Reading, Writing, and Technology

Diane Lauer
Conrad Ball Middle School
Thompson School District

 

This workshop is designed to help teachers integrate technology into their standards-based literacy instruction. It is important to remember that technology is only a tool. You are the teacher. You decide when to use technology, how to use technology, and why to use technology. Most technology by itself will NOT increase your students' ability to be literate people. This workshop is NOT about using technology for the sake of using technology ~ because that is a waste of time. This workshop is about expanding your knowledge of ways to integrate technology as a tool. When you come upon a tool that works, effectively and efficiently - then you should use it.

During this workshop you will discover tools that you can use to enhance literacy instruction in your classroom. As teachers, when we have decided what benchmark needs to be assessed and addressed we begin lesson planning. Usually, the first step in developing the lesson is collecting the tools we will use to teach those lessons. Today we will explore the various tools you might need to teach these literacy skills:

Text
Essays, articles, technical writings, poetry, short stories, narratives, and novels.

Learning Guides
Worksheets, handouts, graphic organizers, study guides, assessment prompts, slide shows, and other visual aides.

Learning Practice
Games, skill builders, review activities and production activities.

Assessment Tools
Diagnostic, alternative, performance, and nuevo traditional.

Data Management
Spreadsheets, charts and graphs.

Supplemental References for Teachers
Background information, research, lesson plans, and educational advice.

 

Colorado Literacy Standards
(For more specific benchmarks - see your district or state standards book, visit
Colorado Assessment Frameworks or Suggested Grade Level Expectations)
 1 Students read and understand a variety of materials.
 2 Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences.
 3 Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage,
sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
 4 Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing.
 5 Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological sources.
 6 Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.

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