Computer-Tech+Use+during+Guided+Reading

Management Strategies
 * //How can we use technology during guided reading time to engage students in meaningful reading and writing activities?//**

Reading:

 * Fluency - read with appropriate intonation, expression and pacing
 * Listen to stories on the student wiki
 * Self-record using @Audacity and evaluate the recording (idea: have a checklist for 3 things to listen for)
 * Don't know how to use Audacity? There are instructions in Atomic Learning. Log in with your district email address and password.
 * Comprehension - cause/effect, draw conclusions, main idea + supporting details, sequencing, identify tone/mood, summarizing
 * Listen to stories on the student wiki and respond in some way (idea: graphic organizer, journal, post-it responses on a board, reading response cards ) (more reading response cards) *Brooke has simple graphic organizers and reading response worksheets

Sounds & Letters:

 * Identify rhyming words, match sounds and letters, work with word families
 * Use sites on the "sounds and letters" page of the student wiki
 * These activities are great for the computer OR to let students independently complete on the SMARTBoard
 * Might be best to create a Teacher Page on the student wiki and list specific links for your students
 * You can create subgroups on your teacher page to differentiate activities for groups of students

Sight Words/Spelling:

 * High frequency words, homophones, contractions, etc.
 * Spelling City is a site that easily lets you create lists. It generates games based on the words you enter. Click here for instructions.
 * Kids type their words in Wordle (or another word cloud creator). The more times you type in a word, the larger it appears on the finished product. Have students type words multiple times if they have trouble with the spelling.
 * Kids type words into Microsoft Word. Allow them to change the font, size and color of their words. Post around room for reinforcement.

Writing:

 * Narrative, Descriptive, Persuasive, Sentence Structure
 * Check out the "Writing" pages on the student wiki
 * These might be best if you choose the ones you want your students to work on and direct them to the location or add them to your teacher page (let Brooke know if you'd like a teacher page)
 * Check out the "Tech Tools" page on the student wiki
 * Have your students create a comic!
 * Have your students create a story! (some of the story creators require usernames and passwords for students - ask Brooke for support)
 * Storybird example - Students use artists' work to create their stories.
 * LittleBirdTales example - Students create their own art, text and can also record their voices. The audio component distinguishes this tool from others.
 * Storyjumper example - Students can use Storyjumper's scenes, characters and props to create their own stories. This tool also offers the opportunity for families to purchase their child's book as a hard copy.
 * How about a blog for your students? Kidblogis a popular blogging site among teachers because you can setup a teacher account and student accounts.
 * Here are examples of how you might use it: post prompts for writing, have a book discussion, post a question and ask if everyone agrees or disagrees, etc) More examples on page 2 of this document
 * Brooke's blog example (bmulartrick/password)
 * Wallwisher is a tool that acts like a virtual corkboard. Post a topic and ask your students to post responses! Click here for Brooke's example.

Grammar:

 * == Nouns (singular, plural, common, proper, possessive, collective, concrete) ==
 * Verbs (action, helping, regular, irregular, subject-verb agreement)
 * Verb tenses (past, present, future)
 * Adjectives
 * Adverbs
 * Pronouns
 * Prepositions
 * Conjunctions
 * Abbreviations/contractions
 * Punctuation?

How about Paper Slide Videos?

 * Classify/categorize
 * Multiple meaning -
 * Figurative
 * Dictionary
 * Analogies