1. Task Card Templates Choose one slide below each week to create a task card for a Tech Tub station. Make sure to fill in the “Notes” below the task card with your information. This task uses: Common Core State Standards Follow the directions below to complete this station activity. Dynamite Dictionary Digging Objective: Common Core requires more nonfiction reading to prepare students for their future. Common Core also requires that students have a deeper understanding of words. Directions: 1.Go to the education folder on the iPad. Open the Dictionary app. 2.Read the word of the day and write it on the activity sheet. Follow directions on the activity sheet. 3.Read one of the three blogs on the home screen of the app. Follow directions on the activity sheet for the blog. 4.Make note of any words you do not recognize. Put them on the chart. Follow directions for the chart. 5.Click on the triple lines on he top left side of the screen. Click slideshows under daily. Pick one slideshow and watch it completely. Follow directions on activity sheet. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 11-12 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

2. Word of the Day: ____________________ Part of speech: Definition: Phonetic spelling: Listen to the word and say the word (get a signature from the person on our right to prove that you did this): Search this word (top of the screen) Origin: Example sentence from dictionary: Example sentence you created: Use the word in a picture, rap, or poem (write or draw on the back)

3. Blog title: ____________________ Topic: Summary: Interesting facts (at least 3): Unknown words (at least 3): How is the topic in this blog related to understanding words? (use evidence from the blog)

4. Unknown word chart WordContext clues from the blog Predict the meaning Dictionary definition

5. Slideshow title: ____________________ Topic: Summary: Interesting facts (at least 3): Unknown words (at least 3): How is the topic in this blog related to understanding words? (use evidence from the blog) Create a picture that explains one of the slides.