Technology Connections
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The activities and lessons found on the Technology Connections page can be adapted to fit any novel study.
CLICK on each icon to learn more about the app through online tutorials
The activities and lessons found on the Technology Connections page can be adapted to fit any novel study.
Popplet
- Create a characterization web for any of the characters. Student should include text evidence for support. As a challenge, students can add images.
- With another student, produce a collaborative flow map sequencing the important events of the story
iMovie
- Create a movie trailer for the novel. Choose an appropriate theme and background music to capture the mood of the story
- Make a videocast of the rising actions in the story that lead to the climax
Thinglink
- Create a virtual map of Treegap, including pictures and video
- Interactive book talk - Create an audio ad for the book
- Make an interactive Woordle about one of the main characters in the story
Google Hangouts
- Online class discussions - After reading a chapter in the story, conduct a group chat about important thoughts and findings - Record using video capture
- Collaboration Exercise - Meet with a partner in Hangouts to discuss final novel project ideas
- Project Critiques - Meet for project presentations and critiques before final turn in
Google Drive
- Narrative Collaboration - Writing assignment topic: If you had the choice, would you want to live forever?
- Peer editing
- Comments
- Produce a survey about the novel to be distributed. Present the results in graphs.
Educreations
- Character Biopoems for Winnie, Jessie, Mae, Miles, and Angus
- Defend the position of a character using video, audio, and images
30Hands
- Produce a digital retelling of the novel. Include slides and audio
- Change the ending of the novel in a storytelling presentation
Animoto
- Create a presentation on the effects of overpopulation
- Presentation - How does the setting drive the action in the novel? Include the Foster home, Treegap woods, lake, gallows, and Tuck home
Tellagami
- Create a book teaser to get other students interested in the book
- Create a news report of the important events in the story, such as the kidnapping
- Become a character and discuss your thoughts about a major event