By: Tiffany Henderman and Natalie Turner Chapter 9: Teaching and Learning with Technology in English Language Arts By: Tiffany Henderman and Natalie Turner

Concept Map

NCTE/IRA Standards 1. Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build understandings, acquire new information, respond to needs and demands of society and the workplace, and for personal fulfillment. 2. Students use a wide range of literature from many periods and genres to build understanding of human experience. 3. Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. 4. Students adjust their of language to communicate effectively communicate with different audiences and purposes. 5. Students employ a wide range of strategies to communicate effectively. 6. Students apply knowledge of language to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.

NCTE/IRA Standards Cont. 7. Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. 8. Students use a variety of technological and information resources to gather and synthesize information, and to create and communicate knowledge. 9. Students develop an understanding of and respect for diversity in language. 10. Students who first language is not English make use of their first language to develop understanding of the English language art. 11. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of the literary communities. 12. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes.

Issues and Challenges in English and Language Arts New Literacies: new skills, strategies, and insights necessary to utilize the rapidly changing and emerging The internet is a big part of having to require new literacies There are many materials required to develop literacy and organize information

New Strategies to Address New Needs National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) and International Reading Association (IRA) stress importance of using technology to develop language skills The internet is becoming popular for reading Students need instruction on how to use information from the internet and how to incorporate it into their practices New literacies allow for students to have more social interactions

Challenges with Diverse Learners Schools are more diverse than ever today, which creates richer but more complex classrooms There are students who struggle with reading, have English as a second language, and do not receive the required instruction they need Technology, used appropriately, can help support the growth of these students to learn the skills they need

Teachers’ Growth as Literacy Professors and Leaders There has been a lack of professional development on technology integration Literacy teachers determined professional development can be improved with: Time to learn, explore, and develop literacy lessons Access to the technologies Access to more knowledge Continued, direct support Connecting with other educators to learn how they are teaching literacy is also encouraged

QWERTY Keyboarding Controversy To teach or not to teach? QWERTY Keyboarding Should it be a prerequisite before using a computer Those in favor argue students will learn bad habits without proper training Those against say it takes too much time to train the students properly Teachers have allowed students to use computers and teach keyboarding if time and resources are provided

Cursive Writing Controversy To Teach or Not to Teach? Cursive Writing Those against say it is not used enough and word processing should be used Those for say it helps develop fine motor skills Some states have laws requiring cursive writing to be taught (e.g. Tennessee)

Strategies for Word Fluency and Vocabulary Development Literacy begins at the word level with fluency in decoding, reading, and understanding individual words There are a number of website to help students with phonics that allow them to match sounds with the correct letter (ex. ReadWriteThink) Games and video sites allow students to connect words with a visual to learn the meanings (Ex. BrainPop) There are also technologies to help with vocabulary growth (Ex. Wordle)

Strategies for Reading Comprehension and Literacy Development Digital text, such as e-books, engage students into the reading more and allow them to be more interactive Handheld devices are available that will read to the students, pronounce unfamiliar words, and give definitions Audiobooks: media that reads the text aloud Talking Word Processors: software packages that read types words aloud

Strategies for Teaching and Writing Process Concept mapping and electronic outlining can be used for prewriting Use word processing for writing drafts Model for the students how to revise and edit the paper Provide feedback with grammar, spell-check, thesaurus features, and editing tools

Strategies for Literature Learning There are many free online resources for students to access digital versions of text There are many websites available for students to learn and gather information about the authors Technology strategies to use for literacy analysis: Project text on a interactive whiteboard for all students to see Use digital texts for analysis

Enabling Multimodal Communication and Digital Publishing Students find writing more motivating when their work is shared and displayed Relay Writing: one student or group write part of a story and sends it on to the next student or group to add onto Digital Storytelling: process of using images and audio to tell the stories of lives, events, or eras Students can engage in literacy by creating and designing their own games through websites (ex. Gamemaker)

Teaching Teachers to Integrate Technology Communication tools and social media technologies have had a major impact on the curriculum and practice Teachers see students creating blogs, wikis, and both are getting more information online Today’s technologies have changed the definition of what it means to be an effective teacher

Measuring Teacher Growth in Technology Integration English and Language Arts teachers’ progress is measured by two different categories Knowledge of English/Language Arts Issues and Challenges Technology Integration Strategies for English/Language Arts

Websites http://www.ala.org/ http://www.ncte.org/ This website is for the American Library Association and is a resource for library and information sources and helps to enhance learning. http://www.ncte.org/ This website is for the National Council of Teachers of English and they provide many resources for teachers, such as lesson plans, professional development resources, and journals. http://www.brainpop.com/ This website is great for younger students and provides videos and activities for students to enhance their knowledge. http://www.pbskids.org/ This website is great for students to enhance their learning and to enjoy it. There are games, videos, and other activities for the students to be interactive.

Websites Cont. https://www.kidpub.com/ http://www.readwritethink.org/ This website is great for teachers. It provides classroom resources, such as lesson plans, professional development help, and videos. https://www.poets.org/ This website is a good resources for students who are writing poetry or need to find information about poets. This site provides many poems and lots of information. http://www.literaturepage.com/ This website is a free resources for students and teachers to find different texts to read. They are constantly adding new texts to the site. https://www.kidpub.com/ This website allows students to create and write their own stories and then post it online for everyone to see and read. It is free and allows the students to express their creativity.

Reference Roblyer, M.D. (2016). Teaching and Learning with Technology in English and Language Arts. Instructional Technology. (pp. 289-318). Boston, MA: Pearson Learning Solutions.