Text+Features

=Text Features Technology Lessons=


 * 1) ===Flocabulary Text Features Video===
 * How to Naviagate Nonfiction Texts Video
 * Would you like a subscription? Email: tlowery@nycsd.k12.pa.us
 * 1) ===Text Features Posters (Lesson adapted from [|Scholastic])===
 * Students can demonstrate their understanding by creating text feature posters based on this Google Drawing Text Feature Template.
 * Each student will select one Text Feature for their poster (examples include Title, Caption, Subtitle, List, Parentheses, Heading, etc.)
 * Student must select an online ebook:
 * Worldbook eBooks using our bears subscription login info (see Teresa Lowery, Amanda Sabers or Alice Franklin for username and password)
 * BookFlix
 * To create their poster in Google Drawings:
 * Log into their Google Account using @northernpolarbears.com
 * Click - Google Drawing Text Feature Template.
 * Click - File
 * Click - Make a Copy - now they are reading to create their poster
 * Navigation helpful hints:
 * They can edit the background by clicking anywhere on the light blue background and selecting the bucket (Fill Color)[[image:Screen Shot 2016-10-07 at 9.56.48 AM.png width="58" height="57"]]
 * To add Text, click on the Text Box Button, [[image:Screen Shot 2016-10-07 at 9.57.55 AM.png width="51" height="52"]]click where you want to begin typing your text and start typing. They will be adding a text box for Feature, What is it? and How can this text feature help the reader?
 * Example requires taking a picture of the Text Feature
 * On an iMac use the keyboard keys, COMMAND+SHIFT+4 and using the crosshair [[image:https://dl2.macupdate.com/images/icons128/11396.png width="54" height="54"]] to click at the top corner and drag to reveal the image and let go. You will hear a camera shutter when completed
 * Insert the snapshot/picture into the Google Drawing by
 * Clicking on Image button [[image:Screen Shot 2016-10-07 at 10.21.30 AM.png width="48" height="46"]]
 * [[image:Screen Shot 2016-10-07 at 10.22.17 AM.png width="165" height="50"]]
 * Click Desktop and select screen shot...[[image:Screen Shot 2016-10-07 at 10.22.57 AM.png]]
 * Resize to fit in Example Box
 * Students can insert arrows or other shapes by selecting the Shapes button [[image:Screen Shot 2016-10-07 at 10.29.01 AM.png width="133" height="141"]]
 * Example from Brenna, S. (2011). //Nature's Places.// Chicago, IL: World Book