Lesson Plan - collaborative story writing

Week #1 Task 5 - Lesson Plan

Here is my lesson plan using digitools that I plan to use in my classroom.

Concept

Good writers collaborate

Objective: 

Write a collaborative story online to show your understanding of setting, character, problem, and solution.  Choose to use either Storybird.com or Zooburst.com

Procedure:

The students will work in partners to write and illustrate a short story online. 

The students will share their story with another pair to do a peer review based on a rubric and revise as needed.

The students stories will be shared with a younger students.

Warmly,

Kate

Week #1 Task 5 - Technology Integration Matrix reflection

Dear Digitoolers,

I found the The Technology Integration Matrix very interesting. I especially appreciated the videos.

On the matix, I could see how I would fit on the first three levels the Entry Level, Adoption, and Adaptation. Ideally, I would like to be on the Transformation level in all categories (wouldn't we all!)  In the meantime, realistically I would like to move towards Adaptation in all areas. 

In the Active category, technology in my classroom could be considered on the level of Adaptation. For example, each morning in my classroom the students can do "listen to reading" by accessing two websites that I have chosen: tumblebooks.com or storylineonline.net .  My students choose which of the online reading websites they want to use, and they access them independently. 

However, in the Collaborative catagory, I feel I am at an Entry level considering that

my students primarily work alone when using technology. My students collaborate all the time without using technology tools.  I usually direct students to work alone on tasks involving technology. 

This matrix is extremely helpful for thinking about how technology could and should look like in the classroom.  I have bookmarked this page and will refer to it when planning.

Have you used the Matrix?  If so, how?

Warmly,

Kate

 

 

Implementing Storybird

Excitedly, I entered the class with a new tool up my sleeve for my reluctant writers. Storybird.com.  I tease my students that they are going to be famous authors and when asked they will say, they found their love of writing in 2nd Grade.  

Yesterday, I set up accounts for all my students.  Today when I went to log in... none of my students were there.  I couldn't figure out, is this something I am doing wrong or is it just slow to load? Anyway, after re-creating some student accounts, all of a sudden I could see the accounts I created yesterday.  Then the avitars wouldn't load.  Hmmmm... Has anyone else had issues with Storybird?

Well, I am happy to report that once I did get some of my students onto Storybird.com, they didn't want to stop.  There was laughing and crying out, "Look at this!"    I hope to continue using story board to teach my second graders the features of short stories.  


How do you use Storybird?


Warmly,
Kate

My New digitools!

Dear Digitoolers,

I have learned a lot from all of you this week.  My progress so far...

I have created:

• an "about me" page  
• You can also check my personal blog at http://lannaland.wordpress.org or my education blog at http://invovatecreateandrelatewithkate.blogspot.com/

I have read several of your posts and assignments and as a result, I have created accounts for:

•  letter pop
• prezi
• Storybird and created accounts for all my students

Finally, I have created this blog to house my learning. 


I hope to use Storybird with my students tomorrow.  




Cheers,
Kate