Can I be in Mrs.
Bogard’s classroom?! I absolutely LOVED this article and am completely inspired
to try something similar to her work with my students. If this format can’t
inspire and motivate my “I don’t have any good ideas” writers to create
something amazing, I would be astonished. How motivating! And I’m already
scheming up ideas on how I can purchase a Livescribe Pulse Smartpen. Fund-A-Need,
PTO money, our Ted Kooser Endowment Fund. I have
to have at least one! I can think of about three students that this would save,
even though I know everyone will want to use it.
Thinking to the phases of story writing, planning out a
story is the first step and a very important one at that. Below is a graphic
organizer I created for a unit called Authors as Mentors.
Our stories in this unit have five pages and it seems like
the kids never have all the parts required of them no matter how many times I
remind them. I like the idea of structuring the unit with a graphic organizer
which lists on each page what information they should draw and then eventually
write about. The site I used was Popplet. This site was easy to navigate, easy
to create an organizer, and would be easy for a student to draw quick sketches in
or upload their own photos with a click of the button.
Integrating new literacies into my classroom would be
refreshing to both my students and myself. Allowing them to create writing
without a piece of lined paper and a pencil would immediately engage students
in a meaningful and novel way. Production would increase, my constant
motivation could subside, and Writer’s Workshop would change from a dreaded
time of the day to a much anticipated subject. I’m excited to learn more ways
to incorporate technology into writing and explore the different ways to
support student learning.
Josie, before buying the livescribe pen, take a look at AudioNote Lite app for the iPad. It allows kids to draw and record their voice too.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading about Mrs. Bogard's classroom too!! I think the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen would really help those students who struggle in writing. I hope you are able to find some funds to buy some.
ReplyDeleteHi Josie, Mrs. Bogard's article motivated me as well. I had my first graders plan, then record their ideas as part of their pre-writing process. They were highly motivated and their stories were great. Once all students have a device, I can see this being a regular part of the pre-writing process.
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