Increase Reading Writing Speaking and Listening Skills with Online Digital Resources Cheryl Capozzoli Elizabeth Panek

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Reading Print/E-Content Reading text – print media vs digital media – Digital Divide – students need to learn how to read digital/online text – Reading for understanding – Create meaning from online digital text – Focus and time spent reading online text – Practice reading digital text – essential, new nonnegotiable – Recognize nonlinear contextual progressions

Gartner Research Findings A huge majority of tablet and iPad users say they find screen reading either easier than reading printed text (52 percent) or about the same (42 percent). However, 47 percent of laptop users find screen reading harder than reading printed text, and 33 percent reported it was about the same. Survey data showed that younger age groups are happier to read on screen than older respondents Gap in reading b

Time for Online/Digital Reading Limit time for reading digital text Provide specific goals/tasks while reading Allow time for online exploration Keep track of new learning and additional questions Make connections Review experiences key findings Track online experiences

Resources for Digital Text Project Gutenburg CK12 Flexbooks ePubBudePubBud - ePubBooksePubBooks Google Books MeeGenius Bartleby Into the Book

Got Google? More than a browser! – Google Chrome - OS – Google Apps – Chrome Store – FREE!Chrome Store – Sync everything from Google and Droid Phone – Examples for Use in Education

Working with New Vocabulary Creating new meaning and making connections to new terms. Visuwords GotBrainy InstaGrok Wordsift Quizlet Studyblue Classtools Jeopardy Labs

Writing With Purpose Purposeful writing tasks are essential across all content areas. Types of writing Knowing your audience What is the purpose – Read Write Think – PersuasionPersuasion – Kerpoof – Sequence, Story writing Kerpoof – Writing.com Community – write and earn badges Writing.com Community – Littlebird Tales – fun tales Littlebird Tales – Teen/Tween Tribune – news for kids by kids Teen/Tween Tribune – Doink – create animated written works Doink – Edmodo and Collaborize Classroom – free online classrooms EdmodoCollaborize Classroom

Listening for Details Librivox – listen to books Librivox Storynory – listening centers Storynory Lit2Go – literature in mp3 format Lit2Go iTunes U – free subscriptions for many contents iTunes U Audacity – free download – create mp3s Audacity

Speaking with Fluency and Understanding Listening and speaking skills are essential in all classrooms. How can we use technology to develop these skills? Podbean Podomatic iPadio Creaza Audacity – free download to create audio files Audacity Use PPT to record feedback and reflections. Don’t forget about the audio features in PPT and Movie Maker

What Next? What content standards will be supported? Decide the desired student learning outcomes? Purpose for using technology? – How will the technology be incorporated into instruction? (direct instructional supports, center, independent or cooperative learning activities) When will you introduce and practice the tool with students

Clear Expectations Model or teach the tool before attempting to use Allow students choice – options if possible Student centered productivity Collect student digital artifacts Be clear about learning expectations – build rubrics – Myt4L Myt4L

Some Words of Wisdom Always have a plan B! Don’t give up if something doesn’t go the way you planned Change it up, like anything else kids will get tired of the same old thing Ask the kids for help! Find a student tech guru Don’t be afraid to make mistakes Practice taking instructional risks