Integrating and Implementing Technology Ryan P. Flinn November 24, 2009

Standards Design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners. NETS-T Plan strategies to manage student learning in a technology-enhanced environment. Facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards. Use technology resources to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and communicate findings to improve instructional practice and maximize student learning. NETS-S Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity. Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.

Standards (Continued) Ohio’s Standards Hear and say the separate phonemes in words, such as identifying the initial consonant sound in a word, and blend phonemes to say words. Read one-syllable and often-heard words by sight. Reread stories independently or as a group, modeling patterns of changes in timing, voice and expression. Understand new words from the context of conversations or from the use of pictures within a text. Predict what will happen next, using pictures and content as a guide. Answer literal questions to demonstrate comprehension of orally read grade-appropriate texts Use pictures and illustrations to aid comprehension. Recognize predictable patterns in stories.

Special Features Able to create assignments for each individual student. Able to see student reports and have them ed to you. Wide variety of books to choose from. Bookroom has many resources. Raz Rocket motivates students to want to read!! The student can hear the book, read the book, and take a quiz following each book. A classroom license is $79.95 for 36 students. Discount rates for multiple licenses. Grade Level Correlation

What Worked My students are excited to read books! Most students are reading books at home. My ELL students are hearing books in English. I started off with this being more for at home use. Now I am using it about twice a week during centers. I don’t use passwords so the students can easily log off And the next student is ready to go! I am collecting data now to see if Raz-Kids increases my Student’s reading levels. Eliminates having a Listening Center

Issues I might have started using it before the students had enough reading strategies. Some students rush through the books to upgrade their rank. Raz-Kids moves them to the next level even if I did not assign the next level to them. My student’s have a hard time with taking quizzes. I had to teach how to navigate the quiz portion of Raz-Kids Making enough time for the student’s to use Raz- Rocket. I am still not sure if Raz-Kids helps improve my student’s reading levels. I still have to do guided reading.

Why my Kindergarten Students think Raz-Kids is AWESOME! Click on Video to see Room 32