Oral Fluency - It really is that easy with technology. Presentation at ISTE 2011 in Philadelphia, PA

1. Building Oral Fluency
It really is that easy with technology
Kevin Amboe
Information and Media Literacy Coordinator
amboe_k@sd36.bc.ca
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2. Outline
Introduction / Research
Common Language
Strategies and Tools
Questions
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3. Description
Engage students with technology tools that focus on
building student literacy. Explore a variety of tools to
enhance oral fluency opportunities.
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4. "If our students are not reading and
composing with various electronic
technologies, then they are
illiterate. They are not just
unprepared for the future, they are
illiterate right now, in our current
time and context.
(David Bolter, 1991)
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5. NETS-S
•Creativity and Innovation
•Communication and Collaboration
•Research and Information Fluency
•Critical Thinking, Problem Solving,
and Decision Making
•Digital Citizenship
•Technology Operations and
Concepts
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Make connections

6. My Credo
Look to the desired results
Choose the tools to move you closer
If the learning is not moving forward ...
What needs to happen for success?
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7. Literacy?
understand what read
make connections
working vocabulary
communicate
understand sound symbol connections
build on it take it further
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8. ELL / ESL / ESD
ELL / ESL / ESD
explicit instruction
meaningful opportunities to use
Play / exploration / building comfrot
Graduation rates 79 to 86% ave - 50% populations
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(1) phonology; (2) syntax; (3) semantics; (4) morphology; and (5)
pragmatics.

9. Just Spoken Word
Most conversations use 1000 of 5000 common words
More Rare words come through written word
Conversely - That will only provide 72% of the words in
a book to form understanding
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocabulary
We also donʼt want other aspects of literacy to be barrier. Learning Disabilities

10. Factors
Students with low parental education are less likely to
do well.
Total Words heard by age 4 Number of Words Used
Professional 45 million words
• Professional 2150
Working class 26 million words • Working Class 1250
Poverty 13 million words
• Welfare 620
Source: Meaningful Differences, by Hart and Risley 2003
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11. Reading / Read Aloud
“Inside the ear these words
collect in a reservoir called
the listening vocabulary.
Image from Read Eventually, if you pour
enough words into it, the
Aloud Handbook reservoir starts to overflow
by Jim Trelease —pouring words into the
speaking vocabulary, reading
vocabulary, and writing
vocabulary. And all have
their origin in the listening
vocabulary.”
Could not find original copyright - Likely Jim Trelease
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http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/rah-ch2-pg2.html

12. Oral Language - BC MoE
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Just for background / rationale

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BC Curriculum

14. Engagement
Connect with home
Multiple Intelligences
Play
Publishing options
We model learning
Students were on task longer and with a lot of
enthusiasm to start the work. HENR
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Value interactions at home - including continued use of tools available at home.
sound and word play What word, rhythm, and rhyming games do adults play with children
make their learning visible to others (e.g., maps, diagrams, photographs, models, and drawings)?
We need to model the use of language to stimulate learning and linguistic creativity

15. Play
“Play is the “work” of children. Through play, children
interact with, explore, and make sense of the world
around them. Children find joy and fulfilment in play,
whether they are playing by themselves or in
groups.” BC Ministry of Education - Early Learning
Framework 2008
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Play is vital to childrenʼs healthy development and
learning

16. Tools
Web
Mobile
PC / Mac
Devices
Targeted Software
See Handout
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17. Examples to follow
The idea of the examples is just examples. Many of the
tools are could be used in a variety of ways.
My goal is to provide that spark
I have that available and didn’t think of using it that
way or
I could use YYY to do the same thing
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18. Kindergarten
Google Images / Gallery
Explore / Wonder /
http://gallery.me.com/amboe
Reading Pictures
Exchange ideas
Cooperate with others
Working in Partners
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19. Kindergarten
iPad - Reel Director
Work in partners to tell a story
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20. Grade 1
Kidspiration - Sentence creator
Using meaningful syntax
Speak clearly - be understood
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21. Grade 1
Talking Tom
Gina, Larry, Lila, Ben
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22. Grade 2
Jeopardy - Record words / sounds - Owls unit
premade - http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Apr201016/game1271720408.php
Modify Template including Audio
Exchange ideas
Organizing Thinking
Visual / Verbal Cues
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Using purposeful language from books and other

