Kerns&Mothes_LAWeb2.0

 Web 2.0 for the Language Arts classroom and beyond!  Meet the Presenters!

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 * = **Katie Kerns** ~ I am in my fourth year as a sixth grade language arts teacher at Greene Middle School. I am passionate about literacy and promoting life long reading for all of my students. When I am not teaching or working on grad classes, my husband and I are busy preparing for the arrival of our first child who will be arriving in June. We just found out we are having a girl and are very excited. We also have a German Sheppard Kane who keeps us on our toes! I enjoy reading, writing,scrap-booking, sewing, and many other crafty endeavors. ||= Holly Mothes ~ I am the manager of the Technology Learning Support Center for The University of Akron. I am in my third semester of the Instructional Technology master's program. Like Katie I am also passionate about promoting life long learning. When I am not working, or rather not in my office working, my husband and I enjoy spoiling our 3 English Mastiffs, remodeling our home, landscaping,hiking, camping, and in general Family Adventures! ||

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** The topic we chose for our presentation is the use of Web 2.0 Tools such as: Goodreads.com and Book Source classroom library management tool in the language arts classroom. We used Open Broadcaster software, a free video capturing tool, to create our tutorials. **

__** Goodreads.com and Student Interviews **__

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 * Intro to Goodreads.com**

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 * Student Interviews- 6th grade students giving their thoughts about Goodreads.com**

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 * How to make a book review on Goodreads.com by sixth grader Maison**

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 * How to add a bookshelf and add books to the shelf**
 * How to add Groups( use this feature to add different classes)**
 * How to add Friends(students)**

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 * How to find and use the help files**


 * Goodreads.com has an extensive help section, you can find it here: https://www.goodreads.com/help **

**__ Book Source and the Library __**
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 * The Library- Katie's classroom library and current book checkout system.**

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 * Book Source- Intro and How-to.**

__ Here are some articles that support the use of this technology __

 * Teacher** **__Jennifer Robert__**, writes this in her blog about using Goodreads in her high school English classes, " I've been using [|Goodreads] with my students now for over a year and we love it. Okay, I love it and most of them like it more than I thought they would. Last spring I started using it with juniors and this year I have used it with my freshmen all year long. "

You can find her blog here:[|Jennifer Roberts' blog]


 * Teacher** __**Petra Willemse**__ also uses Goodreads in her English Language Arts Class. She loves the interaction with her students that catch grammatical error in her posts!

You can find her blog here:[| Petra Willemse's blog]


 * Teacher __Joe Scozzaro__** started using Goodreads in his classroom and had this reaction from one of his students: " I hate you for making me do Goodreads.” I was concerned and asked him what was wrong and he continued, “I was on it for like three hours last night reading reviews of books and now I have like 20 books that I want to read!” I might add that Joe's blog has more insightful trials and tribulations of integrating technology in the classroom!

You can find Joe's blog here: [|Joe Scozzaro's blog]

__ Content uses of this technology __
b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
 * NETS-S Standards:**
 * //__ 1. Creativity and Innovation- __//** Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.

a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.
 * //__ 2. Communication and Collaboration- __//** Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual and contribute to the learning of others.

a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity. c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning. d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.
 * //__ 5. Digital Citizenship- __//** Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.

a. understand and use technology systems. b. select and use applications effectively and productively. c. troubleshoot systems and applications. d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
 * //__ 6. Technology Operations and Concepts- __//** Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.

__ Pedagogical Considerations for this technology. __
This by using and structuring this application as it has been in this class we see Bloom's Taxonomy in motion. Student's demonstrate the items that make up movement from lower order thinking skills to the higher order thinking skills. This is done by reading, writing, analyzing and evaluation of the books they read.



Applying the constructivist theory students construct new knowledge as they actively engage in this activity, they also have a reference back to their work that will carry forward well past high school, and college. This demonstrates active learning. Kafai and Resnick, 1996, state "that learner are particularly likely to make new ideas when they are actively engaged in making some type of external artifact ... the construction of knowledge in the context of building personally meaningful artifacts." This is exactly what the students are doing in this application.

__ Where to purchase or acquire. __
All of the tools we have featured are free to use and contain a free app to download on student/personal devices.

__ Resources __
I was introduced to Booksource Classroom Library management tool when reading //Reading in the Wild// by Donayln Miller. This book, along with her first book //The Book Whisperer//, are cornerstones for my classroom and literacy philosophy. The use of Goodreads is also discussed in //Reading in the Wild//. Miller is a fifth grade language arts teacher in Texas and is the co-author of the Nerdy Book Club blog. which is a great resource for language arts teachers.

http://www.iste.org/standards/standards-for-students/nets-student-standards-2007

http://classroom.booksource.com/

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