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Grade 5 Mobile App Literature Project

This document outlines a 5th grade English assignment on developing communication skills and appreciation for literature. Students will create an ebook using the Book Creator app on a topic of their choice to demonstrate their understanding of concepts. They will then pair up via Skype to share and discuss their ebooks, exchanging links to view each other's stories. The goal is for students to use oral and written skills to describe key concepts from math, science, and social studies standards through planning, drafting, revising and editing a fiction or non-fiction ebook.

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Grade 5 Mobile App Literature Project

This document outlines a 5th grade English assignment on developing communication skills and appreciation for literature. Students will create an ebook using the Book Creator app on a topic of their choice to demonstrate their understanding of concepts. They will then pair up via Skype to share and discuss their ebooks, exchanging links to view each other's stories. The goal is for students to use oral and written skills to describe key concepts from math, science, and social studies standards through planning, drafting, revising and editing a fiction or non-fiction ebook.

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TPACK Template Mobile Applications Assignment


Mobile Application for Creating

Mobile Application for Collaborating

Subject English
Grade Level

Grade 5

Learning
Objective
The student will continue to
develop an appreciation for
literature by reading a variety
of fiction and nonfiction
selections. The student will
continue to increase
communication skills used in
learning activities and create
a project using online, print,
and media resources. The
student will use oral and
written communication skills
to describe key concepts and
information contained in the
mathematics, science, and
history and social science
Standards of Learning. In
addition, the student will
plan, draft, revise, and edit
writings to describe, to
entertain, to explain, and to
persuade.

5.1 The student will listen, draw


conclusions, and share responses
in subject-related group learning
activities.
1. a) Participate in and
contribute to discussions
across content areas.
2. b) Organize information to
present in reports of group
activities.
3. c) Summarize information
gathered in group activities.
4. d) Communicate new ideas
to others.
5. e) Demonstrate the ability
to collaborate with diverse
teams.
6. f) Demonstrate the ability
to work independently.
5.3 The student will learn how
media messages are constructed
and for what purposes.
7. a) Differentiate between
auditory, visual, and written
media messages.

5.2 The student will use effective


verbal and nonverbal
communication skills to deliver
planned oral presentations.
1. a) Maintain eye contact
with listeners.
2. b) Use gestures to support,
accentuate, and dramatize
verbal message.
3. c) Use facial expressions to
support and dramatize
verbal message.
4. d) Use posture appropriate
for communication setting.
5. e) Determine appropriate
content for audience.
6. f) Organize content
sequentially around major
ideas.
7. g) Summarize main points
as they relate to main idea
or supporting details.
8. h) Incorporate visual media
to support the presentation.
9. i) Use language and style

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8. b) Identify the
characteristics and
effectiveness of a variety of
media messages.
5.7 The student will write for a
variety of purposes: to describe, to
inform, to entertain, to explain,
and to persuade.
9. a) Identify intended
audience.
10.b) Use a variety of
prewriting strategies.
11.c) Organize information to
convey a central idea.
12.d) Write a clear topic
sentence focusing on the
main idea.
13.e) Write multiparagraph
compositions.
14.f) Use precise and
descriptive vocabulary to
create tone and voice.
15.g) Vary sentence structure
by using transition words.
16.h) Revise for clarity of
content using specific
vocabulary and information.
17.i) Include supporting details
that elaborate the main
idea.

appropriate to the audience,


topic, and purpose.

Pedagogy

Activity Writing a fiction

y Technolog

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Technology

or non-fiction book about a


topic of your choice. The
student will use oral and
written communication skills
to describe key concepts and
information contained in the
mathematics, science, and
history and social science
Standards of Learning. In
addition, the student will plan,
draft, revise, and edit writings
to describe, to entertain, or
explain. You will do so by
creating a book on a topic of
your choice. Once the book is

Book Creator for iPad


Skype

Demonstrate your understanding by


creating your own ibook. Using Book
Creator, students can demonstrate their
understanding of butterflies, ancient
Rome, or the scientific method by
creating their own iBook. This app gives
options of styling your book any way you
like and adding music, narration and
video, while also allowing you to share
your book with family and friends.

After creating your ibook from a topic of


your choice you will then pair up
electronically with an assigned partner to
both share your stories to one another
via skype explaining what your story is
about and why you choose to write this
story. Skype allows you to meet face to
face giving you the option to insert any
links. You will then share the links with
each other so that you can view one
another stories as you speak.

[Link]
-creator-for-ipadcreate/id442378070?mt=8

If you dont have one already you will


need to create a skype login username
and password

[Link]

Common questions

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Incorporating diverse media in presentations enriches communication by supporting the verbal message with visual and auditory elements. This approach helps maintain audience engagement, clarifies and emphasizes key points, and demonstrates students' understanding of media construction and effectiveness .

The Book Creator app for iPad allows students to create personalized iBooks, offering options to style their books with music, narration, and video. This enhances students' creativity and understanding by allowing them to demonstrate their learning about topics such as butterflies or ancient Rome. The app facilitates sharing of these projects, thereby expanding communication and collaboration opportunities .

Media literacy plays a significant role in enabling students to differentiate between auditory, visual, and written media messages. It teaches students to identify the characteristics and effectiveness of various media messages, thereby fostering critical thinking and the ability to analyze and understand the purpose behind media content .

Using transition words helps students vary sentence structures, improve the flow of their writing, and logically connect ideas within their compositions. This practice enhances clarity and coherence, which are crucial for constructing well-organized, persuasive, and descriptive writings .

Technology tools like Skype enhance peer reviews and feedback by allowing students to share and discuss their iBooks with partners in a virtual face-to-face setting. This provides an opportunity to explain their stories, receive instant feedback, and share links to published works for further viewing, thus enriching peer interaction and reflective learning .

Pairing electronically with a partner supports language arts learning by fostering communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills. It provides a platform for students to explain their work verbally, receive diverse perspectives, and develop digital literacy by integrating technological tools like Skype for effective learning experiences .

Collaboration is emphasized to help students share responses, organize information, and communicate new ideas in group settings. It is incorporated into activities by encouraging students to contribute to discussions across content areas, summarize information gathered, and demonstrate the ability to work with diverse teams and independently .

Students must plan, draft, revise, and edit their writings. They should identify the intended audience, use various prewriting strategies, organize information to convey a central idea, write clear topic sentences, and revise for clarity. Additionally, they should include supporting details and utilize precise vocabulary to develop their compositions .

Mobile applications can enhance students' communication skills by enabling them to plan, draft, revise, and edit writings across different purposes, such as describing, entertaining, and explaining. Students are encouraged to use specific vocabulary and appropriate language to convey their ideas, which enhances both their oral and written communication skills .

The curriculum addresses verbal and nonverbal communication skills by teaching students to maintain eye contact, use gestures, facial expressions, and appropriate posture. It also involves organizing content around major ideas and using visual media to support presentations, thereby covering a comprehensive range of communication skills .

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