After reading the articles in the Using Technology to Support Literacy link on the Scholastic website and the Integrating Literacy and Technology in the Curriculum brochure, I became more aware of the current issues surrounding information and communication technology (ICT) in literacy education and tools that can be used to integrate more technology in the literacy curriculum through electronic publishing.
The Scholastic articles provided information about electronic publishing in the areas of:
- Digital tools for storytelling
- Story idea sources for electronic publishing
- Tips and tools for planning lessons in electronic publishing
- Tips and tools for managing technology in the classroom when doing electronic publishing
- Ideas for cameras, software and tools to use
- Examples of electronically published pieces from students
- Steps for making a digital video with students
- Assessment and rubric ideas for teachers
- Ideas for using web tools across curricular areas
- Examples of how teachers have had students use web tools for publishing
The Scholastic articles were very practical in nature, offering resources and materials for teachers to use when planning to do electronic videos or publishing.
The Integrating Literacy and Technology in the Curriculum brochure provided an overview of how current technology has created new literacies for our students. This reality, coupled with the amount of information we are getting and being driven to online, is creating new educational needs for our students in the area of literacy. The brochure highlights the current challenges for teachers to meet the needs of new literacies, including:
- Insufficient access to technology in schools across the country and world
- Insufficient teacher education in new literacies in teacher education programs
- Insufficient professional development (time, money and opportunities) for teachers to learn how to address new literacies in their classrooms
- Access to technology and equipment in classrooms
- Insufficient understanding among teachers, administrator and educational policy makers about what new literacy skills are required by new forms of ICT and how can we best support students in acquiring these new literacies
- Insufficient research in these areas has made it difficult to develop these understandings.
Please use this Google document to view my lesson plan for Integrating Technology with Literacy
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