for
reading
comprehension
By: Jen Jones
Why apps for reading
comprehension?
creativity
collaboration
publication
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& not to mention . . .
problem-solving
paperless
hands-on
experiential
engaging
open-ended
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Apps & Common Core
“use a variety of digital tools”
“produce and publish writing”
“including collaboration with peers”
“with multimedia components
(graphics, sound, video) in
presentation
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Apps as Learning
Solutions
Photography
Audio
Video
Drawing
Text
Internet Research
Retelling Reading
Explaining Content Knowledge
Explaining Center Work
Citing Evidence
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App: PicCollage
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vocabulary Development
Pic Collage
for
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visual book reports
Pic Collage
for
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nonfiction retelling
Pic Collage
for
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Fiction Plot
Pic Collage
for
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Pic Collage
for
B–M-E
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representations
nonlinguistic
Pic Collage
for
awareness
Pic Collage
for
phonemic
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parts of Speech
Pic Collage
for
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Pic Collage
for
poetry
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Pic Collage
for
characterization
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PicCollage Prerequisites
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Text Source: EPIC
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Text: News-o-matic
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Text Source: NewsELA
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Text Source: ReadingA-Z
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Text Source: Books
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Your Turn!
Make & Take
Make & Save
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Digital Reading Response
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Take a picture of an organizer.
Open Pic Collage.
Select Create at the bottom.
Select Photos.
Select the organizer from your
Camera Roll.
6. Select the checkmark.
7. Double tap the image.
8. Select “Set as Background.”
Turn ownership
of the creativity
over to the
students!