4. Types of Technology for Storytelling:
BLOGGING
•Glogster
•Wikis
•iPad Apps
•Kindersay
Blogging can be very motivating for students by helping students feel
connected to a broad audience of readers and writers.
10. From The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (1937):
Text of the beginning of the book (An Unexpected Party):
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the
ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a
dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit
down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and
that means comfort.
11. Make Beliefs is a free comic strip creation tool that provides students
with a variety of templates, characters, and prompts for building their
own comic strips.
14. Expose students to good storytelling
Have fun with "string-a-long stories"
Be expressive
Use wordless books
Let students choose their story
15. “The goal of a teacher I think is simple, and that is
to help each student reach their goals.”
Adventure Sci-Fi
Fantasy
Folklore Fairy Tale
Suspense
Enthralled
Content
17. GOOD NIGHT….
www.sheknows.com
www.edutopia.com
www.pedesa.org
www.google.com/images
www.proteacher.net
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/
Editor's Notes
Scenario A: teacher-student lesson/activity and enrichment
Increase Thinking Skills – Involve all students in activities to use higher order thinking skills and problem solving to increase comprehension of content and skills
Scenario B: small group activities
Increase Interaction – Use group activities such as Think/Pair/Share, Numbered Heads
Scenario C: independent lessons/activities
Increase Comprehensibility – Use real objects, pictures, manipulatives, experiments to be sure student understands concepts
Concept, Skill, or Strategy:
To have students in kindergarten through 2nd grade be able to build vocabulary through storytelling using various forms of the art.
Teachers must be able to give as well as receive feedback in a positive and precise manner and make necessary adjustments by listening and responding to others appropriately. In order to be effective, you have to be willing to hear what someone is saying and use that information to help build a plan for an individual, group or specific event. Be pro active when obtaining and using feedback, do not just wait for programs to be offered. Looking into programs or special tools that will help provide resources to students and fellow colleagues is a great way fulfill professional goals. Also, gaining knowledge of new materials and programs or learning new methods to incorporate into the classroom boosts performance of teacher and student.
It is important to listen to and respect others' perspectives even if we disagree. We must understand the complexities of race, power, gender, class, sexual orientation and privileges in American society and realize that not everyone shares this. For example, some people are well-read (book smarts), while others are more inclined to express themselves in artistic ways (paint/draw, write, performance). Everyone has something valuable to contribute to society and life in general, so it is important to appreciate what we receive. With students, there is always more than one way to create a story.
Teachers and students (including teachers who are students) should identify, analyze, and evaluate complex vocabulary, through the problem solving method, both independently and in cooperative groups to set and achieve high standards.
Twitter can eventually be used with students
Blogging can provide a sense of competence in both writing and publishing
Classrooms can be connected to the world via Skype
Web 2.0 Tools provide another way for students to collaborate and share on the Web
iPads for students to use in your classroom
Story Time For Me (a free library of stories featuring animation, narration by professional actors, and word-by-word highlighting)
Smart.fm (a free service designed to help students learn languages, mathematics, and history independently)
Vocabulix can be used to create quizzes or take quizzes online
The Story Place (a children's digital library produced by the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg counties in North Carolina)
WordSteps is a resource for learning the vocabulary of your choice of nine languages
Sensitivity to community and cultural norms by using language that demonstrates sensitivity to others, communicating effectively with peers, instructors, students, and school personnel, and showing awareness of context in which interactions take place, are each an appreciation and valuing of human diversity and showing respect and fairness for others’ varied talents and perspectives. Contributing to a positive climate in the classroom and field placements by participating actively, working effectively with others, and showing respect and consideration for the thoughts and feelings of others encompasses the goal of cooperative groups as well as the art of storytelling.
Some highlighted text can be used for vocabulary practice. There is a program designed to help with both writing and learning new or reiterating vocabulary words, called SoLo 6. This program takes web-based text or student’s own text and gives definition as well as synonyms and antonyms for different words selected by the teacher or the student.
The goal is to just get the student to write. If the format is out of the ordinary, it will probably get their attention. Use forms of writing tools that are universal, such as comic strips and books, cartoons, and art. Go over in detail, what is expected and even if you read the assignment sheet together, ask students to explain it in their own words to make sure they have identified the critical instructions and tasks.
SOLO 6 includes the following four applications:
Write:OutLoud 6 – provides students with spelling supports
Co:Writer 6 - word-prediction tool
Draft:Builder 6 - contain many writing templates; ideal for students who are challenged when presented with a blank page
Read:OutLoud 6 - all-around tool for reading text on the computer and on the Web
CAPL, Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon, developed by Dr. Michael Shaughnessy at Washington & Jefferson College, provides images that demonstrate the true meaning and intention of the words in a language.
Scholastic has developed online games that teach beginning ESL students in the primary grades with phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary, as well as designed a storytelling board where students can fill in the parts of their story and write!
Story Structure:
Beginning, Middle, End
Character
Setting
Problem
Resolution
Comparing and contrasting is a higher level thinking skill promoted in the Common Core Standards leading to the ability to comprehend and analyze texts through various topics and genre, so start with relatable material like Good Night Moon. Little Red Riding Hood (and other fairy or folk tales), has many versions and some from other cultures, too.
