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A FUN & EASY

Learn how to use the Drafting Board tool with this DIY training. Access tutorial videos on YouTube and customize your training based on your needs.

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A FUN & EASY

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  1. VERSION 2.0 A FUN & EASY DIY TRAINING FROM

  2. Using This Training • Make sure you can connect to YouTube so you can access the links to our short tutorial videos. • Make sure you’re running this presentation as a slide show so you don’t miss any of the built-in features. • Advance through the presentation as you normally would, by clicking, pressing enter, or using the arrow keys. • Links within the presentation will let you skip around and customize your DIY training if you wish. You’ll need to click directly on those links to use them.

  3. Begin the Training DIY TRAINING MENU Click the orange arrow to begin the training - OR - Just show me how Drafting Board works Show me the classroom & teaching materials -OR- Remind me about the special features in DB Select the part of the training you’d like to view first. Don’t worry – you can always return to the menu! Walk me through the teacher report data Help me set up a class and assign DB Quiz me about what DB is and what it isn’t

  4. Getting Started:Before you use DB… … you’ll need to take care of a few housekeeping tasks on iCivics.org. Back to Menu

  5. Get a Teacher Account Click “Join iCivics” and follow the instructions. Be sure to check your email to verify your account! Back to Menu

  6. Set Up Your Classes You must assign Drafting Board to your students. This lets students access Drafting Board. Before you start DB, set up your classes in My iCivics. Click this button for a video tutorial on creating classes in My iCivics. Click anywhere else to continue this training presentation. - OR - Back to Menu

  7. Assign Drafting Board You can assign DB right from the topic page. It takes you right to the “Create Assignment” page. Click this button for a video on creating assignments in My iCivics. Fast forward to 1:00 to begin at the “Create Assignment” page. Click anywhere else to continue. - OR - Back to Menu

  8. Using Drafting Board:Get to know the tool… … before your students dive in! Back to Menu

  9. The Modules Students work through six modules inside Drafting Board: At the end, they will have a completed essay. Back to Menu

  10. Challenge Modes Drafting Board has six scaffolding options. You’ll learn what the levels mean after you learn how Drafting Board works. (It will make more sense then.) Back to Menu

  11. Issue Analyzer In the first module, students learn about the issue by using a library of evidence to complete a fictional news story. Click this button to watch a tutorial video that explains a bit about the Challenge Modes and walks you through the Issue Analyzer. Back to Menu

  12. Claim Creator In the second module, students support their claim with reasons and support each reason with evidence. Click this button to watch a tutorial video that walks you through the Claim Creator. Back to Menu

  13. Paragraph Constructor In the third module, students create the essay’s three body paragraphs. (The Challenge Mode affects the amount of scaffolding the Paragraph Constructor provides.) Click this button to watch a tutorial video that walks you through the Paragraph Constructor. In the video, the Challenge Mode has been set to Default (one paragraph at each of the three scaffolding levels). Back to Menu

  14. Critic Crusher In the fourth module, students write a counterargument paragraph that “crushes” one of the other side’s reasons. Click this button to watch a tutorial video that walks you through the Critic Crusher. Back to Menu

  15. The ‘Ducer & the Crafter In the Introduction Introducer and the Conclusion Crafter, students create the introduction and conclusion paragraphs. Click this button to watch a tutorial video that walks you through the Introduction Introducer and the Conclusion Crafter. (The Challenge Mode also controls the amount of help a student receives when restating the claim and reasons in the conclusion paragraph.) Back to Menu

  16. Feature Review:Look a little deeper… … at some of the key features Drafting Board offers. Back to Menu

  17. Challenge Mode Level = Amount of scaffolding in the Paragraph Constructor and Conclusion Crafter Plan ahead! Decide which level to assign to your class and/or to individual students. Next… all about the Challenge Modes. Back to Menu

  18. Challenge Mode There are three possible scaffolding types: • Auto-Complete. This is the highest level of scaffolding. The paragraph is pre-written and contains blank spaces. As students click highlighted sentences in the evidence, Drafting Board auto-completes the space. Students must determine if the auto-complete response makes sense. • Paraphrase. This is the mid-level scaffolding. The paragraph is pre-written and contains blank areas. Based on the evidence, students must complete the blank areas in their own words. • Write-It-Yourself. This level offers no scaffolding. Except for the topic sentence, students write the paragraph completely on their own based on information in the evidence. Back to Menu

