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Taking the Fast Track in Literacy by Using Technology

Taking the Fast Track in Literacy by Using Technology. Kathleen A. Gormley, PhD Peter McDermott, PhD Presentation at NYSRA Meeting, March 7, 2010. Why digital literacy matters?. Literacy expanded Interactive, multimedia world Communication Problem solving Collaboration

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Taking the Fast Track in Literacy by Using Technology

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  1. Taking the Fast Track in Literacy by Using Technology Kathleen A. Gormley, PhD Peter McDermott, PhD Presentation at NYSRA Meeting, March 7, 2010

  2. Why digital literacy matters? • Literacy expanded • Interactive, multimedia world • Communication • Problem solving • Collaboration Source http://www.usfst.com/media/focus-area-images/FSTUS/issues-9-1/Technology_management_LG_FOC.png

  3. BBC Dance Mat Typinghttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

  4. Keyboarding Why does it matter? • N0 cheap voice activated • Focus on keyboard and nnot not message (Gormley & McDermott, 2010) • Erase entire to ‘fix’ error • Inefficient composing

  5. Researching and Collaboration • Social Bookmarking • Much more efficient than bookmarking • Tags allow searching of virtual library • Sharing to groups • www.diigo.com diigo

  6. Researching and Collaboration • Google.docs • Collaborative work—Word, PPt, Excel • Asynchronous • Teacher—group member • gmail account

  7. Research & Collaboration • Zoho Writer http://writer.zoho.com • Collaborative word processor • Sharing • Presentation software • Best used in groups of 2-3

  8. Improving Fluency Multiple reads! Online books “Read like a teacher!”

  9. Vocabulary • Comics: http://www.toondoo.com/

  10. Free Rice

  11. Word Clouds http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1688486/known_as_math • Wordle • Tagul • ABCya • Wordsift • Word Mosaic Source: http://www.wordsift.com/visualize

  12. Comprehension Digital literacy incorporates • Understanding; • Thinking; • Decision Making; • Preplanning; • Multiple Literacies! Teacher is KEY! Modeling Sharing Releasing responsibility

  13. Composing—more than writing!

  14. Composing • StoryJumper • Kindle • Email • Pimpampom (using Flickr pictures) • PPt • With narration • Without narration • As a book

  15. Story Jumper Example

  16. Part of Recent Journal Entry (5th Grade Boy, Urban School) I also got a kindle for my birthday. It was $260. I had to wait 2 weeks to get it because it was a lot of money. I was texting on my ipod (sic) and phone and I was texting on my computer also on facebook.

  17. Dear SXXXXXX, What did you do on your vacation ? I Went to the hospital because my sister twisted her arm. I like Christmas. What is your favorite subject in school? Love, MXXXXXXX Email

  18. Responding to Email

  19. First Grader’s Email (2/22) Dear bxxxx , Can we play hide and go seek? I like to play with my dogs. Do you want to pet my hampster? love Fxxxx

  20. First grader reading email

  21. First grader’s response Mar 1, 2010 Dear  Fxxxx, yes I   would   like       to                           come   over   and     pet    your hamster  thank   you for  inviting   me. Do you love to play board games? Love, XXXXX

  22. Pimpampom Source: http://www.pimpampum.net/phrasr/?id=22255

  23. 5th Grader—Start of PPt

  24. 5th Grader—Highly Resistant to Writing with Pen/Pencil

  25. PPt after Author Study

  26. Shared Writing: PPt Story with Scanned Images

  27. Video and Screencasting • Jing (5 minutes) • Screencast-o-matic (10 minutes) • ScreenFlow (paid, educator’s discount)

  28. LF 10 – Middle School Source: http://lf10.wordpress.com/category/character-vs-nature/

  29. GlogsterGl • Text http://edu.glogster.com/

  30. Glog Example

  31. Sketching

  32. Online Books • Children’s International Library • Tumblebook Library • TarHeel Library • Many choices!

  33. Tumblebook Library

  34. Avatars

  35. Voki

  36. FotoFlexer (free!)

  37. What websites do you use? Show us!

  38. Our Advice • THINK BIG! • Start Small!

  39. Keeping in Touch • Kay will start a NYSRA Group, if you sign up • Join diigo. • Kay will invite you to join “NYSRA” diigo group. • Share with each other!

  40. Email us! gormlk@sage.edu mcderp@sage.edu Kay Gormley Pete McDermott

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