Students need to identify the different reading genres and the characteristics of each genre as part of their reading curriculum. I would like to use the productivity tool Pages in iWork to have students create a brochure to help themselves and others study the different genres and their characteristics. While creating the brochure, students will test their own knowledge of the topic as well as utilizing the iPad.
Using Pages will enhance my instruction by allowing students to access their prior knowledge of genres with the plethora of book examples in the library. Many students do not remember the different characteristics of certain genres, by doing this lesson students will reinforce their knowledge, expand their book selection, and allow them to access a publishing application that they can save in multiple formats.
Students will use the Pages tool, which is similar to Microsoft Publisher. Students will type information, add examples, and images for each genre. Students will use the iPads in the library to complete this project. A major benefit to using Pages is the ability of saving each file into different formats. By doing this, students can access their files from different sources (iPad, computer, tablet, GoogleDocs, etc.). Brochures can also be printed and used in the library to help students identify if a book meets the genre characteristics. This will help students complete their 40 book challenge, which is a book challenge for students and teachers to read 40 books of different genres.
Geneva, this is a great idea! I love the idea of printing their brochures to use in the library as reference materials. This is a great way to authenticate the publishing process for students. Question: How will your students move their content off the iPads?
ReplyDeleteStudents can save their work in their Google Drive or the cloud is accessible.
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