The
Learning Keystone
Thinking, Reading, and Technology Equals Information Fluency
Annette
Lamb
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The Foundations
Purchased
hardware
Purchased
software
Built
elaborate infrastructure
Created
immense list of STUFF
Taught
basic skills
Developed
rigorous tests
Created
motivated, engaged,
information fluency learners????
ÒItÕs amazing that a man who is dead can talk to people
through these pages. As long as his book survives, his ideas live.Ó - Eragon
Information Fluency
Ability
to apply skills
information literacy
computer
literacy
critical
thinking
Solve
problems across
Disciplines
information format structures
Danny Callison, Key Word, 2003
Dictionary
http://dictionary.reference.com/
Visual Thesaurus http://www.visualthesaurus.com
Information Fluency
Collect
info to address issue
Employ critical thinking to info evaluation & analysis
Formulate logical conclusions and present ideas effectively
Colleges.org,
2003
Introductions
Introduce yourself
What looks familiar?
What areas are new to you?
What would you like to
learn more about?
The Learning Keystone
21st Century Literacy
Thinking,
Reading, and Technology
Technology-Rich Environments
Motivate: Springboards, Hooks, Interest
Interact:
Communicate & Collaborate
Discussions, Blogs, Power of Words
Choice:
Options, Themes & Lit Circles
Engage: WebQuests
21st
Century Literacies
Language
Literacy Visual Literacy
Historical
Literacy Cultural
Literacy
Info
Literacy Political
Literacy
Scientific
Literacy Math
Literacy
Everyone Skills
Critical
Thinking
Creative
Thinking
Content
Area Thinking
Metacognition
Are these independent or
interdependent ideas?
Promoting
Independent Thinkers
In what ways do we encourage ÒmindlessnessÓ in schools?
In what ways do we promote mindful, independent thinking?
Habits of Mind
Habit is a cable; we weave a
thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it
- Horace Mann
A willingness to use oneÕs mind well when no one is lookingÉ We must develop habits of mind in our PK-12 students to provide a foundation for thoughtful inquiry.
- Theodore Sizer, 1964
Habits of Mind - Dispositions
that É
Facilitate
intelligent behavior
Promote
thoughtful learning communities
Help
students perform under challenging conditions Costa
& Kallick, 2000
Habits of Mind - Across the Curriculum
MathematicsÉ
If we want to empower students for life after school, we must prepare then to
use, understand, control, and modify a class of technology.
Cuoco, 1995
Prioritize the Habits of Mind
Persisting
Thinking
and communicating with clarity and precision
Managing
impulsivity
Gathering
data through all senses
Listening
with understanding and empathy
Creating,
imagining, innovating
Thinking
flexibly
Responding
with wonderment and awe
Thinking
about thinking (metacognition)
Taking
responsible risks
Striving
for accuracy
Finding
humor
Questioning
and posing problems
Thinking
interdependently
Applying
past knowledge to new situations
Remaining
open to continuous learning
Habits of Mind http://www.habits-of-mind.net
by Arthur L. Costa and
Bena Kallick
Habits of Mind
Star
the most important items.
Discuss how technology helps or hinders developing
these habits of mind.
Info Skills to Fluency
Evaluating
websites
Taking
notes
Analyzing
real-world data
Using
news sources
Using
reference resources
Citing
sources
Analyzing a Controversial
Topic
Evidence
Viewpoint,
biases, insights
Connections
What
if?
Significance
Debbie Abilock
Younger Students: SNAP
Source - Who created this?
Nature - Why was it created?
Accessibility - Does it function?
Page - Is the info accurate and reliable?
Trash ÔN Treasure
Notetaking
is like a pirateÕs map.
YouÕre looking for the X.
Trash
Words - extras, unrelated
Treasure
Words - key ideas;
help answer questions
Barbara Jansen, SLMAM, 1996. Available: http://www.lubbock.k12.tx.us/InformationFluency/Trash&Treasure/reading_for_information.htm
Triangulation
Real-World Sources
What
sources are available for gathering data and information:
local
access, remote access
http://special.lib.umn.edu/swha/IMAGES/home.html
Real-World Data
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic88.htm
http://k12science.ati.stevens-tech.edu/realtimedatasites.html
http://gldss7.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/bulletin.html
News Sources
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/news
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/
Put it Together
http://wizard.imsa.edu/evaluate
http://wizard.imsa.edu/lesson_browse
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listamodelg.html
Literacy Skill to Information
Fluency
Understands
the concepts
Identifies
problems & questions
Applies
the literacy skills
Exhibits
positive disposition
Acts
independently
Are your students fluent?
