1. Literacy is a Lifesaver Using Technology to Support Literacy

2. What Does Literacy Mean in 2010?

3. Technology to Support Literacy Provide resources Teaching tools Support reading and writing Enrichment Students create a product

4. Provide Resources Create a class blog and add links for students to use Have students respond to questions or discussion topics www.alwoodard.wordpress.com Free blog sites to use: –www.blogspot.comwww.blogspot.com –www.wordpress.comwww.wordpress.com –www.edublogs.orgwww.edublogs.org –www.yola.comwww.yola.com

5. Teaching Tools Make learning more engaging Find games or videos to teach or reinforce a concept When searching for games, make sure they are interactive Look for games created by your textbook Use videos from UnitedStreaming or Teacher Tube –Have students create videos to use as teaching tools http://www.mathtrain.tv/ http://animoto.com/ http://voicethread.com/

6. Supports Reading and Writing Reading –Audiobooks – www.audible.comwww.audible.com –www.baytownlibrary.orgwww.baytownlibrary.org –www.gutenberg.orgwww.gutenberg.org –Online Textbooks www.thinkcentral.comwww.thinkcentral.com Writing –Word Processing –Communication Research –Search Engines –Online Databases

7. Enrichment Extend lessons –Play games to reinforce –Have students research further Teach what they learn to the class

8. Students Create a Product Have students create a final product –PowerPoint –www.wikispaces.comwww.wikispaces.com –www.edu.glogster.comwww.edu.glogster.com –Videos –Podcast

9. Amy Woodard 7 th Grade ELA Horace Mann Jr. alwoodard@gccisd.net