I am presenting at the Reform Symposium Online Conference. Here is a link to the presentation schedule in Central time.
With my state’s shift to Common Core State Standards, we are all charged with the responsibility of being literacy teachers and my session is designed to share resources about ways to fuse literacy strategies and tech resources to aid our students in their ability to read and connect to text.
Session Title: Text + Tech = Engagement Here is a copy of the chatroom notes from my session. Martha shared some great books. Notes from Chat Room Text and Tech
Your Name: Valerie R. Burton, M.Ed.
Work Title: ELA Teacher
School or Organization Name: West Jefferson High School
Area of the World from Which You Will Present: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Language in Which You Will Present: English
Target Audience(s): Teachers, Librarians, Technology Integration Coaches
Short Session Description (one line): Combine Literacy Strategies and Technology Resources to help students read closely, discuss and write about text.
Full Session Description: During our session, I will discuss ways to incorporate literacy strategies and technology resources that can be used across the curriculum to help students read closely. These strategies and resources are aimed at helping students become purposeful, active readers who are able to proficiently discuss and write about text.
What does it look like when you promote the use of literacy strategies and integrate technology into your classroom in order to increase your students’ engagement and connection to text?
You and your students read closely using a variety of literacy strategies
- Annotating
- GISTing
- Anticipation guides
- Notetaking templates
- Vocabulary strategies
- Self-generated questions
Your students demonstrate the ability to connect to text by using
- Google Forms to assess knowledge
- Padlet to post impressions of nonfiction or fiction
- Images to provide a deeper meaning
- Wikis to create ebooks or book studies
- Blogs to analyze and reflect upon text
- ePortfolios to publish work
Here are slides from my presentation.
Here is a link to a Livebinder of resources http://bit.ly/CLOSEread