App: Dropbox and Dragon Dictation Teacher Directions

App: Dropbox and Dragon Dictation – Teacher Directions Bloom’s Taxonomy: Analyze Other Similar Apps- Google Drive and SugarSync (Dropbox); Google Translate and PaperPort Notes (Dragon)

Objective: TSW analyze various sources of information about World War II.

Standards: ELA & Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6-8)  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.2 Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.3 Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events).  CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.9 Analyze how two or more authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information by emphasizing different evidence or advancing different interpretations of facts.  CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.  CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiently.  CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.2 Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study. Lesson Ideas: English  Write a research report using a variety of sources.

How to use Dropbox

View the following tutorial video about how to use Dropbox on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RP3raeXLnc

View the following tutorial video about how to use and print from Dragon Dictation from the iPad on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9RRfb5eYF4

Adapted From: Amy Ard’s example