Implementing Technology and Literacy for Young Learners Written, Created and Presented by: Carla D. Saunders, M.Ed.

What is Technology? A mechanism for distributing messages through radio, television broadcasting companies, telephone, satellite and computer networks A piece of equipment or a technique for performing a particular activity

What is Literacy? The traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write, or the ability to use language to read, write, listen, and speak. Reading and writing at a level adequate for communication, or at a level that lets one understand and communicate ideas

Important Tips Keep in mind that: less may be more – keep your lessons short, sweet and to the point starting with what the child can and wants to do is best.

More Important Tips Technology use: enhances, not hinders, development can be used for other purposes across routines is a dynamic process

Talking E- Books What are they? Books that are on the internet that read to young children.

Mad Libs http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

Story Place The Digital Library http://www.storyplace.org/

Stories from the Web http://www.storiesfromtheweb.org/sfwhomepage.htm Working on the Letter “J”

Silent Books http://www.short2000.com/prince/ Prince Apple Head Humpledink

Mighty Books http://www.mightybook.com/MightyBook_free/free_index.html metamorphosis

Lil’ Fingers http://www.lil-fingers.com/storybooks/ New members of the family

Fablevision http://www.fablevision.com/ Visiting a Post Office

Magic Keys http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html Farm Animals

Virtual Field Trips http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/

Chick Hatchery http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/chick/index.html

El Nino http://sln.fi.edu/weather/nino/index.html

The Sun http://www.michielb.nl/od95/

Panda Cam http://www.zooatlanta.org/home.htm

Online References http://www.kidskonnect.com/StoriesOnline/StoriesOnline.html http://www.eduplace.com/tales/ http://www.storyplace.org/ http://www.storiesfromtheweb.org/sfwhomepage.htm

Online References http://www.short2000.com/prince/ http://www.mightybook.com/MightyBook_free/free_index.html http://www.lil-fingers.com/storybooks/ http://www.fablevision.com/ http://www.magickeys.com/books/index.html

Thank you…… Enjoy the rest of your day!