This document provides ideas for integrating technology into literacy activities across the curriculum. It discusses using tools like podcasting, digital storytelling, online classrooms, wikis, and blogging to enhance student learning. Specific programs and websites are recommended for visual learning, podcasting, digital storytelling, online classrooms, wikis, and blogging. Examples of how these tools can be used to improve writing, provide collaborative opportunities, and develop 21st century skills are also provided.

1. Literacy in a Digital World Jamie Diamond Meg Gaier 6th Grade Teachers Barrington Middle School-Prairie Campus

2. The Big Idea To provide you with a variety of ways to meaningfully integrate technology into literacy activities across the curriculum

3. A little perspective…

4. What We’ve Found in Our Research

5. A Classroom without Technology…

6. The "Big" Transition

7. Visual Learning

8. Inspiration Motivational Interactive Webspiration.com

14. Podcasting: What is it?

17. Software Options Free download for PC’s http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Download for PC’s (costs $) http://www.recordforall.com/ Comes on all Mac’s

18. Why podcast?

19. Utilize the Writing Process

20. Practice Reading Fluency

21. Review Content

22. Teach Content: students listen from home

23. Teaches 21 st Century Tech Skills

24. Collaborative Opportunities

25. Podcasting in My Classroom http:// mgaier.wordpress.com /

26. District 220 Podcasts

27. http://millard.esu3.org/willow/radio/

33. Brainstorming Important Life Events

34. Personal Experience Writing Beginning: grabs reader’s attention and introduces the experience

35. Describes the experience w/sensory details and shows importance of life experience Middle:

36. End: Tells outcome of story or the result of experience

37. All in 200 Words or Less!!!

39. Time to create the digital story!

40. Good Resource for help: Digital Storytelling: Capturing Lives, Creating Community by Joe Lambert For examples: http://www.storycenter.org/stories/

41. Another Option… Online Classrooms

42. http://www.globalclassroom.us/ http://moodle.org/ Two Free Options…

43. To infinity, and beyond!

45. A Place to Journal

46. Peer Edit/Revise Writing

47. Formative Assessment Tools

48. Post Videos & Audio

49. Content Specific Glossary

50. www.classroom.cusd220.org

51. Wiki: What is it?

53. Wiki=Collaboration

54. Free!

56. Group Projects! *elements of fiction *character study *biography

58. Research While Reading

59. Golden Lines and Vocabulary

60. Independent Reading Logs … Transition into Blogging

61. Professional Development

62. Accountability

65. What?!

67. What is a Blog?

68. Two FREE Options… http://wordpress.com/ https://www.blogger.com/start

69. BALANCE: Caution & Willingness to Take Risks

70. Kidblog.org

71. Write for a purpose!

73. Authentic Dialogue

75. Podcast Launching Site! http://mgaier.wordpress.com/