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Examples
of technology in an English language arts classroom
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Concept mapping
- In junior high,
students use electronic concept mapping features during prewriting strategies,
including outlining, mapping, visual grouping, cause and effect, and
linear sequencing.
- In junior high,
students create symbolic representations of ideas and experiment with
expressions of theme.
- In junior and senior
high, students create a concept map with multimedia components to represent
their understanding of concepts.
Multimedia
- In junior high,
students compose original text and design graphics to convey increasingly
complex messages.
- In junior high,
students explore visual and oral communication and their potential effects
by developing multimedia products.
- In junior high,
students use various graphics programs to enhance specialized formats
of communication, e.g. design compact disc covers or publicity packages
for fictional entertainers.
- In senior high,
students create multimedia presentations designed to convey messages
to a targeted audience.
- In senior high,
students enhance effectiveness of communication and audience appeal
by applying principles of sound and design to create sophisticated messages.
- In senior high,
students use a 3D movie-maker or digital photography to create visual
essays.
- In senior high,
students study, analyze and create popular media samples, both still
and moving, e.g. music videos, advertisements, etc.
Internet
- In junior and senior
high, students construct personal knowledge and meaning through research
on a variety of topics.
- In junior and senior
high, students develop research strategies for locating information
in hyper-linked environments, e.g. search engines, Boolean search strategies,
browsing, hierarchical and direct location.
Database
- Students enter
poems that they have written. Possible fields include type, author,
characteristics, grade, date, and pictures. It allows students to explore,
construct, visually illustrate, and share their poems with students
and others.
Software
- In junior and senior
high, students access current information about a variety of research
and personal-interest topics using CD-ROM's.
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