Ideas for Technology Integration During Small Group /Read 180 Time
1. Create a Word Parts Word Web using Inspiration.
- Students use prefixes such as: tele, semi, con, less, mis, tri, bio, etc...to create a word parts web.
2. Create a Timeline using Inspiration of their life, an historical figure, or an event you are studying. (An event in Texas History for example.)
3. Create a Literary Web or a Character Analysis using a story/character students have read using a template from Inspiration.
4. Students can create a Question Web using a question that you give them about a specific topic.
5. Using the Vocabulary Template in Inspiration, have students create a vocabulary word web. (Use an online dictionary at http://www.m-w.com/ )
6. You can create a page of links you want your students to use on your webpage through Academic Planet.
8. Give students a writing prompt and have them:
- brainstorm their ideas (using Inspiration)
- think about the ideas they brainstormed and choose ideas they want to write about
- think about what order they want the ideas to be in and organize them
- have them add any ideas that they may have missed
- begin writing their composition using Microsoft Word
9. Have students visit Author websites and list writing tips from those authors.
http://homepage.mac.com/bray3/edupages/themes/authors.html
10. Check out Writing With Writers by Scholastic.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/index.htm
11. Your students can create the following online with a writer’s help:
12. Students can write a letter to an author.
- You may choose to use a Template (Microsoft Word)for students to help them with correct format for writing a letter.
- Author Addresses: http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/write.asp
13. Students can open Microsoft Word or Inspiration and free write without regards to conventions.
- Write Freely (Example in Microsoft Word) about whatever comes to mind
14. Have a Science Word of the day. Students can brainstorm using Inspiration what the word means and create a word web. (ie: energy, mass, friction, symmetry, water cycle, Simple Machines, safety rules)
- Students can open the Vocabulary Template in Inspiration and have them research the word/topic.
15. Create a “What If” story using Microsoft Word
- “What If” stories are unusual sentence starters give to students to promote creative and interesting stories. (What if cows had wings?, What if dogs could talk?, What if the sun never set?)
16. Photograph/Character Writing
- Bring in a photo of people and have the students begin writing in Microsoft word about the characters thoughts, feelings, etc..
- Complete a Character Analysis using the Inspiration template
- Do you need photos quick? Start with checking out The American Memory Website.
17. Open UnitedStreaming and have the students chose a writing prompt from the "Learning Tools" section.
- Writing Prompt Help
- Students can brainstorm ideas about the picture
Many of these ideas I gathered using the following materials:
- Academy Resources
- Intermediate Writing Calendars
- Prewriting Booklet
- TAKs Test Booklet
- Read 180 Writing and Grammar Strategies Book
- Read 180 Reading Strategies Book
- Alaska LitSite-Full of Writing and Reading Ideas!
- http://classroom.leanderisd.org/webs/elemla/home.htm
18. Have students open PowerPoint and begin a journal. Students can use the Intermediate Writing Warm-ups for the topic of a day. You may want to post the topic of the day.
- Students should save this journal in their documents folder
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