how to use inspiration 9 to inspire students to write
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How to Use Inspiration 9 to Inspire Students to Write. By Linda Tillinghast. Key Questions. Why do students need to be able to write well? What constitutes a “well written” piece, be it narrative or non-fiction? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
How to Use Inspiration 9 to
Inspire Students to Write
By Linda Tillinghast
Key QuestionsWhy do students need to be able to write well?What constitutes a “well written” piece, be it narrative or non-fiction?How do teachers tap into students’ current interests and abilities to propel their writing processes?
Project OutlineTeachers will be able to view videos of the computer aided instructional software known as Inspiration version 9Each tutorial will show various aspects of the programFollowing completion of the tutorials, each teacher will prepare a writing activity using Inspiration 9 appropriate for her grade/class.
Your ResourcesEach teacher will have access to a computer with Inspiration 9 installed on itIn addition, each teacher will have access to Microsoft Office Suite which contains Word and Power PointFinally, each teacher will have access to Microsoft Movie Maker and access to my Drop Box
Work Schedule & Expected Learner OutcomesWe will work together throughout the month of June during Professional Development time (six half hour sessions)By the end of our time, you will have
Learned how to use the web/tree toolLearned how to use the mind map toolLearned how to use the outline toolLearned how to use the rapid fire toolLearned how to export your web/tree/map to word processorLearned how to export to presentation tool
Actual Work Sessions = 6 (at individual
pace)
June 2012 (Every Tues. & Thur.)Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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Culminating Project & Our PLC
Each teacher will create either:
A video of herself using/demonstrating Inspiration for use as a class lesson
OrA video of her class using Inspiration in the Computer Lab to develop writing on any subject or topic. This video will assume students received teacher instruction prior to their assignment.The following rubric will be used to assess learner outcomes, in this case, teacher outcomes. The video should be submitted to my Drop Box by June 22, 2012, the last day of school, in order for MLP credit to be earned.Finally, I will post all of our projects on my Wiki (ltillinghast.wikispaces.com) for your viewing right after I receive them! Enjoy!
Rubric1 2 3 4
Demonstrates minimal
knowledge and use of the
web/tree/map tools
Demonstrates basic knowledge and use of the web/tree/map
tools
Demonstrates proficient
knowledge and use of the web/tree/map
tools
Demonstrates distinguished and exceptional use of web/tree/map tools
Demonstrates minimal knowledge
and use of outline formats/views
Demonstrates basic knowledge and use
of outline formats/views
Demonstrates proficient
knowledge and use of outline
formats/views
Demonstrates distinguished and exceptional use of
outline formats/views
Demonstrates minimal knowledge and use of export to word processor and presentation tools
Demonstrates basic knowledge and use of export to word
processor and presentation tools
Demonstrates proficient use of
export to word processor and
presentation tools
Demonstrates distinguished and exceptional use of
export to word processor and
presentation tools
My Roles & Possible Pitfalls
RolesFacilitatorLead LearnerResource Provider
PitfallsTechnology occasionally doesn’t workPeople are not equally motivatedPeople have different skill sets and mind sets