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Weaving Technology into Language Arts Mitzi C. Smith AETE 731
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What is literacy? In today’s society the definition for literacy has changed into a complex definition including more than just reading and writing.
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Our Technological World Email Faxes Mobile phone messages World Wide Web Automatic Teller Machines
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Language Arts Standards Read Write Listen Speak Access information through computer use Evaluate gathered information Think critically about messages Communicate using technological resources
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Web Literacy Provides nonlinear strategies of thinking Allows nonhierarchical strategies Requires visual literacy skills to understand multimedia components Is interactive, with the reader able to add, change, or move text
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Benefits of Technology Integration Novelty Flexibility Multiple Perspectives about Cultures Accommodations for Learning Disabilities
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Teaching Strategies Model how to refine key-word searches Provide mechanisms to overcome frustrations when using technology “Chunking Technique” Provide short-cuts to sites or search engines Limit links
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Why integrate technology? Technology opens a door of opportunity to teachers and students to enrich and expand concepts of literacy. Educators must press ahead so that our students do not get left behind.
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