rio grande high school digital learning “innovators in blackboard design”
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Rio Grande High SchoolDigital Learning
“Innovators in Blackboard Design”
Blackboard: Not the easy way out but could be the way in!
John VitaleSocial Studies John WrightEnglish/Community Service
OUR THOUGHTS ABOUT:(Advantages of digital learning)
Communication with Students
Plagiarism
Modifications for special populations
Special treat—student testimony
Video URL will be posted soon.
How To Deal With Plagiarism*Free Websites- www.grammarly.com
*Books: Student Plagiarism in an Online World
Twenty years ago, plagiarism was seen as an isolated misdemeanor, restricted to a small group of students. Today it is widely recognized as a ubiquitous, systemic issue, compounded by the accessibility of content in the virtual environment.
Plagiarism ContinuedDon’t be out -“Googled”
“Speak softly but carry a big stick.”
“Roar softly and carry a great lipstick”Check it out on Google (do not succumb to “obfuscation”
Roar Softly and Carry a Great Lipstick: 28 Women Writers on Life, …
books.google.com/books?isbn=1930722389
Autumn Stephens - 2004 - Preview
As each essay demonstrates, women can overcome the challenges of their lives not only with strength, but also with grace. Contributors include Anne Lamott, Edwidge Danticat, Mary Roach, Elizabeth Fishel, Laura Fraser, and Anneli Rufus.
It climaxed years of protest by small business owners, farmers, and the emerging labor unions against big business, financial monopolies, and the railroads.
Magruder's American Government 2001 - Page 129books.google.com/books?isbn=0130509426William A. McClenaghan - 2001 - Snippet view - More editions“It climaxed years of protest by small business owners, farmers, and the emerging labor unions against big business, financial monopolies, and the railroads. The Republican Party nominated William McKinley and supported the gold standard.”
Communication—The big challenge
Modifications Adding more explanations and directions
Shortening reading/adding more writing
Student Choice
Scaffolding
Adding examples--visual
“The Morton Bloomfield Effect”-Reading too quickly just to complete the assignment. “Morton Bloomfield was one of the heroes of the Middle Ages.”
Morton W. Bloomfield surmises that "the original hero in early literature was probably based on the king who died for his people, the warrior who defeated the tribe's enemies ....These men ... were celebrated in song and story and.... presented again to the people so that they could participate in their magic" (Bloomfield, p. 30).
Focus on WritingIndividualized attention to writing—meet with students
individually while other classmates work.
Use of rubrics for every assignment
Opportunity to re-do assignments
Common Core focus-Reading directly from text, citing sources.
Small writing assignments
Digital Enrichment and Assignments
Student made videos!U-tube videos
Adding Relevance
Finding current events that connect with the literary texts.