Cooperative Cooperative Learning Strategies Learning Strategies

with Technologywith Technology

Kristi BeachumStafford Intermediate

August 19, 2009

  

• Battle of the BooksBattle of the Books• Digital storytellingDigital storytelling• Discovery EducationDiscovery Education• Literature CirclesLiterature Circles• Online debate Online debate • TeacherTubeTeacherTube• WebquestsWebquests• WikisWikis

Digital StorytellingDigital Storytelling

What is it?

DefinitionDefinitionDigital Storytelling is the modern

expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences, and insights. Tell your story now digitally.

- Leslie Rule, Center for Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling. Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences, and insights. Tell your story now digitally.

- Leslie Rule, Center for Digital Storytelling

• Short 2-5 min. movie• Own voice telling your story• Add photos• Video clips• Other sounds• Versatile-

-show on computer -email it-burn it onto DVD -website-presentation with data projector -blog-broadcast on TV

CharacteristicCharacteristicss

BenefitsBenefits• Flexible• Inexpensive• Satisfying way of sharing a

story• Accommodate different

learning styles• Captivate attention• Integrate multi-media

Benefits Benefits (contd.)(contd.)

• Promote higher-order thinking skills

• Apply to any topic & level

• Gives teachers opportunity to create a fun, engaging, and authentic learning environment.

Example: “Baseball…”Example: “Baseball…”http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?vwww.youtube.com/watch?v=n_XAtOkqq9U=n_XAtOkqq9U

Example: “The Blackout”Example: “The Blackout”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6c0GAb9xaM&feature=related

Example: “Vegan Digital Story”Example: “Vegan Digital Story”http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?vwww.youtube.com/watch?v==YYFmNCneQLUYYFmNCneQLU

“Digital Storytelling in Plain “Digital Storytelling in Plain English”English”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP6CeGLPuOYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP6CeGLPuOY

Free Programs Free Programs • Photo Story

• Movie Maker

• Memory Miner

• Mixbook

Literature CirclesLiterature Circles

What are they?

Definition & PurposeDefinition & Purpose

  

• Small groups of students meet to discuss a piece of literature in depth.

• "Literature circles provide a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they read, discuss, and respond to books. Collaboration is at the heart of this approach. Students reshape and add onto their understanding as they construct meaning with other readers...” -Schlick Noe, K. L. & Johnson. N.L., Getting Started with Literature Circles , 1999 Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc. p. ix.

ProcedureProcedure

• Common text that is familiar

• Literature Circle Roles

• Structure/ Expectations

• Schedule

Choosing text and Choosing text and forming groupsforming groups

•Book Talks

•Vote top 2-3 choices

•Teacher discretion

•Determine roles

•First reading assignment

WikiWiki

  What is it?

  

  

““Wikis in Plain English”Wikis in Plain English”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY&feature=fvw

www.pbwiki.com

www.wetpaint.com

www.wikispaces.com

  

  

ResourcesResources•Discovering Digital Stories, by Daryll Bellingham http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yU8zE5LBBY&feature=related

•Leslie Rule’s Center for Digital Storytelling, www.storycenter.org

•Literature Circles Resource Center, http://www.litcircles.org/

•Schlick Noe, K. L. & Johnson. N.L., Getting Started with Literature Circles , 1999 Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc. p. ix.•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_XAtOkqq9Uhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_XAtOkqq9U

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6c0GAb9xaM&feature=related

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYFmNCneQLUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYFmNCneQLU

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP6CeGLPuOYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP6CeGLPuOY