Why connect technology to literacy in our

schools?

Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2007.

social network to create free interactive posters

include text, images, and videoplace variety of forms of information to which they link

post and receive feedback

Glogster

Eric's (a student) GlogGlogster Core Standards Glog

A take on “traditional” reading in that both are books

E-readers (ie: Kindle) are quite simply, books in an electronic format

Multi-platform books (sometimes referred to as “transmedia projects”) are books with Internet resources that enhance the story

E-readers/Multi-platform Books

The 39 Clues Amanda

Students and teachers create animations and interact, using backgrounds, props, and characters.  Curriculum connections

create an alternative book report interview a character from history or a

story re-create scenes from a story write a screen play illustrate vocabulary words and math

problems

Go!Animate

Carolyn's Go!AnimateSample Teacher Go!Animate

Go!Animate

Figment is a community where learners can share their writing, connect with other readers, and discover new stories and authors

Writers can submit their pieces from any genre and receive feedback from a wide audience

They can read other submissions as well as published authors and they can store their writing in one place until they are ready to publish

Figment

http://www.tlconnected.comLook for “TLC at the Beach – April

2011”

Kindle – to arouse or spark/kindl/[v. trans] light or set fire; to inspire (an emotion or feeling): A love of learning was kindled in me

To become impassioned or excited:

The teacher kindled at once!Adapted from one of the Kindle 2 screensavers

Here’s to YOUR passion for tech-lit!