Global Read Aloud
Making Connections…One Page at a Time
(9/30/13- 11/11/13)
• 1 title + 2 classes = Global Awareness
• Connect with another class
• Share aloud for 6 weeks
• Creative connections= stretched thinking
• GRA= enthusiasm for learning
What is GRA?
Google (sign up)
Edmodo
-Marty McGuire's…vx1eqz
-Out of My Mind's…1lv3ds
-Stupid Fast's…i71qj3
Twitter #GRA13
Wiki Space
How do I get connected?
Marty McGuire (Primary)
Out of My Mind (Middle Grades)
Stupid Fast (Upper Grades)
And the titles are…
Voice Thread …predictions
Wallwisher/Padlet discussions
Animoto to showcase thinking and
connecting
FaceTime/Skype
Web 2.0 tools…more!
What’s next?
The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes
(release date 9/17/13)
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
Study Guide
The Snow Queen
(Hans Christian Andersen)
Additional Titles to Ponder
(Primary)…
Hokey Pokey by Jerry Spinelli
Listen to what NPR had to say!
The Center of Everything by Linda Urban
Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool
Additional Titles to Ponder
(Middle Grade)…
Commonsense Media
Goodreads
Kirkus Reviews
Consider this…
Works Cited
[Anime kids with Earth globe]. Retrieved June 19, 2013, from:
http://office.microsoft.com/enus/images/results.aspx?qu=kids+world&ex=1#ai:MC900438227|
Animoto - Make & Share Beautiful Videos Online. (n.d.). Animoto - Make & Share Beautiful Videos
Online. Retrieved June 19, 2013, from http://animoto.com/
Booktrailers4all. (2012, July 3). Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach - YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved June 21, 2013, from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppT_bWBL7vU
Breadcrumbs. [Photograph]. Retrieved June 19, 2013, from:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10637959- breadcrumbs
The Center of Everything. [Photograph]. Retrieved June 19, 2013, from:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15814452-the-center-of-everything

Global read aloud

  • 1.
    Global Read Aloud MakingConnections…One Page at a Time (9/30/13- 11/11/13)
  • 2.
    • 1 title+ 2 classes = Global Awareness • Connect with another class • Share aloud for 6 weeks • Creative connections= stretched thinking • GRA= enthusiasm for learning What is GRA?
  • 3.
    Google (sign up) Edmodo -MartyMcGuire's…vx1eqz -Out of My Mind's…1lv3ds -Stupid Fast's…i71qj3 Twitter #GRA13 Wiki Space How do I get connected?
  • 4.
    Marty McGuire (Primary) Outof My Mind (Middle Grades) Stupid Fast (Upper Grades) And the titles are…
  • 5.
    Voice Thread …predictions Wallwisher/Padletdiscussions Animoto to showcase thinking and connecting FaceTime/Skype Web 2.0 tools…more! What’s next?
  • 6.
    The Year ofBilly Miller by Kevin Henkes (release date 9/17/13) Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu Study Guide The Snow Queen (Hans Christian Andersen) Additional Titles to Ponder (Primary)…
  • 7.
    Hokey Pokey byJerry Spinelli Listen to what NPR had to say! The Center of Everything by Linda Urban Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool Additional Titles to Ponder (Middle Grade)…
  • 8.
  • 9.
    Works Cited [Anime kidswith Earth globe]. Retrieved June 19, 2013, from: http://office.microsoft.com/enus/images/results.aspx?qu=kids+world&ex=1#ai:MC900438227| Animoto - Make & Share Beautiful Videos Online. (n.d.). Animoto - Make & Share Beautiful Videos Online. Retrieved June 19, 2013, from http://animoto.com/ Booktrailers4all. (2012, July 3). Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach - YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved June 21, 2013, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppT_bWBL7vU Breadcrumbs. [Photograph]. Retrieved June 19, 2013, from: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10637959- breadcrumbs The Center of Everything. [Photograph]. Retrieved June 19, 2013, from: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15814452-the-center-of-everything

Editor's Notes

  • #2 *Started out with genres…fiction/non-fiction…head was spinning*Created in the outline side using “promote and demote” slideAudience: Faculty at beginning of the school yearPurpose: Share idea to connect technology to the classroom-Chose background to match GRA logo
  • #3 -transition for each individually with click-gray at the bottom …design…background styles
  • #4 -hyperlinked ways to get connected
  • #5 -used sound and vortex transition-connected to book trailers-picked pics from Goodreads for books
  • #6 -connected to tools (hyperlinked)
  • #7 -researched books that are possibly up and coming for Newbery-included links
  • #8 -used same title “Additional Titles to Ponder” since it was continuation-connected to NPR audio of Spinelli
  • #9 -went simple and clear on this slide-check out these sites for helping with books you haven’t read before
  • #10 -add animation-more entrance effects-exciting-credits-right click in animation pane