1. Support Writing to the "T" - With Technology 2010 UP Ed Technology &Business Conference 2009 UPRA Conferences http://teachers.mapsnet.org/TechClassesWorksh ops/SupportWritingtotheTwithTechnology.aspx http://teachers.mapsnet.org

2. Writing Visually Nancy Usitalo & Rachel Adams

3. Young Authors Rachal Adams & Nancy Usitalo Students type draft in Microsoft Word Search and insert appropriate Clip ArtClip Art Save and Edit files – lots of editing Teachers help edit & print to make booklets

4. Pics & Comments Final works

5. Pics & Comments A celebration

6. Pics & Comments Many students continue to collaborate and create more stories… 2 teams & illustration centralcollaborate and create

7. Research First – Maria Flores

8. Internet & Organizer & PowerPoint Maria Flores & Cindy Flatt Research Arctic animals Students select animal & use web links prepared aheadselect animal Take notes on organizer that matches PowerPoint formaton organizer Enter content into Power Point slides Print slides to use for book Later write a fiction story on their animal Combine both products for Young Authors

9. Web sites: Credits on the last slide – here are what we used Switcheroo ZooSwitcheroo Zoo Switch the animals' heads, legs and tails to make new creatures at this surrealistic virtual zoo ThinkQuest Animal Library ThinkQuest Animal Library Wild Habitat we have gathered information and pictures of bears and felines, and more Enchanted Learning Tundra Animal Library Enchanted Learning Tundra Animal Library Tundra habitat list of pictures and animal facts and region features Enchanted Learning Antarctica Animal Library Enchanted Learning Antarctica Animal Library Antarctic habitat list of pictures and animal facts and region features WIKIpedia EncyclopediaWIKIpedia Encyclopedia - Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web- based, free-content encyclopedia project. Wikipedia's articles provide links to guide the user to related pages with additional information. View larger inmultilingualWeb- basedfree-contentencyclopedia Windows Explorer Browser.

10. Organizer and Search Organize search sites on a web links pageweb links page Use organizer to research these sitesorganizer Materials on web

11. Organizer and PowerPoint Template Template in PowerPoint already created Students type slides using their completed research organizer Print a cover pagePrint a cover page for stories Materials on web

12. Pictures from Web sites Search Web – Wikipedia has good photos and clean information pages. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Pagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page - - search “arctic seal” Copy and paste Internet photo into PowerPoint slide Or use these instructions to Save Internet pictureinstructions to Save Internet picture

13. Pics & Copyright Citation Wikimedia Commons A freely licensed media file repository of 6,586,284 freely usable media files to which anyone can contribute. 6,586,284freely usableanyone can contribute This sample description page shows all the information on the media.description page

14. Short Activities - one lab session

15. Poetry Lake Superior Ornaments – Template of Microsoft Word & still pictures of Lake Superior inserted into circle shapes Poetry & Drawn Art – Template of Microsoft Word files prepared: lines and space for picture drawing

16. Lake Superior Ornaments 1. Templates1. Templates saved on desktop 2. Students open and type a prepared poem 3. Type in name and other info in box 4. Print 5. Students cut out poem in circle and name box 6. Paste poem and name box to larger construction paper circle

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19. Poetry & Drawn Art 1. Templates 1. Templates saved on desktop 2. Students open and type a prepared poem OR can brainstorm sensory words in the computer lab and type from the brainstorm list 3. Type in name/date top of the template 4. Print 5. Draw the image of the poetry they created

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21. Other T-Tools

22. Online Web Tools Read, Write, Think – interactive organizers online http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp

23. http://www.readwritethink.org/ http://www.readwritethink.org/ Student Interactives

24. Use the Search Bar Grade Level Classroom Resources –Student Interactives Professional Development Resources Learning Objective Theme

25. 50+ online Student Interactives -Work online & Print

26. Compare & Contrast Map Included: Overview Lesson Plans for using this interactive tool Related Interactives http://www.readwriteth ink.org/classroom- resources/student- interactives/compare- contrast-30066.htmlhttp://www.readwriteth ink.org/classroom- resources/student- interactives/compare- contrast-30066.html

27. Persuasion Map Included: Overview Lesson Plans for using this interactive tool Related Interactives http://www.readwritethink. org/classroom- resources/student- interactives/persuasion- 30034.html

28. Enter info in online prompts

29. Expand writing

30. Final work – print only

31. Grade Level Resources Type in your Grade Level Choose: Lesson Plane Student Interactives Professional Development http://www.readwritethink.org/ classroom-resources/grade/3- 4/http://www.readwritethink.org/ classroom-resources/grade/3- 4/

32. Another online Web Tool CoDogRoo -- tools, tutorials, ideas http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/50+Ways Login - create account for MORE interactive collaborative tools

33. http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools

34. http://www.jasonohler. com/storytelling/index.cfm Digital Storytelling Resources online: Jason Ohler (on Presentation web page)

35. Writing Alive: Audio & Video Young Author Videos - Marsha Page & NMU Reading group collaborative story -Amanda Swanson Poetry Videos - Jodi Miller & Ruth Murphy & Debbie Haughey

36. Video Photo Story Photo Story – Marsha Page’s class – free download (Google: Microsoft Downloads)Marsha Page’s class Movie Maker – Jodi Miller & Amanda Swanson - free on Windows computersJodi Miller Amanda Swanson Images: Import still digital student pictures Import scanned student drawings Import video clips – (Movie Maker)

37. Add Audio PhotoStory – record into program with an microphone - music is included in the program or import your own mp3 music file Movie Maker - you can also record into this program - record on a digital voice recorder - import wma or mp3 music file wma Create videos - Show on the computer or web - Burn to CD

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