3. Technology to Ignite Learning
and Advance Literacy Understandings

4. and Learn the Common Core Reading and Writing Standards

5. One Model:
The Research
Project

6. Protect Basic Strong Important Standards Learning

7. Empower students to
learn
on their
own

8. Create a Web Site Reporting Research Findings

9. Specific Guidelines
Guide
The
Path p

10. Teamwork with
Peers
Helps
the
work

11. Big Idea Essential Question in kid-friendly terms guides the research

12. Need to Know
Propels the learning

13. Students follow the
path on
their
own

14. Rules: Thesis Statement is on Web Site Home Page Thesis Statement no more than 30 words Web site Constraints

15. OnLine Access to Library Data Base

16. Students Located, Contacted Experts in via internet search, , Skype interview Extended web site

17. Vast Amount of Material Available

18. Common Core Standards Learned 1. Expository/argumentative writing 2
Common Core Standards Learned 1.Expository/argumentative writing 2. Close reading, inference, central idea Non-fiction text for information Evaluate visuals and text

19. 9. How texts address similar themes
Read complex text proficiently
4 Produce clear and coherent
writing 6. Peer Review , Revisions,
Research

20. What’s different: * Create web site Concise statements Word Limit Add visuals, videos, sound

21. On-Line Library data bases
Interview experts,
Team process adds ideas
Presentation to peers, adults

23. Connor’s Team Didn’t Win

24. Connor’s Team Won at the State Science Fair

25. Lost Opportunities Write up research All students do this All do web site

26. Other Tech Uses Blog for text discussion Peer edit online with guides Macchu Pecha words, images Find Key Quotes in groups Use Powerpoint or Prezi Web-based course, as with online learning

27. BEWARE: Time versus Quality of Learning factor: example, “trailer” project

28. BE CREATIVE!