Curriculum+Workshop-+Activity+Design+1+-+ELA

=// Annotating Texts and Collecting Resources Using Diigo //= == “While there is no doubt my classes were in many ways profoundly changed by blogs and wikis and the like, the bigger truth is that the transformation in my own personal learning practice is what informed my work with students.” - Will Richardson, //Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Webtools for Classrooms//

Session Objectives:
Participants will:
 * explore some of the many affordances of Diigo.
 * understand how to leverage Diigo in teaching students social bookmarking and annotation skills.
 * design a lesson leveraging Diigo.

1. Diigo Demo 2. Tool Sandbox Time 3. Diigo Mini-Lesson 4. Lesson Reflection 5. Design a lesson leveraging Diigo
 * Session Agenda: **

1. D // igest of // I // nternet // I // nformation, // G // roups, & // O // ther // S // tuff // DEMO (10 min.)

 * personal research tool & information archive (bookmark and tag)
 * knowledge-sharing community (groups and friends)
 * collaborative research tool (sticky note and highlight, topic forums)
 * social content sharing (get recommended content, browse by tags, sites, users)

=// Witness the Power of Diigo //= media type="youtube" key="YL-It7ikjqI" height="415" width="520"
 * Set up an account on Diigo.
 * video tutorial

= 2. Tool Sandbox Time (20 min) =
 * Activate your Diigo account -- there's link in your email inbox now.


 * ** DIIGOLET **
 * Install the diigolet - Safari or Firefox
 * Practice bookmarking
 * highlighting text for the link annotation/description
 * tagging
 * sharing via email
 * video tutorial


 * ** MY LIBRARY **
 * search - tags, related tags
 * search the community library


 * ** MY GROUPS **
 * "Browse other popular groups"
 * Join a group > email subscription setting
 * Join a group for private collaboration
 * STI Diigo Sandbox
 * Bookmark a new page to the STI Diigo Sandbox
 * Use the highlighter and sticky notes function

= 3. Diigo Mini-Lesson: Langston Hughes Resource Repository (20 min) =

**Content Objectives:** Students will understand the concepts of credible sources and social bookmarking.

**Skill Objectives:** Students will be able to select, bookmark, and annotate credible online sources.

**Essential Question of the Unit:** How was Langston Hughes’ poetry influenced by the culture of Harlem?


 * Summative Assessment for This Unit: ** a poetry explication screencast of a Hughes poem that addresses how his poems were influenced by the culture of Harlem.


 * Standards Addressed: **

NETS Standards Targeted in Mini-Lesson

Common Core Standards Targeted in Mini-Lesson


 * Previous Relevant Lessons: **
 * Performing effective key word searches on Google
 * Evaluating sources on the Internet
 * Highlighting and annotating sources for key arguments and information
 * Themes in poetry
 * Introduction to Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance

1. Learn about social bookmarking and Diigo:
 * Activity: **

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2. Join the Langston Hughes Resource group on Diigo. Check out the model bookmark that's there.

 3. Search the web and find a single, //credible// source that addresses how Hughes' work was influenced by Harlem's culture. Possible key words:
 * Harlem Renaissance
 * Jazz
 * Cultural/historical analysis of Hughes' poetry

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">4. Bookmark the site to the Langston Hughes Resource group. ** Note: do not repeat sources that have already been bookmarked. **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">5. Provide a **2-4 sentence annotation** of your source in the "description" section of the Diigo bookmark that summarizes the key points of the article or essay. Include an explanation concerning **why this is a credible source**. (Discuss authorship, site ownership, etc.)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">6. Tag the site/article with specific descriptive tags.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">7. Highlight //key// information and analysis on your selected webpage. Be sure this information in some way addresses the essential question: // How was Langston Hughes’ poetry influenced by the culture of Harlem? //

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">8. You will be formatively assessed using this rubric:
 * ** Content & Skills ** || ** Advanced ** || ** On-target ** || ** Novice ** ||
 * **Annotation** || - Identifies all key ideas/arguments, concisely written || - Identifies some key ideas, grammatically correct || - Misses the key idea; contains fragments or fun-ons ||
 * ** Explanation of credibility ** || - Thorough, specific, and logical. || - Somewhat specific and logical. || - Not included; or unspecific and illogical. ||
 * ** Tagging ** || - Tags are specific to all highlighted info. || - Tags are specific to some highlighted info. || - Tags are general. ||
 * ** Highlighting key points ** || - All information key to the essential question is highlighted. || - Some information key to the essential question is highlighted. || - Little to no information is highlighted; or info highlighted does not pertain to essential question. ||

= = = 4. Reflection (10 min) =


 * Let's dissect the mini-lesson using this diagram to determine how the content, pedagogy, and technology knowledge are leveraged.
 * Give particular focus to the 4 questions in the diagram.
 * // Have a scribe from your group record your answers to the 4 questions in the Primary Pad below. //

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= 5. Design a Lesson Leveraging Diigo (25 min) =


 * Time to create an activity of your own.
 * Develop your activity/lesson in a document using this template. Complete the lesson template by copying it into a Word document and saving it.
 * When you're finished, paste your lesson into a new Discussion Board post below.
 * The subject line of your discussion post should be the title of your activity/lesson.

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= 6. Debrief (5 min) =
 * What questions came up for you while planning?
 * What potential implementation issues might you have in your particular classroom?

= 7. Other Resources =
 * Student Learning with Diigo - comprehensive site with tips, resources, and lesson plans
 * Video introduction to Diigo and its uses in research and reading literature
 * Diigo "starter sheet" from Education Origami [[file:starter sheet - Diigo.pdf]]
 * Dig Deeper with Diigo comprehensive slideshow on Diigo for educators
 * Diigo Help Page- Videos and Tutorials
 * Diigo on Twitter @diigo
 * A teacher's ideas and reflections on using Diigo
 * [[file:bookmarking_rubric.pdf]]