Teaching literacy in the digital age : inspiration for all levels and literacies

This curated collection of easily replicable and adaptable literacy activities developed by experts in the field leverages the technology that surrounds students and teachers as they live and learn. Storytelling, story analysis, report writing, persuasive writing, literary discussion, vocabulary–no matter what language arts topic you’re addressing, this book will provide you with dozens of activity ideas using a wide range of technologies. Each activity is tagged with a recommended level, literacy covered and main technologies used, including video- and audio-editing software and tools for online publishing. All are also aligned to the ISTE Standards•S and Common Core State Standards. You can easily adapt the majority of the activities for any level with minor modifications, including for students with special needs and English language learners. Activities include: Podcasting to foster speech and debate skills Graphic novel–style writing projects Student-created digital book trailers Digital movie projects to foster literacy growth Do-it-yourself digital 3D storytelling And much more! Embrace the flexibility of these activities in your classroom to help students create a range of authentic media products, motivating them to grow their literacy skills while having fun in the process. Audience: K-12 language arts teachers is an active ISTE member, past chair and present board member for CoSN, past president of Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators (LACUE), co-chair of the ISTE/CoSN Policy Committee, and serves on the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) board. As a former school principal, K-5 teacher, library/media specialist, and chief technology officer, her honors include ISTE Public Policy Advocate of the Year, 2012 Louisiana Governors E-Award, and 2013 NCTET Technology Community Builder award. Her research interests include online learning, leadership, technology, and e-portfolios. ISTE SIG affiliation: SIGLIT. Gerald W. Aungst, a public school educator since 1991, is the supervisor of gifted and elementary mathematics for the school district of Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania. He taught for 18 years at the elementary level, both as a classroom teacher and a gifted support specialist. Aungst is the author of Recess At Last, which placed fifteenth in the 14th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition, and is the webmaster and co-creator of All About Explorers (www.allaboutexplorers. com), a website for introducing elementary students to information literacy skills. ISTE SIG affiliations: SIGLIT, SIGAdmin, SIGDS (digital storytelling), SIGVE (virtual environments). Storytelling, story analysis, report writing, persuasive writing, discussing literature, vocabulary–no matter what language arts topic you're addressing, this book will provide you with dozens of activity ideas using a wide range of technologies. Each activity in this book is tagged with a recommended level, main technologies used, and literacy covered. Direct practical experiences that have shown to engage students by applying recently developed technology resources with traditional instruction