Technology and Language Arts Grades K-8

Southern Regional ETTC Workshop

February 2003

Anu Vedantham

Phone: (609) 652-4931

Online Document is linked from www.ettc.net/resources/workshops.htm

 

Basic concepts

 

  1. Internet Jewels

-         ETTC TopTen www.ettc.net/topten

-         New Writing Prompt Site

  1. Breaking down classroom walls

TechnoTeddy Bears Project Site

 

E-pals: http://www.epals.com/

Account information to use until you set up your own account:

Username: acettc                Password: acettc

Try to search the classrooms by topic or country!

 

  1. Looking for a “real” audience

-         Kids write better when their work is valued!

-         Is it attractive?

-         Who is reading it?

-         Feedback from adults other than the teacher is great

-         Feedback from other kids is even better

-         A little incentive goes a long way!

-         Writing Process Site

 

  1. Samples of student work

-         HyperStudio “Book” from first grade

-         Website on digital portfolios –

Dana’s portfolio

Mrs. Silverman’s Main Page:

Webfolios

 

-         Poetry in Motion

-         Websites to publish student work

Harriet Tubman project:

 

  1. Hands-on puzzle making at PuzzleMaker

Custom Classroom account information to use until you set up your own account:

Username: acettc                Password: acettc

 

  1. Hands-on web exploration:

-         ETTC Resources

Follow the Top Ten tab and explore reading links

-         FunBrain

-         http://abcteach.com/directory/theme_units/month_to_month/    

-         http://www.lr.k12.nj.us/ETTC/archives/LAL.html

  1. Literature Circles

-         Literature Ladders

-         Literature Circles – reflections

-         Literature Circles – EdWorld Article

  1. Word

-         Spell check

-         Grammar Check and Thesaurus

-         Readability Level

-         Word Count – Limited length, advertisements and short-answer practice

-         Desktop Publishing and web publishing options

-         Adding in pictures – ( NOAA Photo Collection )– ESPA / GEPA inspiration

-         Revision and joint writing tools – compare versions, accept / reject changes.

  1. Multimedia software - HyperStudio / PowerPoint

-         Who wants to be a Millionaire and Jeopardy templates

-         Vocabulary and Spelling

-         Sentence Structure

-         “What’s wrong with this?” games

  1. Skill software

-         Leap into Language Series (Grades 1 & 3 available)