Motivation
ARCS
Attention - interesting questions
Relevance - meaningful examples
Confidence - challenge w/ success
Satisfaction - apply to real-world
John Keller (1983) used this model to account for performance differences in all ages.
Motivation
What technologies do your students like best?
How earth changesÉ
Photographs Games and
simulations
E-books Videos
Changing Lands - What caused
these?
Choose for Impact
When
read book or online?
When
watch video?
When
play game?
When
use photographs?
Springboard, Concept
Learning, Closure
Simple Motivators
Books Videos Interactive Games
Digital
Cameras Word
Processor
All in one hour by Susan Stevens Crummel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/snapdragon/yesflash/time-1.htm
Includes Audio
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/tw/index.asp?contentid=410
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/timeclock/
http://www.primarygames.com/time/start.htm
Design an activity
Uses digital camera
Uses publishing tool
(Word,
PP, web, Kidpix, Inspiration)
Gets students out of the room
Promoting Reading
Make
reading fun
Use
electronic books -fiction and nonfiction
Link
books and cool activities
Reading Basics - Starfall
Leveled/Tiered
http://trace.ntu.ac.uk/kotn/motel/welcome.html
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/storybook/#
http://www.gridclub.com/games/english/owl3/owl_index.html
Serial Reading
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic93.htm
Reading Promotion - By Kids,
For Kids
ThinkQuest CyberFair
Book Reviews School Websites
http://www.dalton.org/ms/7th/english/historical_fiction/map.html
Reluctant Readers
I
hate readingÉ
Pictures
are okay, I like listening
Reading & Illustrations
Books
& websites with borders
Graphic
novels & comics
Political
cartoons
Motivation
Thinking
Reading:
Graphic Novels, Comic Books
Technology:
Morphing Software
Painting
Software
It was a dark and silly night by Art Speiegelman & Francoise Mouly
http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1435446.html
High School Graphic Novels
http://www.time.com/time/columnist/arnold/article/0,9565,547796,00.html
http://www.42explore.com/draw.htm
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/cartooning.htm
Interactive
Learning
http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic86.htm
The QuestionÉ
How can technology be a
motivator without beingÉ ?
a reward a distraction
a time waster a
substitute for thinking
Electronic Discussions
Reading Analyzing
Synthesizing Responding
Writing
http://www.epals.com/projects/book_club/
Discussion Options
Teacher-facilitated Student-guided
Project
collaboration
Shared
writing experiences
- creative writing
Class
communication
Good Topics
Science
insights
Book
talks
Interesting
vocabulary
Literature
thematic discussions
Why e-Forums?
Different
method than oral
Motivating
Timely
sharing
Thoughtful
feedback
Archived
writing samples
Supports
writing process
Available
anytime, anywhere
http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic101discuss.html#1
E-Discussion Tools
Asiaco QuickTopic
Board2Go Voyforums
EBoard World
Crossing
Nicenet http://www.nicenet.org/
Yahoo
Groups
Discussion Projects
Bookspot http://bookspot.com/discussion/
Epals http://www.epals.com/tools/forum/
Teen Link http://ask.nypl.org/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php
Book Clubs & Reading Groups
http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic112.htm
http://www.multcolib.org/talk/resources.html
http://www.kidsreads.com/clubs/index.asp
http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/bookchat/
Author & Illustrator Visits
http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic111.htm
Book Review Projects
http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic112.htm
Book Award Ideas
http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic99.htm
http://www.soesd.k12.or.us/it/sows/
http://www.soesd.k12.or.us:591/it/cpost/sows/hbb
Book Buddies
Read
a few chapters, choose a question, post your answer
Respond
to your peers at least twice per week
DonÕt
reveal anything if you get ahead in the book
WriteSite v2.0 http://ws.oetc.org/
Responding to Students &
Peer
Southern Oregon Writing
Site
http://www.soesd.k12.or.us/it/sows
I readÉ
Share what you think the
author is saying
What was the author saying?
