USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE

LITERACY INSTRUCTION

Grades K-5

RED 6449: Literacy & TechnologyAna Robins

University of South Florida

AGENDA Highlights of the brochure

Uses of ICTs for Reading /Writing InstructionAudiobooksDigital Storytelling Internet resources

Q & A

HIGHLIGHTS Gap between children’s use of technology and

media outside of school and inside of school. 2005: 40 hrs/week vs. 12 mins/week

Several barriers prevent teachers from incorporating technology in classroom activities Lack of preparation/knowledge – seek it out! Lack of time – make gradual changes Access to technology Technical support

Can ease into the process by modifying instruction with a few new ideas (Sweeny, 2010) Needs to be meaningful

AUDIOBOOKS Children who enjoy digital reading have

stated that they would read more books for fun if they had access to books electronically(Lamb & Johnson, 2011).

Available on CDs, MP3 players and online See Appendix A

Benefits: Offer more time for students to read Motivate/assist reluctant readers and ELLs Serve as models of verbal fluency Struggling students listen to grade level books

WAYS TO INCORPORATE

At a listening station CD players MP3 players

At computers

Laptop attached to ELMO for whole-group instruction

Can be introduced as early as Kindergarten

DIGITAL STORYTELLING Definition:

“a short, first person video-narrative created by combining recorded voice, still and moving images, and music or other sounds” (storycenter.org)

Here’s an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUZXBc6yRhU&list=PL30893813EA6AC069

Great for struggling /reluctant writers and ELLs

Workshops available through www.storycenter.org/public-workshops

EXAMPLE OF ILLUSTRATION USED IN THE DIGITAL STORY

Created by Kindergarten students!

WAYS TO IMPLEMENT Students compose a story the traditional way

Will become script for voice-over narrative Students then choose digital images or graphics,

or create their own illustrations on paper(as in previous slide)

Compile the media – iMovie/ Movie Maker Share! (Here’s an example: http://youtu.be/0fIOks7yhlE)

With the class With the school With parents through school website

See Appendix B for resources

OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES Blogs, Twitter, Wikis & Cloud Computing

can be used in earlier grades as a whole group activity

Great for older elementary students: 4th/5th

Blogs to post rough drafts for peer-edit feedback Twitter to write summaries or other responses to

literature Wiki & Cloud Computing for collaborative writing

projectswww.pbworks.com/educationGoogleDocs (www.google.com)

Choose one idea to implement. Add on from there. Soon, lesson planning for new literacies will become easier. Just take those first baby steps!

QUESTIONS ?

REFERENCES Hett, K. (2012, Summer). Technology-supported

literacy in the classroom: Using audiobooks and digital storytelling to enhance literacy instruction. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 40(3), 3-13.

Lamb, A., & Johnson, L. (2011, October). Nurturing a new breed of reader: five real-world issues. Teacher Librarian, 39(1), 56-63.

Sweeny, S. M. (2010). Writing for the instant messaging and text messaging generation: Using new literacies to support writing instruction. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 54(2), 121-130.