Digital Literacy Sessions

Digital Literacy Session #2: Google Docs and Twitter

(December 10, 2011)

Goals for today:

1. Write.
2. Explore ways to utilize digital media to enhance literacy practice in your classroom, specifically a few strategies to enhance classroom collaboration and formative assessment.
3. Create your own Google Doc and Twitter profile.

Agenda

1. Introduction
2. Google Docs
a) Introduction to Google Docs
b) Create Basic Google Doc
c) Activity: 6 Things
d) Collaboration in Google Docs: +- Activity
e) Create Google Doc
f) Share out and discuss ideas for classroom implementation
3. Twitter
a) Introduction to Twitter
b) Set-Up of Twitter Accounts
c) Discuss the use of #
d) Practice using # to interact around a presentation
e) Tweet ideas for use in classroom using #NWP #engchat
4. Break
5. Google Forms
a) Quiz
b) Backend of Google Forms
c) Set-Up Google Form- each kind of question
d) Create and play with Google Forms
e) Share out, ideas, highlights, etc...
6) Wrap up and Feedback

Digital Literacy Session #1: Prezi and Animoto

(October 22, 2011)

Goals for today:

1. Write.
2. Explore ways to utilize digital media to enhance literacy practice in your classroom, specifically a few strategies to enhance the presentation of information in the classroom.
3. Create your own digital presentation.

Agenda

1. Introduction




2. Writing Prompt
3. Introduction and Exploration with Prezi
4. Prezi Meeting. It's time to collaborate!
5. Break
6. Introduction and Exploration with Animoto
7. Sharing
8. Evaluation and Info on Other Sessions
Evaluation Form 10/22/11