What was the main idea?
I noticedÉ
Share things that attracted
your attention
What worked well?
What
details seemed especially vivid or striking?
What will you remember?
I wonderedÉ
What would you like to know
more about?
What else would you like to
know?
What did you anticipate?
What
wasnÕt clear or wasnÕt understood? What bothered you?
What ifÉ
Point the author in a
direction
What if the story kept going?
What if it started earlier?
What if, some detail changes?
Goldilocks
does fall asleep
A
story changes settings
Bartholomew by Rita
Johnson
http://www.soesd.k12.or.us/it/sows/handouts/respond_intro.html
Quality Responses
Supportive,
positive, on-topic
Demonstrates
understanding of topic and thought to discussion
Insightful
and in-depth
Complex
sentences and ideas
Correct
spelling and grammar
Specific
and focused to posting
Assessing
Discussions
6+1 Traits Writing
Ideas Organization
Voice Word
Choice
Sentence Fluency Conventions http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/department.asp?d=1
The Power of Audience
Online
Discussions
Online
Posting
Interaction
with Experts
About
People Ð Biography
Authors, Heroes
http://www.scholastic.com/titles/authors/tamora_pierce.htm
http://www.sheroescentral.com/
http://www.nwhp.org/tlp/biographies/biographies.html
Pros
More
time to compose, edit, & refine
More
in-depth discussion
More choice is discussion
Encourages
links and hyper-extensions
Quiet
students often excel
Students
more open when option for pen names
Collaboration: Schools & Libraries
Life of Pi by Yann Martel,
Booker Prize
http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/brow234/life_of_pi/index.html
http://www.geocities.com/amsiesky/Life_of_Pi_Home.html
Guides for Online Discussions
Use
of caps, sentence structure grammar
Spirit
of comments
Quality
replies and feedback
When do e-forums make sense
for you?
Controversial
topics
Graded
discussions
Thoughtful
responses
ÉIdeas?
Blogging
Journaling for
TodayÕs
Interactive Kids and Teens
Journal/Diary Interactive Log
Portfolio E-scrapbooking
Web
Log - Blog
http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ebdodge/blog/index.htm
http://www.perseus.com/blogsurvey/thebloggingiceberg.html
http://manila.cet.middlebury.edu/ShorehamBest/
http://weblogs.asp.net/bdesmond/
Blog Directories
http://dmoz.org/Computers/Internet/On_the_Web/Weblogs
http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/On_the_Web/Weblogs
Blog Tools
Blogger,
MoveableType
Just
join an existing service
Or,
add tool to your webserver
Free Choices
BlogSpot http://www.blogspot.com/
Blog City http://www.blog-city.com/bc/index.htm
Diaryland http://www.diaryland.com/
Diary-X http://www.diary-x.com/
Pitas http://www.pitas.com/
Xanga http://www.xanga.com/
Blog Features
HTML
Editor Search
Engine
User
interaction File
space
Password
access
Customization
- look Ôn feel
Bookmarking
and linking
http://laughatlife.diaryland.com/index.html
Learning Blogs
Ask
meaningful questions
Stimulate
new questions
Promote
sharing of process and products
Encourage
alternative ideas
Promote
interaction
Blog Starters
Promote
ideas
Add
new information
Ask
questions
Encourage
reading
Adapted from Blogheads http://npera1.tblog.com
Blog Starter 1 - Open with a question. Then, suggest a reading.
What would you do if you got lost in the mountains?
Blog Starter 2 - Open with a announcement. Then, suggest a reading.
We live in tornado country. Where would you go?
Blog Starter 3 - Open with a challenge or bold statement. Then,
suggest a reading.
Regardless of what you think, being alone can be great!
Blog Starter 4 - Open with a quote from the book. Then, suggest a
reading.
Eragon quote
Blog Starter 5 - Open with a riddle to consider. Then, suggest a
reading.
WhatÕs the ÉKnock knock ÉIf I were a É
Blog Starter 6 - Open with a personal experience. Then, suggest a
reading.
IÕll never forget the tiny fingers on my baby sisterÕs hands.
Blog Starter 7 - Open with a feeling. Then, suggest a reading.
