Reading+&+Literacy


 *  Presented by Suzanne Frachetti & Nancy White **

** Wordle **
Wordle allows you to create a word picture for presentations and student projects. Wordles can be used:
 * As a pre-writing activity;
 * To group ideas around a topic (i.e., Characterization; Describe setting, story elements, etc.)
 * As vocabulary building activity: Synonyms/Antonyms; Word Associations, etc.
 * For ELL students as a language-builder;
 * To enhance/support student projects or as a teaching aid/interest-builder

5th Grade Student Wordle Example to support a booktalk podcast:

Click this link to see more 5th Grade student WORDLES used to support booktalk podcasts. Student Wordles Click this link for Step-by-Step Wordle Instructions.

** Photopeach **
__Photopeach __ is a simple slide show tool that allows you to upload images, drag anddrop images where you want them, add captions and even music. Some suggested uses:
 * Share student research & writing;
 * Share lesson content (i.e., create a slideshow for group discussions, teach sequential order--have students drag and drop pre-loaded images from a shared text in the correct order);
 * Create a slide show of suggested reading around a specific topic, unit of study or just for fun. Include book jacket covers with captions of brief descriptions.
 * Field trips--post writing activity (Have students work in groups to discuss and write captions for photos taken during a field trips.

Here is a PhotoPeach slide show created by Bill Roberts School 3rd graders as part of their Colorado History Unit.

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==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 1.3em; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">** Mapwing ** == <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mapwing allows you to build, share, and explore virtual tours. Students can gather digital images (use jpeg images) and/or digital photos they have taken with a camera and turn them into virtual tours.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Virtual tours can be of anything! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **__Examples:__** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> --the human body <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> --the universe <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> --the anatomy of a cell <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> --a timeline in history

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 * 2nd grade
 * Middle School

==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 1.3em; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">** Online Flashcard Maker ** ==

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">FlashcardDB.com

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">is an easy tool to make flashcards for any subject, then print them out, email the link or

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">post (embed) them on a website.

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==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 1.3em; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">** Animoto ** ==

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px;">Animoto <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px;">is a great tool to create short promotional videos featuring the newest books in your library.

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Animoto can also be used to document and share student work in the classroom: media type="custom" key="9784382"<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ffffff; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;">.......................................................... <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Or as a means to share student research and writing: by Aidan G., an 8th grade student <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">media type="custom" key="9784398"
 * //The Origin of Christmas://**
 * //Why We Celebrate It the Way We Do//**

==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-size: 1.3em; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Glogster ==

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Glogster Edu is a great tool to create colorful, exciting promotional materials - your students will love doing this for you! Here is an example I made for our Summit Middle School Program - Top 20 Books circulated during the first quarter. Each book cover links directly to the online catalog so they can read a description and see if the book is available for checkout. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> media type="custom" key="9762246"

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 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tom the Talking Tomcat ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gina the Talking Giraffe ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Larry the Talking Bird ** ||
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