Reading2.0

=Literacy 2.0 = Teaching literacy and information gathering through technology

Alphabet (letters)

 * [|www.starfall.com]
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 * Kidspiration Alphabet digital poster





Phonics (sounds)

 * Use the Web! - SmartBoard lesson found on the ng sound.
 * Blair, Chris. Catch of the Day “ng” Lesson. []
 * Kidspiration templates



Accuracy (correct pronunciation)

 * Record students in mp3 format
 * Create podcast using aviary, garage band, or audacity.

Fluency (tone, volume, speed, emotion)

 * Have students videotape other students reading and then watch back to discuss either individually or as a class.
 * Videotape reader’s theater

Comprehension - Visualizing

 * Using a graphics program like Kid Pix, Kidspiration, to draw the scene and tell the students about their picture on the big screen.

Comprehension – Making Connections

 * Pass around a wireless keyboard to type on a projected image
 * Use Google Docs to create shared document
 * Use a blog or VoiceThread for students to write/tape small connections as comments

Comprehension – Inferring (Reading Between the Lines)

 * Still exploring: Use [|Diigo]to place virtual sticky notes by web page with things not read, but inferred

Comprehension - Vocabulary

 * Create a webquest for students to find the definitions and learn how to internet search correctly
 * Use a blog and online dictionaries []

Comprehension – Questioning

 * Use e-mail to ask questions of the teacher, experts in the field, members of the community, school, or the author.

Comprehension – Determining Importance

 * Internet research
 * FREE online encyclopedia Britannica
 * FREE online magazine articles
 * ELM! ELM! ELM!

Comprehension - Synthesizing

 * Have students scan and narrate their own books or parts of books using voice thread or photo story

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Motivating to read

 * Read e-books
 * Tumblebooks ($)
 * Googlebooks
 * Check out e-books from library
 * Listen to audiobooks
 * Check out audiobooks from the library
 * Online Magazines - ELM!