Technology!...iPads, iPods, laptops, netbooks...as kids, you use these things every day...but as students, do you use these everyday? Should you use these in the classroom everyday?
Today's technologies offer you, as a student, very unique opportunities. You are able to explore and talk about literature in a way that people never have before. While I am still a huge fan of a good old fashioned book checked out from the library, there is no denying that electronic literature is something to be used, and used often. Electronic literature has the potential to offer you more ways to interact with it...instead of just reading the words, you may have access to images, sounds, voices, music...all of which would give you a completely different experience than if you were simply reading words on a page. Programs such as Google Docs, Voice Threads and WEVideo allow us to reach wider audiences instantly. Online blogs and chat groups offer unique opportunities for students to come together in real time and discuss the literature they are reading.
It's no longer about writing a report for the teacher to grade. It's become more and more about really accessing literature on many different levels and having a conversation about it...not only with your teacher, but with your peers.
Together, we are going to explore different technologies we can use in our classroom in connection with a novel...
Because we are taking this technology journey together, we will be reading and studying a novel about a girl on a journey.
Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech; HarperCollins 1994
Walk Two Moons is the story of Salamanca, a girl on a journey. Her journey takes her from her hometown in Kentucky to Ohio, and then on a cross country trip with her grandparents to Idaho.
During her stay in Ohio, Sal meets Phoebe, a girl on a journey of her own. The story chronicles how their journeys intertwine but ultimately have very different endings.
Below are links to learn more about the author, Sharon Creech, and about the cross country trip Sal takes with her grandparents.
Technology!...iPads, iPods, laptops, netbooks...as kids, you use these things every day...but as students, do you use these everyday? Should you use these in the classroom everyday?Today's technologies offer you, as a student, very unique opportunities. You are able to explore and talk about literature in a way that people never have before. While I am still a huge fan of a good old fashioned book checked out from the library, there is no denying that electronic literature is something to be used, and used often. Electronic literature has the potential to offer you more ways to interact with it...instead of just reading the words, you may have access to images, sounds, voices, music...all of which would give you a completely different experience than if you were simply reading words on a page. Programs such as Google Docs, Voice Threads and WEVideo allow us to reach wider audiences instantly. Online blogs and chat groups offer unique opportunities for students to come together in real time and discuss the literature they are reading.
It's no longer about writing a report for the teacher to grade. It's become more and more about really accessing literature on many different levels and having a conversation about it...not only with your teacher, but with your peers.
Together, we are going to explore different technologies we can use in our classroom in connection with a novel...
Because we are taking this technology journey together, we will be reading and studying a novel about a girl on a journey.
Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech; HarperCollins 1994
Walk Two Moons is the story of Salamanca, a girl on a journey. Her journey takes her from her hometown in Kentucky to Ohio, and then on a cross country trip with her grandparents to Idaho.
During her stay in Ohio, Sal meets Phoebe, a girl on a journey of her own. The story chronicles how their journeys intertwine but ultimately have very different endings.
Below are links to learn more about the author, Sharon Creech, and about the cross country trip Sal takes with her grandparents.
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