Hope all has been well with in the new year! As promised, I've come on to share with you something new that I've been using in my classroom this school year. Before we even begin, go ahead and download the QR code reader (free) onto your tablet or smartphone. Done? Ok, great! The use of QR codes is a phenomenal way to infuse technology into literacy in the classroom.
QR is short for "quick response." It can be used on book pages to offer a read-aloud of a text, more information, videos, vocabulary help, reflection questions and much more. It can be used my early finishers, struggling readers or in writing stations to allow for independent writing. QR codes are extremely engaging, a great way to keep students working while you're pulling a small group, and fine way to integrate technology into a common core curriculum that calls for it.
Using it is very simple. If you run into any trouble, feel free to email me and I will get back to you as soon as possible (readrulereign@gmail.com).
How do you use it?
How do we use
it?
1) Go to: http://qrcode.kaywa.com/dashboard/
2) Decide what
information you want to create (choose URL, Facebook, text, etc.)
3) Plug in the website or text
4) Slide the button to “static” not “dynamic”
5) Push “generate code”
6) Copy and paste the code where you want it.
7) Scan the code with your reader
* Thanks to my professor, M. Maxwell for the quick and easy directions.
What I ended up doing for the my first set of QR codes is laminating them and using scotch tape to keep them nicely placed on the pages of the text Eight Days: A Story of Haiti.
As a freebie, I'm attaching my Scan to Learn info for you to see (and possibly use)! Copy and paste as you please, but PLEASE give me the intellectual credit for my work by citing readrulereign.blogspot.com. Enjoy and let me know how it works in your classroom.
Read, Rule and Reign,
Karen C.
Getting to Know E. Danticat (Prior to pg w/ "A Note from the Author"
Read, Rule and Reign,
Karen C.
Eight Days: A Story of Haiti
by: Edwidge Danticat
by: Edwidge Danticat
Grade Span Focus: 4th-5th grade
Common Core State Standards:
RI.5.1.Quote accurately from a text
when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from
the text.
RL.5.6 Describe how a narrator or
speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
RL.5.7 Analyze how visual and
multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g.,
graphic novel; multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
L.5.5 Demonstrate understanding
of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Teaching Point:
This book is a
testament to the fact that Reading and Literacy can be taught across various
content areas. As an early educator, it was my misconception that Reading could
not be taught outside of reading class or a Reading focused small-group.
However, upon reading Mraz, Vacca, & Vacca’s Content Area Reading, it became clear that Reading could be taught
across content areas. This book Eight Days: A Story of Haiti is especially dear
to my heart because it documents a young child’s experience during the
historical earthquake that took place in Haiti (January 2010). I still have
family members that live there and who were gravely affected by the aftermath
of this tragic natural disaster. This text can be used as an entry point to
discuss natural disasters in Science class or systems put into place around the
world to assist after natural disasters in Social Studies. Additionally, Eight Days: A Story of Haiti can be used
to teach how a narrator’s perspective can influence how a story is told, as
well as how imagery contributes to the meaning of a text.
Getting to Know E. Danticat (Prior to pg w/ "A Note from the Author"
Picture of Author, Edwidge Danticat
Making a connection between illustration and tone
(pg.17)
