The First Grade Butterflies created and shared informational digital posters about American Symbols and American Landmarks!
Each Butterfly selected a symbol or landmark of individual interest and partnerships were formed based on common selection.
The first grade partners collaboratively researched and recorded factual information on the selected symbol or landmark through reading, viewing, listening, and discussing a variety of informational printed, digital, and multi-media text-types.
The Butterfly partners compared, analyzed, and evaluated recorded information to determine content and create a digital informational poster for an audience of first graders.
As a class, we collaboratively composed a "poster rubric" evaluation... identifying essential features and content with purpose to inform.
The partners collaboratively referenced the poster rubric and...
- determined and composed printed (typed) texts of factual information
- located and selected visual (photograph) texts (through image searches on Safari) to convey, extend, and/or clarify informational content
- created and/or selected graphics (icons, symbols,...) to organize, support, and/or extend meaning
- considered and utilized elaboration, word choice, structure, and craft strategies with purpose
Digital posters were saved to individual student Dropbox folders and shared through email.
As a class, we collaboratively composed a "presentation rubric" evaluation... identifying essential components, skills, and content of oral presentations with purpose to inform.
The partners collaboratively referenced the presentation rubric and prepared for oral presentations to teach the viewer-listener-thinker-learner about the American Symbol or American Landmark.
Digital posters were mirrored on SMARTBoard and accessed-referenced on individual (the viewer, listener-thinker-learner) iPads for presentations.
The Butterflies provided written feedback to the presenters through completion of the "poster rubric" and the "presentation rubric" and verbal feedback through questions and/or compliments.
The presenters reflected on the written feedback, verbal feedback, and experience and completed self-evaluations.
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| first graders use the Visualize iPad app to collaboratively create digital posters |
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| first graders reference notes to collaboratively create a digital poster with purpose to teach the reader information through visual and printed texts -using the Visualize iPad app |
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| a digital poster created by two first graders -using the Visualize iPad app |
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