Using RazKids in the classroom SAM PREBLE INTEGRATING

Using Raz-Kids in the classroom SAM PREBLE INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENT- S. A. M. R. MODEL

WHAT IS RAZ KIDS? • Raz kids a reading app and is an extension of the parent website Learning A-Z • On the Learning A-Z app students can listen to books for modeled fluency, read books for practice, and then record themselves reading so teachers can monitor progress • Students can take quizzes to test reading comprehension • Online running records for teachers to digitally assess students

HOW DOES RAZ-KIDS WORK? SETTING UP THE ACCOUNT • First, one must create a Learning A-Z account which is a yearly paid subscription • Teachers login into the website through Raz-kids. com • Parents can set up accounts to track their child’s progress

HOW DOES RAZ-KIDS WORK? SETTING UP THE ACCOUNT • Next, the teacher is able to add his/her students (up to 35 at a time) using the add students tab. • As the teacher adds the students, he/she is able to place each child on a reading level based upon assessments/age/grade/etc

HOW DOES RAZ-KIDS WORK? SETTING UP THE ACCOUNT • Once students have been added teachers can assign an assessment using short stories, alphabet assessments, or sight words.

HOW DOES RAZ-KIDS WORK? THE LEARNING A-Z APP • The app is available on Google Play, the App Store, and the Kindle Fire app store

HOW DOES RAZ-KIDS WORK? STUDENT USE • Once all of the student accounts are set up, students can login using an internet browser on a computer or using the Learning A-Z app. • Students can login at school, home, or anywhere with a connection to Wifi or a mobile network

HOW DOES RAZ-KIDS WORK? STUDENT USE • Students are given a choice of Reading Room, Level Up!, or a Flight Check • Flight Check- A leveled assessment assigned by the teacher • Level Up!- A library of books at the child’s reading level • Reading Room- A random assortment of different reading leveled books that children can read for fun

HOW DOES RAZ-KIDS WORK? USING DATA • Once students finish a story or assessment it is immediately sent to the teacher for a review

HOW DOES RAZ-KIDS WORK? USING DATA • The teacher can review a students fluency quiz just like a traditional fluency check with the ease of doing it at any time and anywhere. • The teacher can download the. mp 3 version of the student reading the story to share with parents or colleagues • The student retells the story in his or her own words, which checks for deeper understanding of the text

HOW DOES RAZ-KIDS WORK? USING DATA • Teachers are given real time results of students activity on the website or app. • Shows students skills at a whole group level and at a individualized level • Gives real time alerts of when individual students are struggling with a skill or multiple skills • Gives alerts of whole group struggle area in reading

HOW DOES RAZ-KIDS WORK? CONNECTING WITH THE COMMON CORE • The skill reports can be aligned to the common core to track the class progress of each reading standard • The skill reports also break down to an individual level to track a student’s progress

RAZ-KIDS AND THE SAMR MODEL SUBSTITUTION • I use Raz-Kids as a direct substitute for traditional fluency tests and comprehension quizzes traditionally done with a paper and pencil. • The site also allows for a teacher to keep a running record of a student’s individual progress online

RAZ-KIDS AND THE SAMR MODEL AUGMENTATION • While Raz Kids is used as a direct substitution of traditional fluency tests, it saves valuable classroom time by having multiple students read their passages at the same time. • It improves the traditional process of fluency tests by giving direct results of children’s comprehension assessments

RAZ-KIDS AND THE SAMR MODEL AN ENHANCEMENT TOOL WITH POSSIBILITIES • I see Raz-kids mainly an enhancement tool as it would be difficult to bump it up to transformation tool on its’ own. • One way it could be bumped up to the transformation level is for the students to share their story reflections through another app such as Edmodo and having other students compare and contrast the stories they read with one another.