Team+6-8

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= = Welcome to Team 6-8 ( Middle Level ) "Keys" Wiki //__**Created by:**__//
 * Donna Brooks- SMS- R180 and 7th math teacher **
 * Tonya Campbell-Instructional Coach **
 * Karen Lee- SMS- 7th math teacher **
 * Hallie Hatfield - SMS -8th science teacher **
 * Sharon Shaw-Elmont- 6th grade teacher **
 * Audra Steiner-Elmont- 6th grade teacher **

This Wiki has resources for using your "USD 345 - Unlocking the Future with 21st Century Keys" for grades 6-8. Each area is color coded to match the sections on your key ring. Enjoy! __//**Common Core Standards Information:**//__ **English Language Arts Standards at** [] [|http://www.corestandarrds.org/the-standards/mathematics]
 * Mathematics Standards at **

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=// __Profiles of the 21st Century Learner__ //=

[[image:key.png width="56" height="28"]] Creativity and Innovation
**Voice Thread** [] In sixth grade reading class, you can use the voicethread site to have the students summarize a class novel.

Standards covered: RL.6.2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. RL.6.1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

[] In sixth grade reading class, you can use the My Fake Wall sight to have students create a facebook like page for their character. We used greek myths to create pages to show the student's knowledge of their character and other greek gods and goddesses.
 * My Fake Wall **

Standards covered: RL.6.2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. RL.6.1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

[] In sixth grade counseling lessons, the students created a storyboard to reinforce the lessons they learned about bullying. They then took still photographs and put them to music with this program to create a music video. They were then shown to the school.
 * Animoto **

Standards covered: SL.6.1. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

[[image:key.png width="56" height="28"]] Communicating & Collaborating
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 * Edmodo **

This can be used as an on-line journal tool.

RL.6.2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

** Relationships **

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 * Stixy **

Stixy is a site that allows you to create sticky notes before, during, and after reading.

RL.6.1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

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 * Glogster **

Students can create posters or collages to reinforce material learned. They can add text, video and links.

 RL.6.1. Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. RL.6.2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.

[[image:key.png width="56" height="28"]] **Information, Communication, Technology & Media Literacy**
[|http://fur.ly] []
 * Fur.ly **
 * Bit.ly **

A fur.ly and a bit.ly allows students to search the web with teacher-controlled sites.

RL.6.7. Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.

Argument Mapping
Argument Mapping Tutorials Presents instructional materials and student materials for argumentative writing and presentations. This covers reading standards:
 * RL7.1.4.4 || The student generates and responds logically to literal, inferential, evaluative, synthesizing, and critical thinking questions before, during, and after reading the text. ||


 * W7.1.4 || The student writes persuasive text using the writing process. ||

W8.1.4 The student writes persuasive text using the writing process.
 * RL8.1.4.14 || [[image:http://www.kerc-ks.org/images/triangle.gif align="left" caption="Assessed Indicator"]]The student identifies the author's position in a persuasive text and describes techniques the author uses to support that position (e.g., bandwagon approach, glittering generalities, testimonials, citing statistics, other techniques that appeal to reason or emotion). ||

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 * Study Island **

Study Island is a purchased program which allows student to practice state standards. The program also has a custom material option that allows teachers to create individual assignments and quizzes.

This covers all standards.

[|RubiStar] This site allows teachers and students create rubrics for assessment purposes. Students can create rubrics for not only content knowledge but also for work ethics and quality of work.



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**Garage Band**
Garage Band is a program in the applications of your mac. It can be used to record voice and use as a podcast. We recorded literature books to allow students to listen to the stories on the ipods. Each chapter can be recorded separately to make it easy for the students to find their place, and listen to the text as they read along.

This covers all standards.



iDVD
iDVD is a program that allows students to create projects that use video recordings and put them into a dvd format. In 6th grade the students record a 6th grade news broadcast with flip cams and then they can add credits and music to the dvd.

This can be used to reinforce all standards.



iMovie
iMovie can allow the students to edit clips that they record with Flip Cams. They can add music to the clips, change the order of recordings and use creativity to create a movie. In 6th grade the students record themselves measuring items, then create cards that show how to convert measurements in the metric system. They can then finalize the movie and burn into a dvd with iDVD.

This can be used to reinforce all standards.



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 * Test Builder **

This is a subcategory on the Kan-ed website. It is one of the tabs at the top of the page. You are able to create your own tests or choose questions from the question bank that match the state assessed standards.

This covers all standards.







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[|Classtools.net]

Classtools.net has arcade games that you can set up as quiz mode. There is a random name generator and a timer on this site also.







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