BreakingNews: Using Technology to Enhance Curriculum

Breaking News:

Using Technology

to Enhance the

Curriculum

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Technology is like….

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You can have a classroom like

this:

• Supports the 21st Century Learner

• Engages and educates • Reaches different learning

styles• Prepares students for the

future• Motivates!

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Word Clouds

• Pre-Assessment• Unit reviews• Word Walls

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Answer Garden

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Supports SOL USI.6 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the causes and results of the American Revolution bya) identifying the issues of dissatisfaction that led to the American Revolution;b) identifying how political ideas shaped the revolutionary movement in America and led to the Declaration of Independence;c) describing key events and the roles of key individuals in the American Revolution, with emphasis on George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Patrick Henry;d) explaining reasons why the colonies were able to defeat Great Britain.

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Supports SOL: 3.4 The student will expand vocabulary when reading. b) Use knowledge of roots, affixes, synonyms, and antonyms.

• Differentiation• Listening Centers• Jazz up a presentation

Audio Tools

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Big Huge

Labs

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Magazine

Cover

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Supports SOL: 5.7 The student will investigate and understand how Earth’s surface is constantly changing. Key concepts include: e)changes in Earth’s crust due to plate tectonics

Movie

Poster

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Trading Cards

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Supports SOL: VS.6 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role of Virginia in the establishment of the new American nation by: b) identifying the ideas of George Mason and Thomas Jefferson as expressed in the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom

Trading Cards

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Supports SOL 2.8 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional textse) Describe characters, setting, and important events in fiction and poetry.

• Book trailers• Scavenger hunts• Centers• Homework

QR Codes

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Make a QR

Code

Supports SOL 4.5 The student willa) determine common multiples and factors, including least common multiple and greatest common factor

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QR Voice

Supports SOLs:4.4 The student will investigate and understand basic plant anatomy and life processes. Key concepts include:a) the structures of typical plants and the function of each structure

5.5 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts, narrative nonfiction, and poetry.b) Describe character development.

6.5 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of fictional texts, narrative nonfiction, and poetry.g) Explain how character and plot development are used in a selection to support a central conflict or story line.

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Audio Tools:Vocaroo.comaudiopal.comblabberize.com

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Questions??

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