Telling our Digital StoriesThe Influence of

Pecha Kucha Janet Ilko and Trish Dentremont

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Welcome to the Presentation

Please take a marker and a piece of paper to create your nametag. On the outside write your name. On the inside quickly answer these 4 questions:

1. What is your passion?2. List 3 words that define your life.3. What skills could you share with others?4. What are your favorite places?

A Pecha What???

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What is PechaKucha 20x20?PechaKucha 20 x20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically and you talk along to the images.

Mentor 'text'

Matt's Pecha Kucha

/http://igniteshow.com/

Some Prewriting Activities

6 Word Memoirs

"Once my student, always my student."

Pic Collage for iPod and iPad

Word Self Portraits an activity from Rethinking Schools

Visual Poetry Words Create Images

Creating the Script

• Flexibility given to students

• Storyboards

Sample Script

Your Turn to Write

• Quick Write• Look at your sentence starters from the

beginning of this session.• Choose one prompt to expand upon for the

next few minutes. Be ready to share with a partner.

Selecting an Image

• icons can work• pictures have mood• Check out the sites on the handout.

Image Sites

Focus on sites that address copyrights.

Pics for Learning

Creative Commons

Options for Presentation

• PowerPoint• iMovie • Garage Band

Samples of Student Work

http://www.writingforchange.net/

This is the site we host our student work.

Common Core Standards

Grade 88.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey

ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

a. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

b. Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

c. Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.

d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

e. Establish and maintain a formal style.f. Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports

the information or explanation presented.

Common Core Standards

Grade 4

4.W.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

a. Introduce a clearly and group related information in paragraphs and sections; include formatting (e.g., headings), illustrations, and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic.

c. Link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases (e.g., another, for example, also, because).

d. Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

e. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the information or explanation presented.

Thank You for Coming!