IÕve never been for scaredÉ
Blog Starter 8 - Open with a way to involve the reader. Then,
suggest a reading.
Have you ever felt likeÉ?
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http://www.eduscapes.com/lamb/
http://www.eduscapes.com/books/
http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic101discuss.html#2
Blogging
Vote for one or moreÉ
Cool, Motivational, Useful, A
Time Waster
List the Possibilities
The Power of Words
What are our students
thinking?
Why learn about adjectives?
Do words really matter?
Why should I care aboutÉ ?
Words
We Choose
The Impact of Words
Hairy, Scary, Ordinary -
What is an adjective?
To Root, to Toot, A
Parachute Ð What is a Verb?
A Mink, A Fink, a Skating
Rink Ð What is noun?
by Brian Cleary
Inspiration
Concept Map Challenge
Build a Venn diagram showing the advantages and disadvantages of using electronic concept maps vs paper concept maps
The Power of Words - Bullies
Reading + Thinking + Technology = Meaningfulness
Can words really hurt?
http://www.42explore2.com/bully.htm
Bullying
Reading,
Writing, Sharing, Discussing
How
does technology help?
Nothing But the Truth: A
Documentary Novel
By Avi
7th graders, Newbery Honor
http://www.ops.org/social-studies/novelguides/nothingButTruth.html
http://www.nancypolette.com/LitGuidesText/nothingbutthetruth.htm
Understanding the Power of
Words
http://www.auburn.edu/~murraba/truth.html
Fact vs Opinion
Evidence: How do we know if a
claim is true?
Opinions
Empirical claim
Analytical claim Valuative claim
Metaphysical
claim
Teacher Comment
With the threaded
discussions..
Òall the student have the opportunity to be honest about
their feelings without verbal retribution from peersÓ
Choice
5 topics:
Conflict
Point
of View
Nothing but the Truth
Luck
Truth
Conflict
There is conflict (clashing)
in the book between Miss Narwin and Philip Malloy. There are other conflicts as well, such as Mr. MalloyÕs
conflict with his boss at work.
How big a part do you think
conflict plays in most peopleÕs lives? (race, background, religious
preferences, social & economic status, etc.)
Point of View
Two people may see the same
event in different ways.
How do our background and
prior knowledge that we bring to an event affect our ideas about it?
Nothing But the Truth
Give ideas about how truths,
half-truths, and lies affect the way you communicate with other people?
Luck
Philip calls himself ÒluckyÓ
to have his parentsÕ support.
Do you agree that he is
ÒluckyÓ? Why or why not?
Truth
How do you discover the
ÒtruthÓ in a complicated story or situation?
Assessing Threads
References
to text/novel/article
References
to other student postings
Predication,
speculation, or questions
Encouraging
remarks
Reference
to literary features
Spoken Word
Oral
discussion
Books
on CD/Tape
Computer
voice readers
http://www.readplease.com/rpfree.php
Language Challenges
What
ways do you accommodate students who face language challenges?
Shy,
quiet, easily overpowered
Foreign
language speakers
Nonreaders
How
can technology help?
Choice: Themes & Lit Circles
Reading
Level Fiction or Nonfiction
Time
Period Interest
Area
Reading,
Writing, Creating
Ants
One Hundred Hungry Ants by Bonnie MacKain
Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/bugs/index.htm
Plagues
Nonfiction + Fiction =
Meaningfulness
An American Plague: the
True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793, by Jim Murphy.
Dr. Jenner and the
Speckled Monster: The Search for the Smallpox Vaccine, by Albert Marrin.
The Influenza Pandemic of 1918, by Virginia Aronson.
Life During the Black
Death, by John M. Dunn.
Crispin: The Cross of
Lead, by Avi (black death).
Fever 1793, by Laurie
Halse Anderson (yellowfever).
Sweetgrass, by Jan Hudson
(smallpox).
A Time of Angels, by Karen Hesse (influenza).
Read, Examine, Analyze,
Speculate, View
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/plague.html
http://www.unitedstreaming.com
Time - No time toÉPlan,
read, discuss, think!
