Lesson PlanNing
Please feel free to download and edit documents to fit your needs. I would be more than happy to partner with you in planning and teaching these lessons. Email me at [email protected] for more information.
Product specific tools
Are you looking for a list of online tools and resources to use when creating specific products, like videos or webpages? Use the http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/ page to get ideas!
Why you should use SIRS for research over Google
Questia school
Are you teaching a research based unit or have you assigned a research paper/project? Send your students to Questia School for the best in print resources, as well as great note taking and citation tools. Questia also provides students with Research Tutorials. Click here for a guide to teaching/assigning these tutorials to your classes. To log in and get a feel for Questia School use the login [email protected] and your ID number with a 9. I would love to collaborate with you to plan your project or paper and teach your students to use Questia for their research. Students will login as [email protected] with their ID number starting with a 0 as their password. Any student having trouble logging in should come to the library for help.
library/Reading related lessons
Students will create a book review sign for display by the library.
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Students will create a movie based on a favorite book and design an advertisement poster.
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Students will write a book review for the library blog.
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Students will post a book review in the library catalog.
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Students will create a video summary of a favorite book.
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Students will create a digital poster incorporating a themselves acting out a scene from a favorite book. Includes writing assignment. Most successful posters will be printed and displayed by the library.
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Book Trailer Resources
Tools to use:
Animoto - students create 35 second canned videos, very easy to use, students will need an email address or teacher can create an edu account and get a promo code
Windows Live Movie Maker - included on all school computers, requires a little extra time and expertise, but still easy to use
Examples:
The Running Dream - http://animoto.com/play/nDg0elZXmBd8eC5mRd9D7A
The Diviners, by Libba Bray - http://youtu.be/WBenU9-0yYc
Divergent, by Veronica Roth - http://youtu.be/tu5Erw-posg
Beautiful Creatures, by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl - http://youtu.be/ZtoPJKTYn_A
City of Bones, but Cassandra Clare - student made - http://youtu.be/CCvzw1hn2Bo
Find more info and examples here:
http://teacherpages.hallco.org/webpages/cmediacenter/book.cfm
Animoto - students create 35 second canned videos, very easy to use, students will need an email address or teacher can create an edu account and get a promo code
Windows Live Movie Maker - included on all school computers, requires a little extra time and expertise, but still easy to use
Examples:
The Running Dream - http://animoto.com/play/nDg0elZXmBd8eC5mRd9D7A
The Diviners, by Libba Bray - http://youtu.be/WBenU9-0yYc
Divergent, by Veronica Roth - http://youtu.be/tu5Erw-posg
Beautiful Creatures, by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl - http://youtu.be/ZtoPJKTYn_A
City of Bones, but Cassandra Clare - student made - http://youtu.be/CCvzw1hn2Bo
Find more info and examples here:
http://teacherpages.hallco.org/webpages/cmediacenter/book.cfm
Character iphone project
Examples include To Kill a Mockingbird & Romeo and Juliet*
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*Project & examples courtesy of Holly Frillot, Media Specialist, Collins Hill High School
More Lesson Plans and resources
GA virtual learning.org
Pre-made virtual lesson plans, complete with standards connections and handouts.
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Shmoop.com
Great online content-based study guides for students to incorporate into lessons and homework. Shmoop even has a study guide on the Ga Driver's Manual and there are Common Core resources for teachers!
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AASL Standards for 21st Century Learners
Let's plan a collaborative lesson incorporating your content standards with the 21st Century Learner standards. Email me today for more information - [email protected].
View a crosswalk of 21st Century Learner standards and content standards here: http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/commoncorecrosswalk
View a crosswalk of 21st Century Learner standards and content standards here: http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/commoncorecrosswalk