  19. Lots of help Total DIY Back to Menu

  20. Built-In Glossary Hover or click on a pink word to see its definition. Back to Menu

  21. Audio Support Most text has audio read-aloud. The audio can’t be disabled. If you don’t want all students to use it, you’ll need to state that expectation. Back to Menu

  22. “Your Essay So Far” This button lets students see the work they’ve done so far. They see any completed essay parts next to the outline. They may also edit. Details next… Back to Menu

  23. “Your Essay So Far” Outline (from Claim Creator) Completed essay parts Progress bar Option to edit text Back to Menu

  24. Visible Student Text Student-generated text is orangey brownish yellow. Both you and they can easily see which text the students wrote themselves. Back to Menu

  25. Transitions Help Click or hover over a transition to see its definition and an example. Back to Menu

  26. Between-Module Screen Students see a progress page between each module. “Thermometer” shows progress through the modules in order. Colored blocks show progress of constructing the essay. “View Your Essay” takes them to the Your Essay So Far page. “Redo” restarts the module from the beginning. Back to Menu

  27. Graphic Organizers A graphic organizer introduces each module. The organizers show the basic concepts students should learn in the module. Supplemental teaching materials include a Power Point activity with the organizers and a fun whole-class quiz. Back to Menu

  28. Classroom Support:Drafting Board needs… … teacher facilitation! We’ve made materials to help you. Back to Menu

  29. Classroom Materials There is a set of printed classroom materials for each Drafting Board topic. These help students get the most out of Drafting Board. Back to Menu

  30. Classroom Materials Each set of classroom materials includes guidance for you and worksheets for them… • “Challenge mode” matrix • Printable pre-writing activity options • Printable glossary • Guiding questions to help you help them • Printable evidence for students who need it • Printable “Progress Tracker” (highly recommended!) • Peer-editing mini-worksheet Back to Menu

  31. Teaching Guide “Teaching Guide & Tips” shows you what to look for when kids are using Drafting Board. Back to Menu

  32. Teaching Guide The “Teaching Guide & Tips” is the same for each module. It includes helpful hints for teaching with Drafting board: • Getting Started guide • Tips for each module • Guide to the teacher report data • How to use the Concept Activity PowerPoint Back to Menu

  33. Teaching Guide For each module, see… • Purpose & concepts • What to look for as you circulate while students are working • Explanation of built-in support and instruction Back to Menu

  34. Teaching Guide • Key images of the module • Information and tips about key parts of the module Back to Menu

  35. Concept Activity This PowerPoint activity builds a fun quiz around the graphic organizers inside Drafting Board to teach or reinforce the major concepts. Back to Menu

  36. Concept Activity Full-slide versions of the graphic organizers let you teach or review the concepts inside Drafting Board. Back to Menu

  37. Concept Activity Active participation quiz helps you reinforce the concepts from the graphic organizers in a fun way. (Answers appear on click.) Back to Menu

  38. Product Overview The Product Overview offers a general walk-through of Drafting Board’s modules and features. (By now you’re an expert, but it’s there if you need it!) Back to Menu

  39. Teacher Reporting:Your students’ results… … are only a click away! Back to Menu

  40. View Report You can view a report of your students’ data right from the topic page. (You can also access the report data from My iCivics.) Back to Menu

  41. Main Report Page Use the drop-down menu to select the class you want to see. Circles color in as the student works through. These buttons let you view, print, or download individual results. Back to Menu

  42. View Data The “View Data” button shows you how the student performed in the evidence matching activities in Drafting Board. Back to Menu

  43. View Data For each activity, you’ll see how many pieces of evidence the student matched on the first try… …and how many incorrect matches the student tried. Together, this data shows you how much the student struggled with the evidence matching activities. Back to Menu

  44. View Essay The “View Essay” button lets you see the student’s essay. Back to Menu

  45. View Essay Text the student wrote is highlighted in blue. From here, you can download or print the student’s essay. Back to Menu

  46. Download All These buttons at the top let you download data or essays for the entire class at once. Back to Menu

  47. Quiz:Drafting Board is… For each statement, show if the statement is true if the statement is false Back to Menu

  48. 1) Drafting Board is… … a tool to help teach essay structure and format. True False Drafting Board models and supports writing quality but cannot assess it. Back to Menu

  49. 2) Drafting Board is… … a replacement for teaching about argumentative writing. True False Drafting Board helps you teach, but it can’t replace the teacher. Back to Menu

  50. 3) Drafting Board is… … a game. True False Drafting Board is a writing tool that requires facilitation to be most effective. Back to Menu

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