Technology in Assessment: Digital Projects for the Language Arts Classroom by Pelin RauPelin Rau DisclaimerReferences
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TRAILERS Students can film their own trailers of books, plays, poems, short stories read in class on i- Movie or Windows Moviemaker. Trailers can be easily shared on YouTube. ANTIGONE TRAILER MENU
WEBSITES Students can design websites on Weebly to display their portfolio work, journal entries, research findings, class projects and book reports. Images, audio and video can be embedded. MENU
BLOGS Blog platforms such as Word Press and Blogger are ideal for posting reading response journals, character study sketches and portfolios. Images, video and audio can be embedded. ROMEO & JULIET CHARACTER STUDY BLOG MENU
DIGITALES (DIGITAL STORYTELLING) Students can turn their narrative essays into digital stories on i-Movie or Windows Moviemaker by first the drafting narratives, then storyboarding the scenes, and inserting images, voiceovers, video segments and sound effects. Videos can be shared on YouTube. Both the process and the endproduct can be assessed separately. KAAN’S DIGITALE MENU
POSTERS Students can design visually appealing book posters, book reports, term projects, and photo essays on Glogster, Tumblr and Prezi. Various multimedia can be embedded into the projects. MENU
VIDEOS Students can use their smart phones to create and film live performances, puppet shows, poetry recitations, demonstrations, documentaries, unseen scenes, and parodies related to/based on class texts and share them on YouTube. ANTIGONE’S HIDDEN LETTERS MENU
SCREENCASTING SCREENCAST-O-MATIC screencast-o-matic.com JING SCREENR Students can design video tutorials, demos and how-to guides using free online tools to teach each other or for review purposes. This is a great way to implement “Flipped Classroom” and help students be more responsible for their learning. FREE SCREENCASTING TOOLS ONLINE MENU
DISCLAIMER All images, videos and documents featured in this presentation were authentically created by Mrs. Rau’s English 9 students at Robert College of Istanbul, Turkey and have been featured here with their permission. HOMEREFERENCES This presentation may contain material protected under copyright law. This material was obtained and used following a reasoned analysis of the Fair Use exemption for educators. This presentation may not be reproduced.
SELF CHECK 3. Can I name three different ways I can integrate the use of video into my classroom? Check answer 4. Which web tools might appeal to my visual learners the most? Check answer 1. If I want my students to display their work in a portfolio, which web platform(s) would work well? Check answer 2. If I want my students to keep reading response journals online, which web platform(s) would be the best? Check answer MENU
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BOOK TRAILERS LIVE PERFORMANCES PUPPET SHOWS POETRY RECITATIONS DEMONSTRATIONS DOCUMENTARIES UNSEEN SCENES PARODIES TUTORIALS (SCREENCASTS) 3 NEXT QUESTION
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: PELIN RAU I am an English teacher with 16 years of classroom experience. I have been a lead teacher in technology integration for many years and hope to serve as a full- time educational technologist in a school setting. HOME
References Acar, Elif, Remin Esen, and Mert Hizli. "Antigone Photo Collage." Prezi.com. Prezi Inc., 22 Apr Web. 18 Sept Baskaya, Esin. "Diary of Lord Capulet." Diary of Lord Capulet. Blogger, 10 Apr Web. 18 Sept Ertas, Kaan. "Kaan Ertas Personal Narrative IMovie." YouTube. YouTube, 5 Nov Web. 18 Sept Guray, Egemen, Kaan Dogusoy, Tunahan Ekincikli, Arda Basaran, and Berk Kilic. "Antigone Trailer." YouTube. YouTube, 18 Apr Web. 18 Sept Ozer, Nisa Buke. "Welcome to London." Welcome to London. Glogster, 30 May Web. 18 Sept Tezcan, Ceren, and Nazli Gungor. "Hidden Letters - Antigone Performance." YouTube. YouTube, 18 Apr Web. 18 Sept Tezcan, Ceren. "The Lucky One." The Lucky One. Tumblr Inc., 6 June Web. 18 Sept Tezcan, Ceren, Remin Esen, and Nazli Gungor. "Poetry Portfolio by Nazlı, Remin & Ceren." Poetry Portfolio by Nazlı, Remin & Ceren. Weebly, 27 Mar Web. 18 Sept HOME