Coiro Online Inquiry K-4.pptx
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Coiro Online Inquiry K-4.pptx
3/12/13 Making Space for Online Inquiry in Grades K-5 Online Companion h"p://coiroinquiryk5.wikispaces.com/ Julie Coiro, PhD University of Rhode Island [email protected] h"p://coiroinquiryk5.wikispaces.com/ Goals for today • Consider how we’d like our young readers and writers to be thinking and acting… Consider how the inquiry process might foster these thoughts and actions • Explore and reflect on five instructional techniques to actively engage young children in the beginning stages of inquiry using the Internet while building skills in reading, writing, & critical thinking Research says mo8vated and engaged readers… • Ask ques6ons, inquire (Tovani, 2000; Wilhelm, 2007) • Preview, predict, ac6vate background knowledge (Herber, 1978; Beuhl, 2009) • Interact with, ac6vely explore (Guthrie, 2008; Burke, 2010) • Seek authen6city and relevance (Guthrie, 2008; Wilhelm, 2007) Quickwrite and then share: How does a motivated learner think? THOUGHTS ? What does an engaged reader do? ACTIONS ? How can we mo8vate and engage readers? Create inten6onal opportuni6es for the following in our teaching: • Wondering • An6cipa6ng • Exploring • MaXering (being of importance; having significance) 1 3/12/13 Internet Inquiry Baskets 1. Internet Inquiry Baskets Asking questions during & after reading that prompt new discoveries with technology 1 2 3 I wonder… PLANNING: • Collect questions and strategically pick one • Over the weekend.. do a search, highlight 2-3 websites, and be prepared to model and discuss: • • • • Internet Inquiry Baskets K-1 (Part 1) Keywords used Search engines used Your searching/locating process Website title and website address (URL) What do cherry blossom trees look like? (by Jus6ne) MODELED READING AND DISCUSSION: • Think-aloud while locating, skimming, reading • Summarizing 1– The key idea is… • Summarizing 2 – We found that… • Evaluating: The Internet helped us to learn… • Communicating: Compiling into a classroom book (and share with the community/library, etc.) Internet Inquiry Baskets K-1 Part 2 • A parent volunteer or teacher’s aide works with the children who asked the question… • Reflect on what they learned • Type their answers • Add their photo • Publish their page • Share with the class 2 3/12/13 Internet Inquiry Baskets (Grades 2-5) Wondering Notebooks and Inquiry Buddies • During/after guided reading lessons, the teacher poses “enrichment” questions related to the text (or students can pose questions too!) • Challenge students to locate the answers over the next few days • Provide time on Friday for students to share their discoveries and link back to their readings • Prepare a few relevant websites/ images of your own to share as well • What about “leftover” questions from the Internet Inquiry Baskets? • Include in a Wondering Notebook that gets shared with their older elementary aged buddy • Older students conduct the inquiry and share their findings with their younger partner. • Why do frogs have long tongues? • Why do dogs shed their fur? • Why do teeth fall out? Internet Inquiry Baskets (Gr. 2-5) Internet Inquiry Baskets (Gr. 2-5) Why are there so many volcanic caves in Hawaii? How can there be caves filled with ice in the desert? Why doesn’t the ice melt? Internet Inquiry Sharing Circle (and possible center exploration) Internet Inquiry Sharing Circle (and possible center exploration) Enchanted Learning 3 3/12/13 Flickr Photo Album Desert/Cave Family Blog Which search engine should I use? (PreK-‐5 Teachers) Virtual Tour For Teachers (and older children): • Kids Click http://www.kidsclick.org/ • Kids Gov http://www.kids.gov/ • Go Gooligans http://www.lures.info/childrens_search/gogooligans.html • InstaGrok http://www.instagrok.com/ Family YouTube Video For Grades K-3: • Enchanted Learning and Little Explorers http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html • Pics 4 Learning http://pics.tech4learning.com/ • Using Mystery Photos to Prompt Inquiry What is this a picture of? 2. Mystery Photos Sand magnified 250X with a microscope Using visuals to promote wondering and evidence based reasoning 2 1 3 S How is sand made? What is sand made of? T Mystery Photos to prompt wondering What is this a picture of? Jigzone Junior Master Gardener Mystery Foods Nanoworld Image Gallery 4 3/12/13 Solve the Puzzle – Watch A Video – Have the text read aloud What is this a picture of? Discovery Channel Video -‐ Frozen Planet Wooly Bear Caterpillars What Could This Be? (Joining the Conversa6on -‐ VoiceThread) What in the World Is It? (Joining the Conversa6on -‐ VoiceThread) 5 3/12/13 Where in the World Is It? Geo-‐Mystery Project (Grades 3-‐6) Internet Inquiry Baskets / Wondering Notebooks & Inquiry Buddies Mystery Photos and Extended Learning Experiences 3. Directed Internet Workshop Guided exploration and group sharing of solutions to “information problems” 2 1 3 I wonder … Turn & Talk: Reflec8ons? Ideas? Good star8ng places in your curriculum? Directed Internet Workshop Symbaloo – Grade 1 • Locate and bookmark a website or two • Post link on a class wiki, Symbaloo, or Delicious • Develop a purposeful task or information problem to solve using the site with a partner • Complete during the week as a “center” or even as a “guided reading” activity • Share insights (content and process) at the end of the week 6 3/12/13 Early Internet Workshop Activities PreK-1 Symbaloo – Grade 4 Explore or create your own stories while exploring amazing artwork with Storybird.com Import a digital photo and play an online puzzle with it or design an e-‐card and send to a rela6ve www.jigzone.com Explore new Internet literacies What is a hyperlink? What happens when I click on one? Learn about a favorite author Explore new Internet literacies: How do I make this work? Click on D Make a Father’s Day card H"p://www.enchantedlearning.com Read a daffodil rhyme Color-‐by-‐ number daisies Internet Workshop Grades K-‐1 Prac8ce Reading Skills with Starfall Internet Workshop Grades K-‐1 Exploring Content Area Topics 7 3/12/13 Enchanted Learning (Gr. 2-‐3) Internet Workshop: (Loca&ng/naviga&ng) Problem: Locate two interes6ng facts about an animal that lives in the desert. Share strategies for how you moved around the website to locate your facts. Internet Workshop Grades 3-‐4 Exploring Content Area Topics Internet Workshop Grades 2-‐3 Solving “Informa8on Problems” Internet Workshop: (Loca&ng/naviga&ng) Problem: Locate a read-‐ aloud story you like and an oral tall tale that you like. Which kind of storytelling do you prefer and why? Share strategies for how you moved around the website to locate and listen to your stories. Thema8c Internet Workshop Internet Workshop: (Loca&ng/naviga&ng) Problem: Choose two animals from two different habitats. Compare and contrast how these animals survive in their habitats. Share strategies for how you moved around the website to locate your facts. Enhance by invi6ng global partners to help answer your ques6ons Structured Inquiry Prompts In Grades 3-‐5 (With Built-‐In Scaffolds to Support Learning) Why did Alexander want to move to Australia? h"p://www.lite.iwarp.com/ australia.htm 8 3/12/13 Online Inquiry In Grade 5 Social Prac8ces: Request & give informa6on; jointly acknowledge, evaluate, & build on partner’s contribu6ons Cogni8ve Strategies: Read, ques6on, monitor, repair, infer, connect, clarify, and interpret Envisioning Inquiry Tasks In A Weekly Rou6ne (Perhaps once a month or once a unit) Monday: Introduce & Model • Introduce the task – Set the stage • Model use of overview page Tuesday: Model/Teach • Lesson: Reading Search Engines – genera6ng keywords, making inferences, and evalua6ng relevance of results pages Wednesday: Model/Teach • Lesson: Reading websites: Reading across two websites & integra6ng informa6on 4. Quadblogging Writing for and interacting with an authentic and global audience Week 1: 1 focus blog, other 3 classes read and respond Week 2: Repeat with a 2nd focus blog Week 3: Repeat with 3rd focus blog Week 4: Repeat with 4th focus blog a REAL purpose & audience… Quadblogger Kindergarten Writing for and interacting with an authentic and global audience 9 3/12/13 Quadblogging Reflections Getting Started… Start small with MicroQuadblogging 5. Digital Daily News Guided viewing, listening, summarizing, and reflecting on current events around the world 2 1 3 Start within the walls of your own school! Prac8ce Being a Reporter Current Events for Young Children 10 3/12/13 CNN Student News – Teen Reporters In conclusion… • At least five prac6ces can bring new meaning to how students begin to formulate their own ques6ons and share new insights with others as part of their literacy rou6nes • Internet Inquiry Baskets, Mystery Photos, QuadBlogging, Directed Internet Workshop, Daily Digital News…. • Make 6me to explore these new technologies for reading and thinking with your students – you’ll be amazed at what you learn together! 11