I spend a lot of time teaching/practicing text codes and annotations because it is a very important life skill.
So the TASK of text coding and annotating is driving my ACTION PLAN of checking out online annotation tools. I have not been successful previously; no online tool did what I really wanted. However, the SCRIBLE tool that was brought up in our class turned out to be great!
Scrible allows annotating and more. I like the multiple colored notes (Google docs only has one color), so each color can be a "text code." I also like the "annotation legend" that lists the "text codes."
My plan was to introduce Scrible to the students, get them signed up, and have them practice using the tools a little. We did that on a small excerpt from To Kill a Mockingbird. (And thank you to Mrs. Olson for her help!) It worked great!
The next step is text coding and annotating web articles about the Jim Crow laws. They will use their Scrible notes to prepare for a discussion about the Jim Crow laws.
Hi Sheila,
ReplyDeleteDo you think that Scrible would be a good tool for elementary age students as well?
Bridget
I'm glad to read that you found a tool that has the components you are looking for. IT is certainly a very powerful tool. I'm curious to know more about the students feelings about Scrible. It would be so exciting to see them start to use it on their own.
ReplyDeleteI was also wondering about how older elementary students would do with this tool? They have to do so much reading and answering questions from text.
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