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Writing Anchor Standard 8 - Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; takes notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources.

STEP 1: Gather the following materials:

- Computer - iPads - Copy of NLRSD Learning Continuum

STEP 2: Click on the following link to go to your Googe doc: North Heights Google Doc and Crestwood Google Doc. Find your groups section and there you will find your questions.

STEP 3: Read the anchor standard and analyze the change over time of the from grades K-8. Add your thoughts on your Google doc.



STEP 4: This particular standard has four different parts to consider:

Part 1 - Students must gather information from print and digital sources. Depending on the age of the students, the teacher may need to provide a scaffold for the students to assist them in gathering information. Therefore, part 1 of this activity will be to find the resources.

Go to the NLRSD's database called Destiny at the following website: destiny.nlrsd.local (Ask your librarian for assistance. Choose your school and use your school's login and password to sign in to the database.)

Choose a topic you want to research and locate resources on the internet that can assist you.

You can also use www.google.com

Part 2 - Once you find the resources you want the students to use you can create one of the coolest resource that I know of that will assist in providing the students the resources they need when doing research. Watch the videos on how to create QR Codes as well as how you can use QR codes in the literacy classroom and discuss how you could possibly use QR codes as a scaffold to assist students in locating information about a topic.

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Download or find the following app on your iPad This app will allow you to scan your qrcodes. If you do not have iPad or Touch you can download readers on PC and Mac at the following sites: PC: @http://techie-buzz.com/softwares/read-qr-codes-on-pc.html Mac: Go to the app store on your MacBook and search for QR Code Readers.

Create QR Codes at any of the two websites (There are more ways to make QR codes than these websites.): @http://www.qrstuff.com/ @http://qrcode.kaywa.com/

Or teach your students how to research using the following resources:

@http://www.pebblego.com/public/info/select-demo.php Fact Fragment Frenzy ,

Part 3 - The next part of the standard requires that the students take notes and categorize information. There are a variety of ways in which this can be done but I will provide a couple of examples that might be helpful. Note Taking & Categorizing Information - Explore the following Idea Mapping apps on the iPad or the following Website @http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm@http://popplet.com/ (Is also an app)

PART 4: Providing sources - Explore the following websites: EasyBib, Citation Machine and decide if this technology would be helpful in teaching this particular standard. Add your thoughts to your Google doc.

STEP 5: Create a lesson or lessons to show students how they would use one or more of these resources when gathering sources for research, sorting the information, and providing sources.

STEP 6: Discuss with your group if there are any other technologies you could use to teach this standard. List them on your Google doc.

STEP 7: Practice your presentation for the other groups.

STEP 8: Have fun!