Using MP3 Players and iPods

in the Classroom

Presented By: Presented By: Allison Barr, Celeste Black, Nichole Chaffee, Angela Allison Barr, Celeste Black, Nichole Chaffee, Angela

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Getting to know you…Getting to know you…

Facts about MP3 PlayersFacts about MP3 Players

• MP3 stands for: MP3 stands for: MPEG-1 Audio Layer MPEG-1 Audio Layer 33

• Functions:Functions:– Play MP3/WMA filesPlay MP3/WMA files– AM/FM RadioAM/FM Radio– Voice RecorderVoice Recorder

• 3 Basic types:3 Basic types:– Flash playersFlash players– Hard drive playersHard drive players– Multi-media players Multi-media players

Why Is This Technology Important?

Benefits of using MP3 players:Benefits of using MP3 players:

Why is fluency important?

Fluency serves as a bridge from decoding to comprehension.

Automaticity

Prosody

Something you can do in your classroom…

• Song fluency activity – Hound Dog

Fluency Fluency

Fluency

• Partner Reading– Read to a friend– Read and record

yourself– Have a friend assess

your reading

• Self Reading– Read and record

yourself on the ipod

• Listen to yourself

• Assess your own reading

Calkins, L. M. (2001). The art of teaching. New York: Longman.

Kuhn, M. R. & Rasinski, T. (2007). Best practices in fluency instruction. In Gambrell, L B., Morrow, L. M., & Pressley, M., Best practices in literacy instruction (pp.204-219). New York: Guilford Press.

Beers, K. (2003). Fluency and automaticity. When kids can’t read: What teachers can do (pp.204-219). Portsmourth, NH: Heinemann.

Are You a Fluent Reader? 1. Listen to yourself read from the recording you made last week. 2. Now grade yourself.

1. Stars (what I did well) -____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Wishes (what I need to do to improve) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Fluent Reader Self Evaluation

Fluency

MP3 players can be used to differentiate reading instruction on comprehension strategies.

Something you can try in your classroom…

1. Pick a partner

2. Leave your paper face down

3. Follow the directions as you hear them

What are some ways you think you could use this in your classroom?

Comprehension Comprehension

• Cunningham, P. M., & Cunningham, J. W. Does research support whole-class reading instruction? (Trends), Educational Leadership, 1985, 43, 88-89.

• Duke, N. K., & Pearson, P. D. (2002). Effective practices for developing reading comprehension. In A. E. Farstrup

& S. J. Samuels (Eds.), What research has to say about reading instruction (3rd ed.; pp. 205-242). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Comprehension Comprehension

Obstacles to using MP3 Obstacles to using MP3 players: players:

How to get itHow to get it

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• We are giving away two MP3 players!

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