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Greek Mythology
Technology & Multimedia
Tool Description
Purpose
Suggested Use
Website URL
Online word processing
Complete note-catchers
• Increase collaboration
and manage materials by completing note-catchers and composing essays in Google Docs.
http://eled.org/0158
Speech-to-text/text-to-speech
Compose essays
• Increase writing fluency by allowing students to fill in note-catchers and compose essays using this function.
Many newer devices already have this capability; there are also free apps for this purpose, including http://eled.org/0143.
Online parent communication tool
Create student learning portfolios
• Video/audio record students reading aloud their revised narratives to share with families and other students
http://eled.org/0120
Additional information about Greek gures
Additional reading and research
• Students read more about the Greek figures featured in the novel.
http://eled.org/0160 http://eled.org/0132 http://eled.org/0161
Historical information about Greek mythology
Additional reading and research
• Students read more about the purpose of myths and the Greek figures featured in the novel.
http://eled.org/0159
Myths from around the world
A flash-based site of interactive myths from around the world
• Students compare and contrast myths from different cultures.
http://eled.org/0128
Interactive digital graphic organizer
Helps students develop an outline for a comparison essay
• Students draft their ideas for their informative essays in which they compare and contrast the same scene in the novel and film version of The Lightning Thief.
http://eled.org/0126
Interactive digital graphic organizer
Assist students in prewriting and post-reading activities
• Students draft ideas for their narratives in which they re- imagine themselves as a new character in a scene from The Lightning Thief (Unit 3).
http://eled.org/0154
Refer to each Unit Overview for more details, including information about what to prepare in advance.
Optional: Experts, Fieldwork, Service, and Extensions
Community
„ Invite members of the community (parents, administrators, other students, etc.) in to view the students’ performance tasks. Students could also record their presentations or a reading of their revised narratives using an app like Seesaw to then share with an outside audience at a di erent time.
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Module 1: Overview
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