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Etta J. Wilson Newark, Delaware

Literacy Lab: Connecting reading, writing and technology. Etta J. Wilson Newark, Delaware. Rolando Toccafondi, principal Mary Cleary, Literacy Lab teacher. School Facts. Suburban elementary school 500 pupils grades K-5, 4 bilingual Hispanic classes Midway between Philadelphia and Baltimore

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Etta J. Wilson Newark, Delaware

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  1. Literacy Lab: Connecting reading, writing and technology Etta J. WilsonNewark, Delaware Rolando Toccafondi, principal Mary Cleary, Literacy Lab teacher

  2. School Facts • Suburban elementary school • 500 pupils grades K-5, 4 bilingual Hispanic classes • Midway between Philadelphia and Baltimore • 33 award-winning teachers and 13 support staff • Delaware State Testing Program (DSTP), Measures of Academic Progress (MAP), DIBELS, ACCESS, District Common Assessments • Large After-School Program

  3. Goal #1 for Literacy Lab Meet educational needs of all learners Equal access to technology After School program Scholastic Reading Inventory/ Reading Counts Rosetta Stone

  4. Goal #2 for Literacy Lab Improve Student Writing Higher scores on the DSTP Higher academic achievement Improved communication skills

  5. Making the Connection • Teacher uses literature to model the focus writing skill or genre. • Students “quick write” to practice the modeled skill. • Teacher may assign a genre, but students always have personal choice of topic. • Students share their writing with others.

  6. The Technology Component • Word Processing • Effective Feedback (Embedded Commentary) • Visual Rhetoric • Multimedia • Software • Internet • Blogs • Wikis

  7. Word Processing • Type To Learn • Kidspiration • Microsoft Office Word • Individual Folders • Spell Check • Dictionary, Thesaurus

  8. Effective Feedback • Reviewing Toolbar • Insert Comments • Track Changes • Accepting or rejecting Changes • Using Macros to customize comments • Assessment Rubrics • Versions

  9. Visual Rhetoric • Choice of Font • Choice of font size • Choice of Color • Choice of Effects • Art • Sounds

  10. Multimedia

  11. Multimedia

  12. Summary Points Key Learning: Literacy Lab contributes to student achievement. Use of technology motivates students to write. Parent awareness and permissions contribute to student safety. Challenges: Crashes, glitches, viruses, outdated hardware First to go in budget crunch

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