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Bringing Literacy-Enhancing Technologies to Your Classroom

by WAT Staff on 12-22-2010 03:05 PM - last edited on 12-22-2010 03:09 PM

 

 

We spoke to Carolyn Jaynes, Leapfrog Learning Team's literacy expert, about information and communication technologies (ICTs). There are a variety of ICTs - websites, blogs, emails, search engines, podcasts, YouTube and more - but the ICT we focus on during this WATcast is e-books.

This WATcast highlights the benefits of e-books and how they promote literacy and learning among different skill levels. Some key points include how e-books help advance student engagement and problem solving as well as which groups of students benefit most from using e-books.

Resources to get e-books in your classroom:

Grant Opportunities

 

www.technologygrantnews.com (has a grant index)
www.teachersnetwork.org (has links to tech grants)


Apple

For more information about using stimulus funds for Apple educational technology solutions and professional development, visit: http://www.apple.com/education/ or call 1-800-800-2775.


MacArthur Foundation: www.macfound.org

1.) Digital Media & Learning initiative aims to determine how digital media are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize and participate in civic life.

2.) Partner with a university

Educational Technology Information & Resources

1.) Free email links to EdTech News: http://www.smartbrief.com/edtech/  

2.) National Educational Technology Plan: http://www.ed.gov/technology/netp-2010

3.) Methods from http://www.k12mobilelearning.com/  

4.) September ebook case study: "The Reading Teacher" - includes response behaviors of two second grade girls as they read a book on a digital reading device.

This WATcast is sponsored by Leapfrog School.