23. Grade 2
VoiceThread
http://voicethread.com/share/2124340/
Exchange ideas
Organizing Thinking
Visual / Verbal Cues
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24. Grade 2
KidPix - Science Journal
Exchange ideas
Organizing Thinking
Visual / Verbal Cues
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Story Telling with images as well as words - written and spoken

25. Adaptive Software
Fast ForWord
Dragon Dictate
WordQ / SpeakQ
Remediate Audio Processing
Speaking Clearly
Tool for Writing
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26. Adaptive Software
Are we settling for second best....
iPad voice readers
Kurzweil annotated files not readable by Mac
Remediate Audio Processing
Speaking Clearly
Tool for Writing
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27. Adaptive Software
Dragon Dictate - web
The letter was from her brother Damon was in the Calgary far away in the west
Z if the baby is a girl whose name her errors over and she will be beautiful like
this land
The letter was from her brother Galen was in the Calgary far away in the west
the letter said if the baby is a girl please name her errors on and she will be
pure
The letter was from her brother Damon was in the Calgary are away in the west
the letter said if the baby is a girl please name her errors on her and she will be
beautiful like this land
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Just as a sample - I would use it in reverse

28. Grade 3
Audio Book
Vocabulary - Pronounciation
iBooks - Dictionary
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29. Grade 3
Audio recording
Self Assessment
Pacing / Volume / Expression / Stance
iPod / iPad / Laptop
ISTE UPDATE
Cloud-based audio recording services like AudioBoo.fm, Cinch.fm and iPadio.com
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http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2011/06/26/comparing-no-edit-cloud-based-audio-recording-options-playingwithmedia/

30. Grade 3
Video recording - Self Assessment
School Project
Engaged in speech writing
Paper First
Audio Second
Video Third
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Unprecedented motivation
Speaking and Listening - Re-recording
Google translate for effective pronounciation

31. Grade 4
Document Camera - Oral Sharing
USB Microscope
Present a range of ideas
in logical order
Non-Verbal communication
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32. Grade 4
Comic Life
Comic Life
Image of
buddy readers Students
Sharing learning
about Prisms
Present a range of ideas
in logical order
Non-Verbal communication
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33. Grade 4
Photobooth
NETS-S PLO
Present a range of ideas
Text in logical order
Non-Verbal communication
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34. Grade 5
Garageband
The story through music and voice
add images
PLO
structures and patterns of language
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35. Grade 5
iMovie - math Concepts - small groups
Stop Motion Animations
PLO
speaking & listening to improve / extend
thinking,
– contributing to group success
– discussing / comparing ideas and opinions
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36. NETS-S
•Creativity and Innovation
•Communication and Collaboration
•Research and Information Fluency
•Critical Thinking, Problem Solving,
and Decision Making
•Digital Citizenship
•Technology Operations and
Concepts
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Make connections

37. Summary Image from
Read Aloud
Handbook
Oral Language Engagement by
Encourage using Language Jim Trelease
Speaking and Read Aloud
Partners
Digital Story Telling
Self Assessment and Formative Assessment
Assistive Technology
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Early Technology
Users

38. Language-rich environments provide children with the chance to experience
language as a powerful tool to communicate, to explore relationships, to tell
stories, to question, and to shape the world around them.
BC Early Learning Framework
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http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/early_learning/pdfs/early_learning_framework.pdf

39. Kevin Amboe
amboe_k@sd36.bc.ca
@amboe_k
Information and Media Literacy Coordinator
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