Increase Reading Writing Speaking and Listening Skills with Online Digital Resources Cheryl...
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Increase Reading Writing Speaking and Listening Skills with Online Digital Resources Cheryl Capozzoli [email protected]Elizabeth Panek [email protected]
Increase Reading Writing Speaking and Listening Skills with Online Digital Resources Cheryl Capozzoli [email protected] Elizabeth Panek [email protected]
Increase Reading Writing Speaking and Listening Skills with
Online Digital Resources Cheryl Capozzoli [email protected]
Elizabeth Panek [email protected]
Reading Print/E-Content Reading text print media vs digital
media Digital Divide students need to learn how to read
digital/online text Reading for understanding Create meaning from
online digital text Focus and time spent reading online text
Practice reading digital text essential, new nonnegotiable
Recognize nonlinear contextual progressions
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Gartner Research Findings A huge majority of tablet and iPad
users say they find screen reading either easier than reading
printed text (52 percent) or about the same (42 percent). However,
47 percent of laptop users find screen reading harder than reading
printed text, and 33 percent reported it was about the same. Survey
data showed that younger age groups are happier to read on screen
than older respondents Gap in reading b
http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1673714
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Time for Online/Digital Reading Limit time for reading digital
text Provide specific goals/tasks while reading Allow time for
online exploration Keep track of new learning and additional
questions Make connections Review experiences key findings Track
online experiences
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Resources for Digital Text Project Gutenburg CK12 Flexbooks
ePubBudePubBud - ePubBooksePubBooks Google Books MeeGenius Bartleby
Into the Book
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Got Google? More than a browser! Google Chrome - OS Google Apps
Chrome Store FREE!Chrome Store Sync everything from Google and
Droid Phone Examples for Use in Education
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Working with New Vocabulary Creating new meaning and making
connections to new terms. Visuwords GotBrainy InstaGrok Wordsift
Quizlet Studyblue Classtools Jeopardy Labs
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Writing With Purpose Purposeful writing tasks are essential
across all content areas. Types of writing Knowing your audience
What is the purpose Read Write Think PersuasionPersuasion Kerpoof
Sequence, Story writing Kerpoof Writing.com Community write and
earn badges Writing.com Community Littlebird Tales fun tales
Littlebird Tales Teen/Tween Tribune news for kids by kids
Teen/Tween Tribune Doink create animated written works Doink Edmodo
and Collaborize Classroom free online classrooms EdmodoCollaborize
Classroom
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Listening for Details Librivox listen to books Librivox
Storynory listening centers Storynory Lit2Go literature in mp3
format Lit2Go iTunes U free subscriptions for many contents iTunes
U Audacity free download create mp3s Audacity
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Speaking with Fluency and Understanding Listening and speaking
skills are essential in all classrooms. How can we use technology
to develop these skills? Podbean Podomatic iPadio Creaza Audacity
free download to create audio files Audacity Use PPT to record
feedback and reflections. Dont forget about the audio features in
PPT and Movie Maker
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What Next? What content standards will be supported? Decide the
desired student learning outcomes? Purpose for using technology?
How will the technology be incorporated into instruction? (direct
instructional supports, center, independent or cooperative learning
activities) When will you introduce and practice the tool with
students
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Clear Expectations Model or teach the tool before attempting to
use Allow students choice options if possible Student centered
productivity Collect student digital artifacts Be clear about
learning expectations build rubrics Myt4L Myt4L
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Some Words of Wisdom Always have a plan B! Dont give up if
something doesnt go the way you planned Change it up, like anything
else kids will get tired of the same old thing Ask the kids for
help! Find a student tech guru Dont be afraid to make mistakes
Practice taking instructional risks