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Literature circles for the 21st century part 2
Teachers Can Infuse Technology
with Literature Circles Through:
The Actual Text (E-Books)
Communication and Discussion
Among the Students
Student Activities
Getting Books into the
Hands of Kids
 E Books
 Using the Public Library is always a great
place to start.
 Using Electronic Book services like Kindle
or I Tunes/Books
Students and Reading Fluency
 Using technologies like audiotapes and annotation
applications (like those found in Google Docs) support
reading instruction.
Donna Alvermann reports that “students of the New
Generation are quick to find Internet cites and
understand complex materials.” The students that
Alvermann cites scored in the lowest 25th percentile on
NAEP.
Students will read when they are motivated to do so.
Alvermann, Donna. “Adolescent Literacy-Research Informing Practice: A Series of Workshops.” The
Partnership for Reading.
The Power of E Books
 Allow students the opportunity to annotate.
 Control F
 Adjust print size.
 Some have capability for audio support.
Some Sample E Books
 Public Library
 University Libraries (Many are connected through
statewide networks.)
 Kindle
 I Books
Libraries are catering
to our Tech Teens
 Chicago Public Library
 http://www.youmediachicago.org/
 Orange County, FL Public Library
 http://www.ocls.info/Children/Teen/doit/doit.asp
Booktalking
 Booktalking basics
http://www.albany.edu/~dj2930/aboutbt.html?AX54
55
Promoting reading with booktalking
 http://www.thebooktalker.com/
Develops and harvests questions for the literature circle group
to consider and discuss.
Discussion Director (21st C.Tech)
 Develop and harvest questions that your group will
discuss.
 You will help your group to answer these questions and
facilitate discussion through online media like:
 Discussion Boards
 Blogs
 Instant Chat
Discussion Director (21st C. Tech)
 Teacher Coaching Point
 Helps the students to have some sample questions to get
them started.
 Have the students list the online chats and resources
that they visited.
 You may want to require the students to create a written
response to one or all of their posed questions.
Online Discussion Director
Resources (There are TONS)
 Let’s take a familiar book, To Kill a Mockingbird
 Here is just a sample of some current discussions
about this novel. Our students can read the discussion
and also participate.
 http://blogs.scholastic.com/kidspress/2010/07/to-kill-
a-mockingbird-turns-50.html
 http://blogs.scholastic.com/kidspress/2010/07/to-kill-
a-mockingbird-turns-50.html
 http://www.amazon.com/Kill-Mockingbird-50th-
Anniversary/dp/0061743526/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=
1290037216&sr=8-1
More Online Book Blogs
http://digitalbooktalk.com/
EPALS
http://www.epals.com/
Moodle
http://moodle.org/
More Tools for
Creating Discussion Sites
 Blogger
 www.blogger.com
 Live Journal
 http://www.livejournal.com/
 http://www.schoolblogs.net/wpress/
 Here’s a sample student blog for A Wrinkle in Time
 http://www.schoolblogs.net/wrinkle/
READ WRITE THINK
Thoughtful Threads: Sparking Rich Online
Discussions
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-
resources/lesson-plans/thoughtful-threads-
sparking-rich-1165.html
Finds and shares passages that should be read out loud for the
literature circle group. The passages can be interesting,
confusing, puzzling, enjoyable, or important. As you discuss the
passages, explain they were selected.
Audio Supplement
 Once the literary luminary has selected the passages
that they wish to share with the literature circle, they
can record the passages using a wide variety of
programs.
 Using the record feature on a smart phone.
 Select audio clips from an I Tunes version.
 Use passages from audio book version.
 Also:
http://recordedbooks.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/to-
kill-a-mockingbird/
As the students listen….
 As the students listen to the literary luminary’s
passages, they should record their reactions and
thoughts. This graphic organizer is an example:
Passage
(page #s)
What happened? Why is this passage
important? Why was it
selected?
Here’s an example from The Book Thief

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Literature circles for the 21st century part 2

  • 2. Teachers Can Infuse Technology with Literature Circles Through: The Actual Text (E-Books) Communication and Discussion Among the Students Student Activities
  • 3. Getting Books into the Hands of Kids  E Books  Using the Public Library is always a great place to start.  Using Electronic Book services like Kindle or I Tunes/Books
  • 4. Students and Reading Fluency  Using technologies like audiotapes and annotation applications (like those found in Google Docs) support reading instruction. Donna Alvermann reports that “students of the New Generation are quick to find Internet cites and understand complex materials.” The students that Alvermann cites scored in the lowest 25th percentile on NAEP. Students will read when they are motivated to do so. Alvermann, Donna. “Adolescent Literacy-Research Informing Practice: A Series of Workshops.” The Partnership for Reading.
  • 5. The Power of E Books  Allow students the opportunity to annotate.  Control F  Adjust print size.  Some have capability for audio support.
  • 6. Some Sample E Books  Public Library  University Libraries (Many are connected through statewide networks.)  Kindle  I Books
  • 7. Libraries are catering to our Tech Teens  Chicago Public Library  http://www.youmediachicago.org/  Orange County, FL Public Library  http://www.ocls.info/Children/Teen/doit/doit.asp
  • 9. Develops and harvests questions for the literature circle group to consider and discuss.
  • 10. Discussion Director (21st C.Tech)  Develop and harvest questions that your group will discuss.  You will help your group to answer these questions and facilitate discussion through online media like:  Discussion Boards  Blogs  Instant Chat
  • 11. Discussion Director (21st C. Tech)  Teacher Coaching Point  Helps the students to have some sample questions to get them started.  Have the students list the online chats and resources that they visited.  You may want to require the students to create a written response to one or all of their posed questions.
  • 12. Online Discussion Director Resources (There are TONS)  Let’s take a familiar book, To Kill a Mockingbird  Here is just a sample of some current discussions about this novel. Our students can read the discussion and also participate.  http://blogs.scholastic.com/kidspress/2010/07/to-kill- a-mockingbird-turns-50.html  http://blogs.scholastic.com/kidspress/2010/07/to-kill- a-mockingbird-turns-50.html  http://www.amazon.com/Kill-Mockingbird-50th- Anniversary/dp/0061743526/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid= 1290037216&sr=8-1
  • 13. More Online Book Blogs http://digitalbooktalk.com/ EPALS http://www.epals.com/ Moodle http://moodle.org/
  • 14. More Tools for Creating Discussion Sites  Blogger  www.blogger.com  Live Journal  http://www.livejournal.com/  http://www.schoolblogs.net/wpress/  Here’s a sample student blog for A Wrinkle in Time  http://www.schoolblogs.net/wrinkle/
  • 15. READ WRITE THINK Thoughtful Threads: Sparking Rich Online Discussions http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom- resources/lesson-plans/thoughtful-threads- sparking-rich-1165.html
  • 16. Finds and shares passages that should be read out loud for the literature circle group. The passages can be interesting, confusing, puzzling, enjoyable, or important. As you discuss the passages, explain they were selected.
  • 17. Audio Supplement  Once the literary luminary has selected the passages that they wish to share with the literature circle, they can record the passages using a wide variety of programs.  Using the record feature on a smart phone.  Select audio clips from an I Tunes version.  Use passages from audio book version.  Also: http://recordedbooks.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/to- kill-a-mockingbird/
  • 18. As the students listen….  As the students listen to the literary luminary’s passages, they should record their reactions and thoughts. This graphic organizer is an example: Passage (page #s) What happened? Why is this passage important? Why was it selected?
  • 19. Here’s an example from The Book Thief