Creates a word cloud -- great for theme and word choice Then creates interactive word cloud -- with clickable words -- select a word and the visual word map thesaurus shows up, plus quotes and main ideas, plus research and encyclopedia info about that word. Try putting in a speech or other text ... it will identify main themes based on most frequent use of words... or will identify word choice... or use for vocabulary...

Creates a word cloud -- great for theme and word choice Then creates interactive word cloud -- with clickable words -- select a word and the visual word map thesaurus shows up, plus quotes and main ideas, plus research and encyclopedia info about that word. Try putting in a speech or other text ... it will identify main themes based on most frequent use of words... or will identify word choice... or use for vocabulary...

Darcy Goshorn said, "Innovative mashup of grammar instruction and digital badging." The work of a writing instructor never ends. Grmr.me can cut down on that work and improve student learning by providing instruction on common writing errors rather than simple correction. We call the most common errors writing felonies. Each writing felony has a video that demonstrates how to identify the error and how to correct it. Below each video are interactive quizzes that confirm a topic is mastered. Writers who pass the assessments earn a badge.

"American Authors in the Nineteenth Century: Whitman, Dickinson, Longfellow, Stowe, and Poe This primary source set showcases five prominent American authors and includes examples of the different media that promoted, and sometimes significantly altered, their public images and literary works. Looking at these primary sources provides an opportunity to explore both the authors' literary texts and the ways in which those works, and the authors themselves, were portrayed in the media at the time of their renown." Some Common Core connections include: CCSS.ELA-Lit.RH.11-12.7 ( Grades 11-12 Literacy in History/Social Studies ): Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem. CCSS.ELA-Lit.RH.11-12.9 ( Grades 11-12 Literacy in History/Social Studies ): Integrate information from diverse sources, both primary and secondary, into a coherent understanding of an idea or event, noting discrepancies among sources. CCSS.ELA-Lit.RH.11-12.8 ( Grades 11-12 Literacy in History/Social Studies ): Evaluate an author's premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information. CCSS.ELA-Lit.RH.9-10.8 ( Grades 9-10 Literacy in History/Social Studies ): Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author's claims. CCSS.ELA-Lit.RH.9-10.9 ( Grades 9-10 Literacy in History/Social Studies ): Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.

"Making Evidence-Based Claims ELA/Literacy Units empower students with a critical reading and writing skill at the heart of the Common Core: making evidence-based claims about complex texts. These units are part of the Developing Core Proficiencies Curriculum."

Short video showing a 2 day lesson Twelth Night Collaboratively compose and perform a soliloquy How does personifying love affect how students analyze the text? See how teacher encourages active participation from audience members also & student feedback through use of tech (Looks like Google Forms)

Create your own "Choose Your Own Adventure" story -------------- I can see this as a fab way to incorporate research, creativity, and critical thinking (21st century learning) with historical events. For example, what if George Washington hadn't decided to have his troops inoculated against the smallpox epidemic  during the Revolutionary War -- How would that have affected the casualty rate? -- and from there the adventure could show a possible different outcome. 

This is the best way I've seen to manage distributing assignments and collecting them in Google Apps. No more need to share a doc, the script will do it for you. Then it will send it out to each individual student (or groups), and keep it in a nice folder for you. No more searching your email or Google Docs to see if it was completed...

Look up lexile measurement for any book.

Common Core Standards

Need ideas for tying in traditional literature with tech integration? Denise Krebs has a fabulous post here for you! Regards, Tracy