Integrating Technology into the ELA Classroom Ashley Quark February 2008

Technology for Educators Information Emailing Parents Posting homework, assignments, and class events online Gathering information online for lessons

Emailing Parents

Posting homework, assignments, and class events online

Gathering information online for lessons

Technology for Educators Information PowerPoint Presentations Downloading Audio/Video for instruction Interactive Websites Posting Samples of Student work online with evaluation rubrics Teaching technological media literacy Instruction

PowerPoint Presentations

Downloading Audio/Video for instruction

Interactive Websites

Posting Samples of Student work online with evaluation rubrics

Teaching technological media literacy

Technology for Educators Information Blogs Discussion Boards Wikis Podcasting Online surveys Online assignments and quizzes Webquests Peer revising & editing on Microsoft Word Instruction Student Activity

Blogs

Discussion Boards

Wikis

Podcasting

Online surveys

Online assignments and quizzes

Webquests

Peer revising & editing on Microsoft Word

Information

Information: Emailing Parents Set up Distribution Lists (Groups) Send group emails Don’t forget to BCC!

Set up Distribution Lists (Groups)

Send group emails

Don’t forget to BCC!

Instruction

Instruction—Useful Websites Unitedstreaming.com by Discovery School The Grapes of Wrath All Quiet on the Western Front Dracula Lord of the Flies Various Shakespearean Plays Author Biographies (Thomas Hardy, Jonathon Swift, Hemingway) Punctuation

Unitedstreaming.com

by Discovery School

The Grapes of Wrath

All Quiet on the Western Front

Dracula

Lord of the Flies

Various Shakespearean Plays

Author Biographies (Thomas Hardy, Jonathon Swift, Hemingway)

Punctuation

Aboriginal Storytelling Storytelling: Aboriginal Cultures and Traditions MP3s of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Storytellers with the transcribed versions of stories

Storytelling: Aboriginal Cultures and Traditions

MP3s of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Storytellers with the transcribed versions of stories

Instruction—Useful Websites Edgar Allan Poe http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/default_flash.asp

Edgar Allan Poe

http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/default_flash.asp

Instruction—Useful Websites Shakespeare Virtual Tour of the Globe Theatre Realistic Tour Animated Tour with interesting info

Shakespeare

Virtual Tour of the Globe Theatre

Realistic Tour

Animated Tour with interesting info

Student Activity

Student Activity: Peer Revision & Editing Use “ Reviewer ” function in Microsoft word for Peer Revision

Use “ Reviewer ” function in Microsoft word for Peer Revision

Student Activity: Surveys www.surveymonkey.com Free accounts 10 questions per survey Example: Pre-Reading Survey

www.surveymonkey.com

Free accounts

10 questions per survey

Example: Pre-Reading Survey

Student Activity: Wikis How can I use it in my ELA classroom? Classroom Web pages Collaborative Authoring Collaborative Responses to Literature Project Development (giving and receiving feedback throughout the process)

How can I use it in my ELA classroom?

Classroom Web pages

Collaborative Authoring

Collaborative Responses to Literature

Project Development (giving and receiving feedback throughout the process)

Flixn.com Create videos instantly Equipment needed: Microphone Webcam

Create videos instantly

Equipment needed:

Microphone

Webcam

The Jing Project Create Screencasts instantly to be shared by email or web link Provide directions for students in self-paced projects Students can create directions for one another

Create Screencasts instantly to be shared by email or web link

Provide directions for students in self-paced projects

Students can create directions for one another

Blogging 21 Classes Example: Mr. MacKnight’s Class Class Blogmeister Example: Mr. Wilson’s Class Ning Note how to apply for a free ad-free account

21 Classes

Example: Mr. MacKnight’s Class

Class Blogmeister

Example: Mr. Wilson’s Class

Ning

Note how to apply for a free ad-free account

Ethics & Student Safety Names: You probably don't want to use students' full names in order to maintain privacy and anonymity online. Collective information available on your site (e.g. Teacher's name, school, town/city, grade, students' first names,pictures). A combination of too much of this information could potentially be dangerous Teach students about privacy issues and appropriate content online. Teach them not to share personal information online.

Names: You probably don't want to use students' full names in order to maintain privacy and anonymity online.

Collective information available on your site (e.g. Teacher's name, school, town/city, grade, students' first names,pictures). A combination of too much of this information could potentially be dangerous

Teach students about privacy issues and appropriate content online. Teach them not to share personal information online.

Ethics & Student Safety Use functions on blogs and wikis to limit audience If possible, consider moderating students' comments Pictures: Is it appropriate to have any pictures? If so, when and why? Examine your school division’s “Acceptable Use Policy” for technology

Use functions on blogs and wikis to limit audience

If possible, consider moderating students' comments

Pictures: Is it appropriate to have any pictures? If so, when and why?

Examine your school division’s “Acceptable Use Policy” for technology

Ethics and Student Safety Student will not learn about Internet ethics, etiquette, and safety intuitively simply because they are growing up in the digital age. Our students need teachers to teach them these skills that will be necessary for them to function in the 21 century.

Student will not learn about Internet ethics, etiquette, and safety intuitively simply because they are growing up in the digital age. Our students need teachers to teach them these skills that will be necessary for them to function in the 21 century.