Slide 1: "The Write Stuff": Teaching Language Arts With Interactive Whiteboards Presented by Karen Orr and Beryl Young Loudoun County Public Schools VSTE 2008
Title: Feb 196:50 PM (1 of 15)
Slide 2: Brainstorming
Magnet Poetry : The links below can be used to wake up student brains and help them plan for writing. Each of the sites have their pros and con, and let you manipulate words a little differently.
Magentic Poetry Site #1
Magnetic Poetry Site #2
Title: May 52:17 PM (2 of 15)
Slide 3: Brainstorming
Picture Prompts : Using the dual page display, the class can discuss the picture prompt on the left, then student volunteers could write their ideas on the handwriting page to the right using the pens. The teacher could also use a picture prompt to start a class story. A student volunteer could begin by writing the first sentence, then another volunteer could continue to story.
Title: May 52:17 PM (3 of 15)
Slide 4: Brainstorming
Picture Prompts : For upper elementary students, picture prompts can be effective in teaching voice and perspective. Using the picture on the left, students can brainstorm the story each of the characters in the photo might tell. A student volunteer could write one scenario using the child's voice, another volunteer could use the pens to write a sentence using the police officer's voice.
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Slide 5: Brainstorming
Title: May 52:17 PM (5 of 15)
Slide 6: Sequencing
Writing Backwards To aid students in planning for the writing SOL, students read a model : passages and then use the four square on the following page; taking turns with the Smart Pens to write out how the author may have planned for the passage.
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Slide 7: Sequencing
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Slide 8: Peer Editing
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Slide 9: Peer Editing
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Slide 10: Peer Editing
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Slide 11: Word Study
Word Work: Using the dual page display, drag the letters needed from the alphabet master template to the blank slide on the right. Students can come to the board and manipulate the letters chosen to make words.
a g
b h mn st
c i o
d j p
e k q
f l r
u
v
w
x
y
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z
Slide 12: Word Study
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Slide 13: Word Study
Word Study : Students can manipulate the words on the screen (taken from Word Journeys) and sort into different spelling patterns. After the sort is complete the pens can be used to circle, underline, or highlight the spelling patterns.
scram
scratch
spring
scrap
straight
scream
scr
strong
struck
screen
stripe
strap strange squirrel stretch
scrape strict
stream
strut
stress
string
str
strength
spread
spruce
Title: Jan 3011:24 AM (13 of 15)
spray
spr
Slide 14: Handwriting
Word Work: Using the screen shade the words underneath can be revealed slowly to play "Guess the Covered Word". Once the word is fully revealed a student can come up to the screen to trace using the pens for handwriting practice.
Karen Beryl
Karen Beryl
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Slide 15: Handwriting
Handwriting : Specialty pens can be used on handwriting paper to bring writing practice from redudent and boring to fun and exciting!
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