engaging our youngest minds: blc09

Engaging Our Youngest Minds: Integrating the Internet in Primary Classrooms

Presentation by Angela Maiers www.AngelaMaiers.com

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Language Literacy• Visuwords: http://www.visuwords.com/• Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/• Kids Spell Spelling Games: http://www.kidsspell.com/• http://www.languagegames.org/

New Media Literacy• Real eBooks: http://www.realebooks.com/• WillowWeb Podcast: http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/Radio/

Visual Literacy• CogDog 50 Digital Storytelling: http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools• Artsonia http://www.artsonia.com/

Professional Development• Twitter• Diigo• Classroom 2.0

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Unlearning Lesson # 1

Basics B4 Big Ideas

NAEP

K 1

2

3

4

5

Middle & High

School

Letter/ word sounds

6

College

Fast/ accurate

“Content”

Questions/ Comprehension

Genre

Think

Topic (theme):  Friendship

The author’s purpose for writing is…The tone of this passage is? The writer believes that… Why did the author probably write this passage?Which sentence helps convey the mood of the text?Which passage best describes the author’s purpose?Which writer is most qualified to say .  .  .The author thinks that  .  .  .  The author is believable because…The author uses sarcasm to….The tone of this poem can best be described as…?Why might the author recommend .  .  .The purpose of this is to…?The following assumptions about the author suggest…What is this paragraph suggest that the authors’ believes that…?

Unlearning Lesson # 2

Rules of the LearningClub Have Changed

The Learning ClubThe Learning Club

All About BridgesAll About Bridges

Big BridgeBig Bridge

Little BridgeLittle Bridge

Tall BridgeTall Bridge

Short BridgeShort Bridge

Long BridgeLong Bridge

Unlearning Lesson # 3

Tech Comfy not

Tech Savvy

Comfy SavvyComfy Savvy

They They Still Still NeedNeedUsUs

Unlearning Lessons

• Basics B4 Big Ideas

• Rules Have Changed

• Tech Comfy not Savvy

EThe illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who can’t read and write, but those who can’t learn, unlearn, & relearn

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You Should

You Will

We Might

We Could

What If…

Must Should Will

Must Should Will

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