanieHarvey.com
AnneGoudvis@gmail.com
KristinZiemke.com
Literacyspark.wordpress.com

50. Stephanie Harvey
Anne Goudvis
Kristin Ziemke
Katie Muhtaris
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StephanieHarvey.com
AnneGoudvis@gmail.com
KristinZiemke.com
Literacyspark.wordpress.com