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Using Technology to Encourage Reading and Writing :Using Technology to Encourage Reading and Writing Lori Elliott
September 29,2008
Why use technology for reading & writing? :Why use technology for reading & writing? Technology provides wonderful resources to use to motivate kids to read and write. The students are very comfortable and used to using technology. Students practice and enrich literacy skills while doing what they feel most motivated to do, use technology.
How do you use technology for literacy? :How do you use technology for literacy? Word Processing: Word 2007
Google Docs
PowerPoint
Photo Story
Wikis
Podcasting
Websites
Word 2007: Cite Sources :Word 2007: Cite Sources
Do Math in 2007 :Do Math in 2007
Save as a PDF :Save as a PDF
Google Docs :Google Docs
Instruction Uses :Instruction Uses Power Point in the Classroom
http://www.actden.com/pp/
Ideas for Power Points :Ideas for Power Points http://www.online.tusc.k12.al.us/tutorials/pptclass/pptclass.htm
Games
Spelling
Guided Reading
Pete’s PowerPoint Station :Pete’s PowerPoint Station
Power Points Already Made :Power Points Already Made
Did You Know? :Did You Know? You can Record!
SmartBoard Lessons :SmartBoard Lessons Interactive
Available for All Ages
Available for Many Language Concepts
Photo Story :Photo Story Get Students excited about Writing through the use of Photos, Narration, Music, and Writing.
Photo Story :Photo Story
Wikis :Wikis PB Wiki
Wet Paint
WikiSpaces
Why a Wiki?
Students can write on the wiki. Add to others’ writing, or make changes.
Podcasting :Podcasting Why podcasting?
Students love writing scripts, rehearsing, and performing. You can show a broader audience the finished product also.
Podcasting :Podcasting See the Podcasting How To.. On www.lorislatestlinks.blogspot.com
KidsReads :KidsReads
Kids Reads :Kids Reads Reviews
New books
Author Sites
Interviews with Authors
How to start a book club (for kids)
Teacher Link
Spaghetti Book Club :Spaghetti Book Club
Stories Online: Kid Favorite! :Stories Online: Kid Favorite!
Spelling City :Spelling City http://www.spellingcity.com/
Read Write Think.Org :Read Write Think.Org Hundreds of resources and lessons in one place.
Story Map :Story Map
Writing with Authors :Writing with Authors