3. Understanding Goals Character Traits Literary Themes Collaboration On-going Assessments Informal & Formal Peer Feedback Teacher Feedback Self Reflection Performances of Understanding Collaborative Environment Character Trait Chart Characters & Settings Digital Summaries Storyboarding Scriptwriting Multimedia Project Understanding World Literature Through Digital Storytelling (Generative Topic) Targets of Difficulty Decoding meaning from text Analyzing text Discussing and writing about text Wiggins, G. and McTighe, J. Understanding by Design (2005, Chapters 7 and 8)

4. TECHNOLOGY: GOOGLE DOCS & SEARCH ENGINE TARGETS OF DIFFICULTY Decoding meaning from text Analyzing text Discussing and writing about text RATIONALE Revision process allows for meaningful learning (Jonassen, D. et al Meaningful Learning with Technology, 2008, Chapter 1) Internet searches require students to practice judgment and innovation (Wiggins, G. and McTighe, J. Understanding by Design, 2005, Chapter 7)

5. TECHNOLOGY: CONCEPT MAPS TARGETS OF DIFFICULTY Decoding text Analyze text RATIONALE “Concept maps provide learners with a tool for representing semantic structures of domain knowledge and in turn linking those structures to existing mental structures” (Jonassen, D. et al Meaningful Learning with Technology, 2008, p. 62)

6. TECHNOLOGY: NING – SOCIAL NETWORK TARGETS OF DIFFICULTY Decoding text Analyzing text Discussing and writing about text RATIONALE Students are using their experiences using social networking sites to better understand how the text’s character interactions affect the plot Students are taking a constructionist approach by creating character profiles. They are learning by doing (Wiggins, G. and McTighe, J. Understanding by Design, 2005, Chapter 7)

7. TECHNOLOGY: MULTIMEDIA CREATION TOOLS FOR EXAMPLE: POWERPOINT, SCRATCH, ALICE, VOICE THREAD TARGETS OF DIFFICULTY Discussing and writing about text RATIONALE Negotiate complex and multi-stage tasks Use judgment and innovation Replicate processes of professional media makers Perform – Feedback – Revise – Perform (Wiggins, G. and McTighe, J. Understanding by Design, 2005, Chapter 7)

8. INSIGHTS & DILEMMAS Insights Backward Design Use of Technology Collaborative and Community Reflection Dilemmas School Firewalls Classifying my Understanding Goals