Literacy is a Lifesaver

Using Technology to Support Literacy

What Does Literacy Mean in 2010?

Technology to Support Literacy

• Provide resources• Teaching tools• Support reading and writing• Enrichment• Students create a product

Provide Resources

• Create a class blog and add links for students to use

• Have students respond to questions or discussion topics

• www.alwoodard.wordpress.com• Free blog sites to use:– www.blogspot.com – www.wordpress.com – www.edublogs.org – www.yola.com

Teaching Tools

• Make learning more engaging• Find games or videos to teach or reinforce a

concept• When searching for games, make sure they

are interactive• Look for games created by your textbook• Use videos from UnitedStreaming or

Teacher Tube– Have students create videos to use as teaching

tools • http://www.mathtrain.tv/ • http://animoto.com/ • http://voicethread.com/

Supports Reading and Writing

• Reading– Audiobooks – www.audible.com– www.baytownlibrary.org – www.gutenberg.org – Online Textbooks www.thinkcentral.com

• Writing– Word Processing – Communication

• Research– Search Engines– Online Databases

Enrichment

• Extend lessons– Play games to reinforce– Have students research further• Teach what they learn to the class

Students Create a Product

• Have students create a final product– PowerPoint– www.wikispaces.com – www.edu.glogster.com – Videos– Podcast

Amy Woodard

7th Grade ELAHorace Mann Jr.

alwoodard@gccisd.net