Nuclear Age
http://www.42explore2.com/nuclear.htm
The Gadget by Paul Zindel
The Bomb by
Theodore Taylor
Under the blood red sun by Graham Salisbury
Air Raid by Theordore Taylor
Sadako and the Thousand Papers Crane
Sadako by Eleanor Coerr
On the Wings
of Peace
Is our time well-spent?
What
do you know aboutÉ
Atomic
Bomb research?
Pearl
Harbor attack?
Dropping
the Bomb?
Japanese Internment Camps?
Poetry
How do you generate interest?
http://www.gigglepoetry.com/index.cfm
Thematic & Lit Circle Topics
Cultural Diversity Quilts
Underground Railroad Civil
War
Native
American Legends
Environmental
Issues
ItÕs worth the effort!
http://fayette.k12.in.us/cmslmc/books/Ember/cityember.htm
Engaging Learners
Meaningfulness
Inquiry
Active
Involvement
Real
world
Resources, activities, assessments
Realistic WebQuests
http://eduscapes.com/ladders/themes/webquests.htm
http://webquest.org/matrix3.php
http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic4.htm
http://www.murarriess.qld.edu.au/webquests/planequest/index.htm
http://php.indiana.edu/~rgnutter/night.html
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designpatterns/index.htm
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designpatterns/all.htm
Design Patterns
Alternative History
Hypothesize
about fictional realities when turn out different from our own
Extrapolate
a chain of cause/effect
Predict
events
Analyzing for Bias
Analyze
sources for bias
Articulate
point of view
Demonstrate
impact of view
Ballot
Take
on the role of a voter in a time & place
Decide
how youÕd vote
Explain
your reasoning
Behind the Book
Learn
more about time/place of literature
Focus
on setting
Beyond the Book
Extending
literature
Build
on characters, plot, setting
Focus
on thematic meaning
Develop
creativity
Collaborative Design
Explore
data and points of view
Build
consensus
Resolve
conflicting viewpoints
Explore
an issue
Design
a plan
Commemorative
Decide
on appropriate way to commemorate an event or person
Comparative Judgment
Rank
order
Compare/contrast
Compilation
Assemble
a body of knowledge
Organize
structures and domains
Cookbooks, Field guides, Dictionaries
Concept Clarification
Analysis
of abstract concept
Investigation
of examples
Identification
of attributes
Concrete Design
Design
a physical space or object
Develop
a good solution
Exhibit
Assemble
objects into a space
Study
a body of knowledge
Develop
judgments and make selections
Develop
rationale for selection, sequence, & framework of ideas
Generic
Analyze
a form of creative expression
Use
the analysis on a new product
Historical Story
Apply
storytelling principles to dramatizing an historical event or personalities
In the Style OfÉ
Learn
about a style
Recreate
or adapt the style
Artist,
Writer, Creator, Inventor
Meeting of the Minds
Assemble
a group
Play
historical roles
Discuss
topic or debate issue
Dinner
party
Special
event
On Trial
Prepare
and perform a mock trial
Build
Venn diagrams
Focus
on current events
Historical events
Characters from literature
Parallel Diaries
Write
the diaries of two or more people
Specific
time, Specific place
Common
structure
Make
comparisons
Persuasive Message
Research
and analyze information
Form
an opinion
Construct
a research-based persuasive message
Read
relevant information
Write
ideas and arguments
Policy Briefing
Organize
a policy
Focus
on a global issue
Discuss
views
Apply
interviewing techniques
Deliver
persuasive arguments
Recommendations
Build
research
Compromise
Consensus
building
Make
a group recommendation to solve a problem
Simulated Diary
Write
daily account
Write
from point of view
Individual
from particular place
Individual
from particular time
Time Capsule
Capture
the essence of a time period
Survey
the period
Develop
judgment about importance
Select
artifacts
Build
capsule
Travel Account
Create
an account of a trip
Develop
knowledge of time and place
Write
narrative
Travel Plan
Design
an itinerary with realistic constraints
Explore
factual information
Plan
budget, time
Develop
solutions
Pick a Pattern
Which design pattern would
work best for the area where you work? Why?
Brainstorm some topics
The Keystone Idea http://danbrown.com/
More Ideas?
http://www.literacymatters.org/adlit/response/writing.htm
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/bookreports.html
http://www.saskschools.ca/~qvss/curriculum/ela.htm
http://edtech.sandi.net/literacy/index.html