This document outlines 15 easy steps to integrate new online reading comprehension literacies into the classroom. It recommends using tools like Wordle, online videos from sites like Annenberg, Starfall for early reading, Read Write Think for all levels, and teaching skills like locating information, critical evaluation, and problem-based learning. It also suggests exploring tools like Wikipedia, VoiceThread, blogs, and using an Internet Morning Message and student online collaborations. The overall message is to begin integrating these new literacies now in order to help students learn essential online reading skills.

1. 15 Easy Steps To Integrate the New Literacies of Online Reading Comprehension Into Your Classroom Donald J. Leu New Literacies Research Lab University of Connecticut donald.leu@uconn.edu Katy ISD – August 18, 2010

2. Why we do what we do.

3. Use Wordle To Bring Print Alive

5. 3. Use Starfall.com for early reading development

6. 4. Use Read Write Think at All Levels

7. 5. Use Internet Workshop as An Instructional Model Videos

8. 6. Use ePals, or another free, student safe email package

9. 7. Teach the reading comprehension skills of locating information

10. 8. Teach critical evaluation

11. 9.Help the last become first through socially mediated learning.

12. 10. Explore the potential of Wikipedia

13. 11. Explore the Use of VoiceThread (voicethread.com)

14. 12. Try Out Ideas from Internet Reciprocal Teaching Phase I: Teacher-led Instruction in Basic Online Skills Phase II: Problem-based Learning of New Literacies Skills Phase III: Internet Inquiry

15. IRT: Phase ITeacher-led Basic Skills Teacher-led demonstrations of basic Internet use skills and cooperative learning strategies Explicit modeling by teacher Largely whole class instruction Mini-lessons as transition to Phase II

16. IRT: Phase IICollaborative modeling of online reading strategies Students presented with information problems to solve. Work in small groups to solve those problems. Exchange strategies as they do so. Debrief at the end of the lesson. Initially: locating and critically evaluating Later: Synthesis and communicating.

17. A Phase II Task

18. IRT: Phase IIIInquiry Initially, within the class. Then, with others around the world. Internet Morning Message of the Day Student Online Collaborations

19. 13. Use Internet Morning Message of the Day

20. 14. Use a Blog Mary Castle’s first grade blog http://michellesmelser.blogspot.com/ Mr. Thompson’s second grade classroom blog http://gcs.infostreamblogs.org/tthompson Mary Kreul’s 4th grade class http://mskreul.edublogs.org/ Mr. Monson’s Grade 5 Blog http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=59644 TAS Grade 3 ESL http://grade3esl.blogspot.com/2008/08/welcome-to-20082009-school-year.html

21. 15. Begin Now!

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