Online Learning Resources The Sarasota Learning Portal And Other Great Online Literacy Resources
Using Technology to Support Literacy Instruction
Literacy Media Math Environmental Computer First Language Learners Second Language Learners Music Information Views Academic Cultural Functional Personal Transactional Emergent Jill Kerper Mora San Diego State University
“an individual's ability to read, write, speak in English, compute and solve problems at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job, in the family of the individual and in society.” Literacy “To be fully literate is to have the disposition to engage appropriately with texts of different types in order to empower action, feelings, and thinking in the context of purposeful social activity.” Dr. Jill Mora, San Diego State (Wells, 1990)
You ’ re literacy- focused! You encourage... –Acquisition –Understandin g –Appreciation –Development –Integration
“As children talk together, share their writing, or lean over to read another's words on the screen, they use language to communicate. Computers and other forms of technology support literacy and encourage speaking, reading, writing, and listening, through formal and informal language opportunities.” How Can Technology Help Encourage Literacy in the Classroom?
Technology can: Provide children with ways to express themselves Offer support for young learners Encourage reading and writing
Resources for Teachers
Consider… Time to find the resources Have the resources been reviewed by educators Are the resources correlated to state standards Are the resources grade level appropriate Are the links functional
The Sarasota Communication Portal
Learning Portal offers.. Lesson plans and resources Assessment resources Access to reading and writing resources Much more!!!
How do I locate the Learning Portal? Sarasotacountyschools.net
Other Great Online Literacy Resources
Teacher Resources: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning
Teacher Resources: ProTeacher /
Teacher Resources: NY Times-Learning Network
Teacher Resources: The Gateway on Educational Materials
Teacher Resources: Schools of California Online Resources for Education Aligned to the California Content Standards
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Resources for The Arts Reader ’ s Theatre: Aaron Shepard – Defines readers theatre Scripts to reproduce Recommended books
Resources for The Arts Fable Vision – Companion lessons and activities Online stories Clip art
Online Museums Web Museum, Paris – National Gallery of Art – – Resources for The Arts
Image Galleries The Campaign to End Child Labor – dex.htmlhttp:// dex.html The Emergence of Advertising in America – html/eaahome.htmlhttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ncd html/eaahome.html Like Television – /tvcomm/ /tvcomm/ Resources for The Arts
Teacher Resources Learning to Read – “…improve the quality of reading instruction through the study of the reading process and teaching techniques. “ –Serves as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of reading research.
Teacher Resources Reading Online Online journal of the International Reading Association Electronic Classroom “… sharing effective practices and new developments related to the intersection of literacy with technology”
Curriculum Integration and Project Based Learning
Photo Essays A Photo Essay on the Great Depression – photoessay.htmhttp:// photoessay.htm Time for Kids.com – stime/story/0,6772,99714,00.htmlhttp:// stime/story/0,6772,99714,00.html Shattered-Photo Essay on 9/11 – ed/ ed/
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