vrsa 2014 presentation

iPads + Apps + Blogging =

Students Excited about Reading and Writing

Alisa Downey and Tina CoffeySTEM Crazy Teachers

Alisa DowneySpecial Education TeacherOak Grove ElementaryEmail: adowney@rcs.k12.va.us

Tina CoffeyInstructional Technology Resource TeacherRoanoke County SchoolsEmail: tcoffey@rcs.k12.va.us

Everything from Today’s Session is here:

www.STEMCrazyTeachers.com

Objectives for this Presentation

• Intro—Student Engagement• Showcase Projects using Technology (and STEM)• Short Activity • Technology Playtime

Engaging Students

• Roanoke County’s Push to tap into 21st Century Skills:• Collaboration• Communication• Critical Thinking• Creativity

• By Using• STEM/ PBL• Authentic Learning Experiences• Technology

Reading

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

By Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

Examples (STEM Project)

• Big Bad Wolf Video

Examples (Pic Collage)

Snowmen All Year Long by Caralyn Buehner

by Caralyn Buehner

“At Home in the Cold” from Beyond Penguins and Polar BearsExample: http://beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu/

Provides leveled text, readers theaters, and take home books.

Examples (Video)

Snowmen Design Video

Examples (STEM Project)

Examples (Pic Collage)

Examples (Videolicious)

• Videolicious Video

Example 1Example 2

That Book Woman by Heather Henson

The Librarian of Basara by Jeanette Winter

Examples (PBL Project and STEM Projects)

http://littlefreelibrary.org/

Example (Pic Collage)

Iditarod Literature

http://iditarod.com/ http://itcteacheronthetrail.com/

Use videos, images, and text to help build prior knowledge.

Examples (Trading Cards)

Students research mushers and create a trading card on one of them. Students will follow 5 of the mushers during the Iditarod.

Rosa Parks: Freedom Rider

By Keith Brandt and Joanne Mattern

Examples (Popplet and Videolicious)

Videolicious Video:

Island of the Blue Dolphins

By Scott O’Dell

Examples (Pic Collage)

Writing

Snowman Descriptive Writing with Blog Buddies

Tip: Check Out Jen Wagner Projects!

Snowman Skype

Tip: Find partners for similar projects on Skype in the classroom

Writing Books

Examples from Book Creator

• See iBooks on the iPad

Student Blogging

Post Projects

Writing Practice

Comments-Authentic Audience

From TeachersFrom Administrators

From Classmates

Comments-Authentic AudienceFrom People Around the World

Tip: #Comments4Kids

QR Codes

Teacher Blogging

Digital Archive (website, blog, or wiki to show work)

Your Task:

• You have 5 minutes:• Use the materials in your bag to create something that the main character in your

book could use. • We will use this item to learn about some technology

How to Use Pic Collage

Pic Collage

ABC Book Examples (Pic Collage)

Pic Collage Task

• You have 5 minutes to create a pic collage showcasing the object you just built.

Other Recommended Apps

• Sock Puppets• Videolicious• iMovie• Book Creator• Chatterpix Kids

• Read, Write, Think Apps• Trading Cards• Venn Diagram• Word Mover• RWT Timeline• Diamante

Dropbox

• We use dropbox so students can transfer projects from the student iPads to the teacher’s computer.

Chatterpix

• This app was also mentioned during the presentation. Here are a few examples:

Resources

• Check out our website for all our resources: www.STEMCrazyTeachers.com

Check out Alisa’s Blogs here:http://kidblog.org/4-Thompson-Downey/http://kidblog.org/5-Sharp-Downey/

Check out Tina’s Blog here:http://tcoffey.edublogs.org