Full Description
This innovative resource provides detailed lesson plans and recommendations for using the latest in technology and software in conjunction with children's literature. Successfully integrate story elements, vocabulary, genres, book reports, web research, electronic books, and comprehension strategies. This book also includes recommendations for using technology across the curriculum and tips on using programs such as KidPix and Hyperstudio.
Contents
ContentsContentsContentsAcknowledgments.... ixIntroduction.... xiCHAPTER ONE—STORY ELEMENTSCharacter.... 1Inner Versus Outer Characteristics.... 1Character Detectives.... 3Character Letterhead.... 6Character Analysis with a Spreadsheet ... 9Character Timeline.... 12Plot.... 15Problems and Solutions.... 15Events Flow Chart..... 16The Mixed-Up Slideshow.... 18Finish a Fairy Tale..... 22Setting..... 24Make a Book Map..... 24Timeline of Settings.... 26Compare and Contrast of Settings.... 28All of the Elements.... 30Story Elements Brochure.... 30Visualizing the Elements.... 36CHAPTER TWO—VOCABULARYWord Web..... 39Vocabulary Slideshow.... 41Classroom Vocabulary Database.... 43Visual Dictionary..... 45The Hyper Glossary.... 49CHAPTER THREE—GENREDiagramming a Genre.... 53The Great Genre Tree.... 55Literary Genre Log..... 58Diagramming a Mystery..... 61Interpreting Poetry with a Word Processor.... 65Other Genre Ideas..... 68CHAPTER FOUR—BOOK REPORTSChapter-by-Chapter Slideshow.... 71Multimedia Report.... 73Webbing a Report.... 80Database Book Reports.... 84Extra! Extra! Read All About It!.... 86Hear, See, and Read.... 89Techno Book Reports.... 92Video Reviews.... 95Other Great Video Ideas..... 98CHAPTER FIVE—MAKING USE OF THE INTERNETUsing Online Literature.... 99Submit an Online Review.... 103Scavenger Hunts.... 106Book Chats..... 111Using Author Web Pages..... 116Celebrate a Book with a Web Page.... 119Using the Internet for Authentic Research.... 124CHAPTER SIX—AN INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC BOOKSRead and Interact with a CD-ROM Book.... 130Creating an Interactive Poetry Book..... 137Using Illustrated Ebooks as Read-Alouds.... 140Using an Ebook as an Ejournal.... 145Using Audio Books on the Classroom Computer.... 149CHAPTER SEVEN—COMPREHENSION STRATEGIESConnecting with the Text.... 151Thick and Thin Questions.... 156"Drawing" Comparisons.... 160Inferences Using Inspiration..... 163Locating and Creating Important Ideas with a Word Processor.& 166Synthesizing through a Round Robin Journal.... 171CHAPTER EIGHT—TECHNOLOGY ACROSS THE CURRICULUMMath—The Greedy Triangle.... 175Finding Shapes in the Real World..... 175Shapes Presentation.... 177Other Ideas.... 179Social Studies—So You Want to Be President..... 180The Good and the Bad.... 180A Day in the Life of the President.... 182Other Ideas.... 184Science—Snowflake Bentley.... 184How a Snowflake Is Formed.... 184Virtual Tour of the Snowflake Bentley Museum.& 187Other Ideas.... 189Appendix A—Software Walk-throughs.... 191Purpose of Walk-throughs..... 191KidPix.... 191Inspiration.... 194Hyperstudio..... 196AppleWorks Database..... 202AppleWorks Spreadsheet.... 207Saving Templates.... 211Copy, Cut, and Paste.... 212Appendix B—Planning Sheets, Rubrics, and Checklists.& 215Appendix C—Children's Literature Web Sites.& 221References.... 225Additional Readings.... 229Credits.... 231Index..... 233
