There are different definitions of Literacy nowadays.
Teachers must take into account more aspects while teaching literacy. It is no longer about writing or reading. It is about using contemporary skills, to activate prior and fundamental knowledge as wells as to have students think critically.
http://www.slideshare.net/zvezdan/new-literacy-in-the-web-20-world
The world is changing, and our teaching needs to adapt to these changes. We need to ask our students to create. That is our goal.
How are we going to put into practice so many things at the
same time?
How are we going to follow the curriculum and at the same time have our students create?
We need to be collaborative, creative and digital as well as our students.
We need to learn from other teachers:
http://technologyrocksseriously.blogspot.com/http://www.schrockguide.net/literacy-in-the-digital-age.html
There are easy ways to look for interesting classroom ideas and helpful sources:
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| www.pinterest.com |
Motivate Creating
- Blogs
http://murcha.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/what-i-need-to-teach-students-to-blog/
Class Web pages
Class Awards Feel free to use the following awards that I´ve created ( personal use only). Your students will love them. You can edit them with any program, microsoft powerpoint works well.
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| Best Reader of the week |
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| Best reader of the week |
Collaborative Projects
We started using glogster last month. My students have created different digital posters related to class topics and related to things they like. They make comments to their classmates´s work. In this way, they appreciate what the other person has done and learn from him-her. They need to find images and videos that are appropriate to their topics as well as they need to write about the facts they are asked to research about.
They are able to put into practice the three skills in one project.
This was our Unit of Inquiry project about animals. https://sites.google.com/a/ciccaracas.com.ve/mbetancourt-4th-grade/
This is what we got as a result, using edu.glogster:
- Digital story Telling
You can change your daily routine by choosing or assigning to read a book online: http://www.childrenslibrary.org
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/SimpleSearchCategoryids=85,84&langid=11&pnum=1&cnum=1&text=&lang=English&ilang=English
Read online with your students and donate a book to those in need.
http://www.wegivebooks.org/books/goodnight-ipad?auto_launch=1
Or... http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/SimpleSearchCategoryids=85,84&langid=11&pnum=1&cnum=1&text=&lang=English&ilang=EnglishRead online with your students and donate a book to those in need.
http://www.wegivebooks.org/books/goodnight-ipad?auto_launch=1
You can have students hear and watch a story.
- Lesson Plans and Assessment
- Collaborative Rubric
- Project based Learning Rubrics
- Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software that opens up a new world between whiteboards and slides. The zoomable canvas makes it fun to explore ideas and the connections between them. The result: visually captivating presentations that lead your audience down a path of discovery.
Animoto automatically produces beautifully orchestrated, completely unique video pieces from your photos, video clips, and music.
- Web 2.0 21st Century tools Check this compiled list of useful tools to engage your students.
- Popplet it is a platform to share ideas online .
Our world is definitely another.
Each of our student has a different way of learning, and seeing this 21st century world.
It´s in our hands do our best to guide them and prepare them to grow and achieve the best results.
Ms. Marines Betancourt de Alfonzo
