Goals for the afternoon Sharing 2010 NYSRA Charlotte Award nominated books Connecting to technology Book talking with friends

NYSRA Charlotte Award Since 1990 the New York State Reading Association has sponsored the Charlotte Award, which is given every 2 years to authors and illustrators of books which are chosen by school age readers. The goal of the award committee is to encourage reading and to help teachers find books that their students will want to read. My goal has been integrating new technologies.

Technology & Reading “As of 2005, 100% of public schools had internet access, and 94% had classroom instructional access” (Handsfield, Dean, & Cielocha, 2009, p. 40). “Web 2.0 defined: “interactive version of the World Wide Web in which users of content also generate content for websites” (Gray, 2009, p. 1). “technology should focus on meeting curricular goals or addressing a pedagogical problem, carefully implementing technology-based tools where appropriate” (Gray, 2009, p. 2) Many free tools are available for you to use. Meet your neighbor: How do you see reading & technology as connected in your life? In your teaching?

Websites & Blogging Traditional website ml ml Word Press, build your site from a template NYSRA Charlotte Award Albany City Area Reading Council Other tools for free web space & designing

Online resources Collection of information for the nominated books. Intermediate grade books. A Dog on His Own by Mary Jane Auch. Holiday House, Author website(s): Publisher Website: Other related website(s): I really liked this view of the Auch’s studio. Reviews: Cincinnati Library Lesson plan ideas: Connect with your local animal shelter.

More online resources Rickshaw Girl. Written by Mitali Perkins. Illustrated by Jamie Hogan. Charlesbridge, Author website(s): Our interview with Ms. Perkins Illustrator website(s): Our interview with Ms. Hogan Publisher Website: Other related website(s): Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Reviews: CCBC Curled up with a good kids’ book PaperTigers Lesson plan ideas: Resources from publisher

NYSRA Youth Book Blog Interviews Interviews interviews/ interviews/ Ellen Sinisi, photographer for Steel Drumming at the Apollo Christina Kilbourne, author of Dear Jo: The Story of Losing Leah and Searching for Hope

Charlotte Art Guess What is Growing Inside this Egg Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly We want your art!

Podcasting What is a podcast? “The term podcast refers to an ongoing series or episodes of a particular programme” (wikipedia) How do I do a podcast? Integrated project with reading, writing, listening, & speaking Free software, Audacity demonstration. Charlotte examples Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek Martina the Beautiful Cockroach

Podcasting scripts id= id= Script-Worksheet Script-Worksheet Try it out. Create your own review of a primary grades Charlotte nominated book. Consider what teachers would want to know about this book. Title, author, grade level, plot highlights, why children/you like this book, who you think might enjoy this book. Create a script with everyone having a role. Practice. Consider how you could use or share how you do use audacity in your teaching. Share. Can I record you?

Mind maps Mindmeister.com tml?TB_iframe=true&height=590&width= tml?TB_iframe=true&height=590&width= Connect to your neighbor: How could you use this tool in your teaching? Create a mind map for your podcasting text.

What other tools are you using? Wiki Social networking national-Reading-Association/ ?ref=ts national-Reading-Association/ ?ref=ts Voice thread Your suggestions?

How can you participate in the NYSRA Charlotte award program? READ the ballot books! VISIT the Charlotte Award Youth Book blog for resources related to each title on the ballot and reviews for the books. USE the books in your school’s morning or DEAR program. INVITE a member of the Charlotte Award Selection Committee to come to your school to talk about the books and the ballot process. DISPLAY the books in a special spot in the library; tally the votes on a display chart. START a “Charlotte Award Club” for students and/or teachers. ASK your parent/teacher organization to help purchase the books. USE the titles in your PARP program or hold a Charlotte Award family event. HAVE older students read the books aloud to younger ones. CREATE a Charlotte Award shelf in the library with past winners INVOLVE your community library, bookstore, pre-schools, senior citizens, LOCAL READING COUNCIL, and others (

Book Clubs Read the book with your group. What do you like? Not like? How could this book be used in your teaching? Share with the group your responses.

2010 Committee Members Judy Ehrensbeck, Chair Lynne Brosch Karen Brungard Stan Cianfarano Mary Beth Farr Pauline Rasbeck Deborah Terrance Ellen Wilcox Liz Yanoff

Resources ml ml Chiki, F., & Garcia, A. (2009). 21st Century Literacies: Navigating the Possibilities. School Talk, 15(1), 1-5. Handsfield, L. J., Dean, T. R., & Cielocha, K. M. (2009). Becoming critical consumers and producers of text: Teaching literacy with Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. The Reading Teacher, 63(1),