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PRE TEST

1. As new technologies emerge, the need for new literacy emerges. Two of these new literacies are:

A. information literacy and technological literacy

B. digital literacy and non-digital literacy

C. digital literacy and information literacy

D. technological literacy and digital literacy

PRE TEST

2. The more students read, the better developed their language and writing skills become.

A. True

B. False

PRE TEST

3. An example of a diverse learner who can be a challenge for teachers to work with is:

A. A student who is learning English as a second language

B. A struggling reader

C. A student who has ADHD

D. All of the above

PRE TEST

4. Standard 8 of the National Council of Teachers of English and IRA Standards for the English Language Arts emphasizes the importance of students using technology in their learning.

A. True

B. False

PRE TEST

5. Some content standards have remained relatively constant over the years, but as the years progress standards will never have to be updated to include the growing influence of digital literacy

A. True

B. False

VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrRnCCXR9Uc

ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN

ENGLISH

AND LANGUAGE ARTS

ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS

Teachers’ responsibilities for the “new literacies”•As new technologies emerge, the need for new literacy emerges. Two of these new literacies are digital literacy and information literacy.• Digital Literacy – the skills in using the information that technological devices carry and also the skills in using the devices as well.• Information literacy – required set of skills when students do background research for projects or reports

ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS

The need for new instructional strategies•Standard 8 of the National Council of Teachers of English and IRA Standards for the English Language Arts emphasizes the importance of students using technology in their learning. •New strategies to foster reading and writing

• EX: Wordle – high frequency words•New strategies requiring social interaction – students positioned as experts, helping redefine student-teacher relationships; not traditional classroom

• EX: Blogs

ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS

Challenges of working with diverse learners

• English as a second language

• Struggling readers

• Different nationalities, races, ethnicities

• Literacy-impoverished homes

• ADHD

Challengers of motivating students to read and write

• The more students read, the better developed their language and writing skills become.

• Teachers are turning to interactive and visual qualities of software and websites to increase motivation.

• Teachers find it a problem to motivate students to express themselves in writing.

ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS

Teachers’ growth as literacy professionals and leasers

• The position statement published by the International Reading Association clearly states that literacy teachers need to know about integrating technology into the curriculum.

• The burden falls on the teachers’ shoulders to take responsibility for learning and how to integrate technology effectively into the curriculum.

QWERTY keyboarding: To Teach or Not to Teach?

• There are arguments as to whether or not keyboarding instruction should be taught.

• Bad habits (if not instructed) VS too much time (if instructed)

TECHNOLOGY IN

TEGRATION

STRATEGIES FOR ENGLISH AND

LANGUAGE ARTS

Integration strategies offer support for:

• Word fluency and vocabulary development

• Online practice in matching letters and sounds

• Online practice in matching words with meanings

• Online tools to engage students in vocabulary learning comprehension and literacy development

• Using digital text to encourage engaged reading

• Supported reading with software and portable assistive devices

• Digital storytelling

Writing Instruction

• Strategies for preparing to write (Prewriting) EX: Concept Mapping

• Strategies to encourage writing

• Using word processing to produce a draft

• Modeling to support revising and editing drafts

• Providing feedback

• Publishing students work

Literature Learning

• Accessing online copies of published works

• Accessing background information on authors

• Support for literary analysis

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION STRATEGIES

TECH-PACK N

EEDS AND

CHALLENGES IN

ENGLISH AND

LANGUAGE ARTS

TECH-PACK NEEDS AND CHALLENGES

To integrate technologies effectively, teachers must have a combination of English and language arts: content knowledge

• Some content standards have remained relatively constant over the years, but as the years progress standards will have to be updated to include the growing influence of digital literacy.

Pedagogical Knowledge

Technological Knowledge Be able to teach new literacies

• EX: ereaders, blogs, wikis, web pages, presentation software, digital cameras, video editors, image manipulations software, and audio editors

POST TEST

1. As new technologies emerge, the need for new literacy emerges. Two of these new literacies are:

A. information literacy and technological literacy

B. digital literacy and non-digital literacy

C. digital literacy and information literacy

D. technological literacy and digital literacy

POST TEST

2. The more students read, the better developed their language and writing skills become.

A. True

B. False

POST TEST

3. An example of a diverse learner who can be a challenge for teachers to work with is:

A. A student who is learning English as a second language

B. A struggling reader

C. A student who has ADHD

D. All of the above

POST TEST

4. Standard 8 of the National Council of Teachers of English and IRA Standards for the English Language Arts emphasizes the importance of students using technology in their learning.

A. True

B. False

POST TEST

5. Some content standards have remained relatively constant over the years, but as the years progress standards will never have to be updated to include the growing influence of digital literacy

A. True

B. False

RELATED WEBSITES

• Wordle.net

A good website to use to make a word cloud with high frequency words.

• http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/CrissCrossSetupForm.asp?campaign=flyout_teachers_puzzle_crisscross

A website to make crossword puzzles for a language arts class.

• http://www.toondoo.com

A website for developing cartoons with the vocabulary the students are trying to learn.