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Technology Tools that Target
Language Arts Common Core Standards
Shift Happens!
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Presenter: LaRita Wiggins
GaETC 2012
Atlanta, Georgia
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Expected Educational Outcomes
Essential Questions
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 What are the 5 shifts
that should happen in
ELA classrooms when
implementing the
common core standards?
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 What technology
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ensure these 5
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 How can I engage
students in the
learning process?
Language Arts Common Core
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Shifts!
What we must do!
At the center of the Common Core
1.Lead high level, text based
discussions
2.Focus on Process, Not just content
3.Create Assignments for real
audiences and with real purpose
4.Teach argument, not persuasion
5.Increase text complexity
Common Core Article
1. Lead High Level, Text Based Discussions
“When you ask students to discuss a text as a whole class or in
small groups, make sure that your questions are grounded in the
text, and that students refer to the text in their responses.”
Web tools for implementation :
Xtranormal.com –Create discussions in video format
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN33N_zPB4k&feature=player_emb
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Schoolwires- Blogging http://schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us/Page/13897
Lino- Online post it note collaboration
http://en.linoit.com/
Voicethreads- Online discussions centered around media and /or text
http://voicethread.com/
https://voicethread.com/share/3344556/
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2. Focus on Process, Not just content
“The Common Core State Standards stress the importance
of student discovery. In other words, we cannot merely fill students’
heads with content; we should provide them with opportunities to
discover information on their own.”
Prezi: www.Prezi.com – students create
innovative presentations while constantly
reviewing content
Three Ring: www.threering.com –Create
online student portfolios
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2. Focus on Process, Not just content
“The Common Core State Standards stress the importance
of student discovery. In other words, we cannot merely fill students’
heads with content; we should provide them with opportunities to
discover information on their own.”
Movie Maker- A free download – View Videos
• 2nd grade Science and Language Arts Video
• 7th grade interview about the civil rights movement
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ARMS Movie Awards- Project based learning
Experiment #2
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3. Create assignments for real audiences and with real purpose
“The standards emphasize the importance of writing for a variety of audiences.
Students should “write routinely over extended time frames…for a range of tasks,
purposes, and audiences”
Boomwriter:
www.Boomwriter.com – Create and collaborate on original books
Wordle:
http://www.wordle.net/ – Create word clouds to develop word choice
Flocabulary:
www.flocabulary.com - Use rap to teach curriculum concepts
Songsmith:
http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=GFk5
Ab3NPkY - make your own rap (reggae, country, R&B etc.) songs about
curriculum
Possible Common Core assignment : Create the soundtrack using a
variety of the tech tools
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4. Teach argument, not persuasion
“Some people use the terms argument and persuasion synonymously;
however, the Common Core State Standards draw a distinction between
the two. According to Appendix A of the CCSS, persuasive writing
might “appeal to the audience’s self-interest, sense of identity, or
emotions,” whereas a logical argument “convinces the audience because
of the perceived merit and reasonableness of the claims and proofs
offered rather than either the emotions the writing evokes in the
audience or the character or credentials of the writer”
Knovio:
http://www.knovio.com/ - Create digital
debates along while showing supporting
documentation
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5. Increase text complexity
“Besides making sure that an individual text is challenging
enough, you can also raise the level of content in your classroom
by using multiple sources of information. Providing multiple
sources on the same topic can help students see a variety of
perspectives, and it can help students adjust to texts at varying
levels of difficulty.“
Sweatsearch- www.Sweetsearch.com
Lexile book levels
www.lexile.com/fab/search/categories
Also, use your judgment along with Lexile levels.
Example using: Kindles
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Tools to Enhance Professional
Tools for teachers
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We are in the information age. Use technology to
work smarter not harder!
Use these tools to create your own Common Core
Professional Learning!
• Twitter: www.twitter.com
• Collaborize Classrooms:
www.collaborizeclassroom.com
• Dropox: www.dropbox.com – email
Susan Jacobs at the DOE to be added to the drop
box site for LA CCGPS. [email protected]
• Common Core APP
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Extras, Extras!
Shorten the URLS:
www.Bit.ly.com
Manage your classroom:
www.classdojo.com
Individualize reading instruction:
Scientific Learning http://www.scilearn.com/resources/videos/?cat=ra
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Expected Educational Outcomes
Essential Questions
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 What are the 5 shifts
that should happen in
ELA classrooms when
implementing the
common core standards?
e
n
t
 What technology
tools can I use to
ensure these 5
shifts occur in my
classroom?
i
l
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 How can I engage
students in the
learning process?
Questions?
Thank you for your attending this
presentation!
I hope you have some new
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