Increase Reading Writing Speaking and Listening Skills with Online Digital Resources

1. Increase Reading Writing Speaking and Listening Skills withOnline Digital Resources Cheryl Capozzoli ccapozzoli@caiu.org Elizabeth Panek epanek@caiu.org

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3. Reading Print/E-Content • Reading text – print media vs digital media • Digital Divide – students need to learn how to read digital/online text • Reading for understanding • Create meaning from online digital text • Focus and time spent reading online text • Practice reading digital text – essential, new nonnegotiable • Recognize nonlinear contextual progressions

4. Gartner Research Findings • A huge majority of tablet and iPad users say they find screen reading either easier than reading printed text (52 percent) or about the same (42 percent). • However, 47 percent of laptop users find screen reading harder than reading printed text, and 33 percent reported it was about the same. • Survey data showed that younger age groups are happier to read on screen than older respondents • Gap in reading b http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1673714

5. Time for Online/Digital Reading • Limit time for reading digital text • Provide specific goals/tasks while reading • Allow time for online exploration • Keep track of new learning and additional questions • Make connections • Review experiences key findings • Track online experiences

6. Resources for Digital Text Project Gutenburg CK12 Flexbooks ePubBud - ePubBooks Google Books MeeGenius Bartleby Into the Book

7. Got Google? • More than a browser! • Google Chrome - OS • Google Apps – Chrome Store – FREE! • Sync everything from Google and Droid Phone • Examples for Use in Education

8. Working with New Vocabulary Creating new meaning and making connections to new terms. • Visuwords • GotBrainy • InstaGrok • Wordsift • Quizlet • Studyblue • Classtools • Jeopardy Labs

9. Writing With Purpose Purposeful writing tasks are essential across all content areas. • Types of writing • Knowing your audience • What is the purpose • Read Write Think – Persuasion • Kerpoof – Sequence, Story writing • Writing.com Community – write and earn badges • Littlebird Tales – fun tales • Teen/Tween Tribune – news for kids by kids • Doink – create animated written works • Edmodoand Collaborize Classroom – free online classrooms

10. Listening for Details • Librivox – listen to books • Storynory – listening centers • Lit2Go – literature in mp3 format • iTunes U – free subscriptions for many contents • Audacity – free download – create mp3s

11. Speaking with Fluency and Understanding Listening and speaking skills are essential in all classrooms. How can we use technology to develop these skills? • Podbean • Podomatic • iPadio • Creaza • Audacity – free download to create audio files • Use PPT to record feedback and reflections. Don’t forget about the audio features in PPT and Movie Maker

12. What Next? • What content standards will be supported? • Decide the desired student learning outcomes? • Purpose for using technology? • How will the technology be incorporated into instruction? (direct instructional supports, center, independent or cooperative learning activities) • When will you introduce and practice the tool with students

13. Clear Expectations • Model or teach the tool before attempting to use • Allow students choice – options if possible • Student centered productivity • Collect student digital artifacts • Be clear about learning expectations – build rubrics • Myt4L

14. Some Words of Wisdom • Always have a plan B! • Don’t give up if something doesn’t go the way you planned • Change it up, like anything else kids will get tired of the same old thing • Ask the kids for help! Find a student tech guru • Don’t be afraid to make mistakes • Practice taking instructional risks