Use this Linoit link to write about how you define literacy.
Post a few ideas on sticky notes (use images if you are feeling creative)! Question: Is Linoit a literacy tool? |
Presenter Information
Kerri Brown Parker, College of Education, NCSU
Bethany V. Smith, College of Education, NCSU Nathan Stevens, College of Education, NCSU Session Website Shortcut:
http://go.ncsu.edu/isteliteracy |
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Tell us about yourself!
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FIRST: Read It!
Basic Reading
Reading "Skill" Level - Phonemic Awareness & Phonics, Decoding, Fluency, Sight Word Vocabulary, Content Vocabulary, Oral Reading, Spelling, Grammar - Literacy iPad Apps - Technology to Teach Literacy -
Data Collection, Image/Media, Maker Inspiration
Gapminder is a data visualization tool that can bring global awareness and data literacy into your classroom.
http://online.culturegrams.com and log in. Choose any of the editions and go to "Graphs and Tables" to create your own data table. Develop a set of questions based on the comparative data results. Free similar resources - CIA World Factbook
Interesting Graphics/Images: 101 Questions, National Geographic, Interesting Photos, Google Image Search - Filter, AP Images from NC Wise Owl, Culture Grams Slide Shows, NYPL Digital Gallery, Using 101 Questions YouTube/Discovery Ed Videos Make Something! Get STEM principles of creation/making into your curriculum through Makey-Makey, Legos/Play-Doh, Tinker-Cad and 3-D Printing and more. Check out ideas here! A Maker Lab for the Humanities! Informational Text
Use databases to ensure reliable results:
Think about Text Complexity! (Tools: Flesch-Kincaide Readability, Lexile Chart, Qualitative Rubric, Quantitative Tools (Lexile, ATOS, etc.)
K-12 Information Text Online Reading Resources LiveBinder
Resources from the Invisible Web (Adapted from Going Beyond Google Again by Jane Devine and Francine Egger-Sider)
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THEN: Do Something with It!
Note-Taking/Organizing
Use formative assessment to verify student reading - exit passes, quick summary activities, pair and share, etc. -- use technology like Padlet/Linoit, Socrative, Today's Meet, Kahoot (check out this comparison table with links). Try an INTERACTIVE eREADER
Online or Paper Graphic Organizers
Produce Something Great!
VideoScribe and iMovie Samples (SchoolTube example and Vimeo example). Consider other video editing tools like Videolicious (3-D printing sample) and WeVideo PowToon "stories" to communicate information - try the templates. Example here. You could also try Wideo for more animated fun. Students create a presentation that helps them explain rather than explains for them with Haiku Deck. NCSU METRC Digital Storytelling Tools Storybird, StoryJumper, Tellagami (Vokiesque), PhotoPeach, MyHistro, DomoAnimate and Meograph Infographics - contest on infographics representing research on childhood obesity Make a comic to explain a concept.
Publish Online -- Create a magazine in Flipboard (Primarily a Mobile App) - Demo Lesson, Create an ePub/book - iBook Author, Book Creator, etc. Thinglink a Primary Document - Another Thinglink Lesson Plan **Ask students to identify texts/sources they used and to use a balance of paraphrasing, summarizing and direct quoting. |
Literacy and Technology Matrix
To go a step further and connect literacy and reading strategies or skills with specific technologies, use this collaborative Google Doc to make connections. Add reading strategies, CCSS standards, technology tools and/or lesson ideas.
STRATEGY/CCSS STANDARD:
Word walls for vocabulary development - all content areas |
TECHNOLOGY TOOL:
Padlet or Linoit (online sticky note board) |
TEACHING/LESSON IDEA:
Teacher creates a wall with editable stickies organized by letter - students add words from a reading to each lettered sticky note i.e. in Biology introducing genetics. Students read basic article and find for A - Amino Acids, for C - Code and so on. |