What is a Literature Cyberlesson?

1. What is a Literature Cyberlesson? Cyberlesson Template • Coined by Dr. Susan Tancock, Ball State, Indiana, definition modified to literature cyberlesson (Kurkjian & Kara-Soteriou) • Methods comprehension framework to guide students through text • BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER AND BEYOND STRATEGIES • Draws on Internet Technology and multiple sources of information • Literature Cyberlesson conveys that there is a focus on children’s literature • (fiction & nonfiction) • Used in a variety of group settings • Used with varying levels of teacher support, Cyberlessons Internet Project cyberlesson: http://www.reading.ccsu.edu/kurkjian/Internet%20Project/new_page_1.htm

2. CYBERLESSON GUIDELINES FOR EACH SLIDES OR WEBPAGES Introduction SLIDE 1. Short INTRODUCTION lets audience know what is coming and generates interest. Materials SLIDE 2. The list of RESOURCES AND MATERIALS needed for the cyber lesson is complete. Materials are provided along the way such as websites, graphic organizers, etc. Websites are appropriate to the book, age of the child and activity. Before Reading SLIDE 3. THE BEFORE READING ACTIVITY is feasible. It builds background, generates interest in the book and helps reader to make predictions and set the purpose for reading. During Reading SLIDE 4. THE DURING READING ACTIVITY helps reader to move through the text by helping to keep track of events and/or generating and confirming predictions. SLIDE 5. THE AFTER READING ACTIVITY should encourage the reader to respond to, revisit and/or rethink about the text by having the reader: relive an important event, put him/herself in the shoes of a character, consider an important idea, or evaluate the text by some criteria. After Reading

3. SLIDE 6. THE BEYOND READING ACTIVITY should help the reader extend beyond the text making connections to other related texts such as books, movies, music, and events. This activity can also help provide more background information to an aspect of the book that has not been elaborated. (information about the setting, time frame etc.) Beyond Reading Rubric SLIDE 7. THE RUBRIC helps the reader to assess if tasks were completed satisfactorily. The rubric identifies what the reader has to do and to what degree in order to complete the cyber lesson successfully. Credit Page SLIDE 8. CREDIT PAGE cites Internet sites and graphics and other references where applicable.