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Integrating Technology into the Language Arts Classroom
Dr. Nancy Patterson
Patterna@gvsu.edu
http://faculty.gvsu.edu/patterna
Grand Valley State University
What kinds of technology?
Web Editing
Internet
Presentational Software (power point)
Word Processing
E-mail and chat
Web Editing
Asking students to create a website on a particular theme or topic asks them to think about audience, form, and the relationship between images and text.
Inquiring into a Theme
Slide 5
Expectations and Guidelines
20 days in computer lab
20 lexias (pages) =A
15 lexias=B
10 lexias=C
Must have average of 3 working links, with one link going back to index page
Average of a paragraph (or more) on each lexia
Images
Cite references
Minimum of surface errors
Types of Web Projects
Poetry Annotation
Biography Web
Research into a Theme (African American History and Culture)
Book Study
Samples
Sample of Group Book Study
Firedrake Multi-Genre Project
Sample Genres
Fire Drake Poem
Fire Drake Recipe
Fire Drake Crossword Puzzle
Fire Drake Song
Fire Drake News Article
Fire Drake Tomb Stone
Fire Drake Quiz
Fire Drake Survival Kit
Fire Drake Obituary
Fire Drake Wanted Poster
Fire Drake T-Shirt
Fire Drake Epitaph
Power Point Projects
Book Response
Research Project
Demonstrations
Book Response
Summary of Plot
Main Characters (several slides)
Setting
Conflict
Resolution
Transition to Historical Tie-In
Historical Tie-In (several slides)
Expectations
At least 10 slides
Include transition slide
Include images on some slides
Cite references
Minimum of surface errors
Slide 16
URLs
http://www.npatterson.net/mid.html
http://www.gretchenle.com/online_units/online_units.html
http://www.pschulze.com/
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/
http://www.lmayo.net/
http://www.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us/staff/dehogue/index.htm
http://marylily.org/
http://www.TappedIn.
http://www.tappedin.org
http://www.ncte.org