Technology as a Tool in Reading in the Elementary School

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Technology as a Tool in Reading in the
Elementary School
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Traci Holman Holy Family University July 26,
2006 Professor David Slowik
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Introduction

• Given the emphasis of technology in our society,
  it is becoming progressively more important to
  integrate technology into the elementary schools
  to help prepare students to succeed in our
  ever-changing world.
• This interactive slideshow will give you ideas
  about how to best incorporate technology into
  your classroom.

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Table of Contents

• Teachers using technology to establish research
  based practices
• International Reading Association
• Reading Online
• Teachers using technology as a resource for
  lessons
• Read Write Think
• Lesson Plans Page
• Rubistar
• Students using websites as a curriculum
  supplement
• Funbrain
• Gamequarium
• BookAdventure
• Scanning
• Final Thoughts
• Recommended Follow Up

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Teachers using technology to establish research
based practices.

• Technology and the internet are great resources
  for teachers to refer to as they encounter
  problems or difficulties in their classroom or to
  simply to freshen up old ideas.
• Some of the sites that I found most useful for
  teachers to use as they are establishing
  research-based practices are the ones listed
  below.

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International Reading Association

• The International Reading Association is a
  website that is most effective if you become a
  member of the association.
• From this website, a teacher can find many
  articles that have been published by other
  teachers and reading professionals.

Click here to access the website
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Reading Online

• Reading Online is another website that offers
  articles on a range of topics in reading
  education.
• Teachers can use this website to search for
  articles that have been written and published on
  various topics.
• Click on the icon below to visit this website!

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Teachers using technology as a resource to create
lessons.

• Every teacher that I know is continually
  searching for new lesson plans, materials,
  supplemental activities, and ideas for presenting
  lessons.
• The internet is a great place to look for such
  things and often the first resource that I go to
  when looking for a new idea.
• Some of the lessons that you will find on the
  internet have printable materials and you can
  implement these lessons write in your classrooms.
  
• Others have materials that students can access on
  the internet and you can teach your lesson in the
  computer lab or with laptops.

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Read Write Think

• This is a great website that provides teachers
  and students access to the highest quality
  practices and materials in reading and language
  arts instruction.
• Teachers can search through lesson plans,
  standards, web resources, and student materials.
  
• Students can complete some of the activities
  included right on the computer.
• The lessons provided all include a research base
  and links to websites that will reinforce their
  lessons.

Click on the logo to explore the website!
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Lesson Plans Page

• The lesson plans page is another website that you
  can go to for lesson ideas.
• You can search for lessons by subject or by most
  recently added.
• It also includes seasonal lessons for the
  different seasons throughout the year.
• The lessons included on the page have all been
  submitted by teachers and there is a great
  variety of lessons available to use.

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Rubistar

• This website allows you to enter the domains that
  you wish to grade as well as a grading scale and
  the criteria for each different score.
• I feel that giving the students the rubric when
  they are given the project helps to set your
  expectations and shows students exactly what they
  need to do to succeed.

Click on the star to access the website
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Students using websites to supplement their
reading curriculum.

• In addition to teachers using technology and the
  internet to supplement and enhance their
  instruction in the classroom they can also use
  the internet as a teaching tool in the classroom.
  
• There are many websites that are designed for
  children to practice various skills.
• These are sites that children can work on
  independently or the teacher can assign these to
  children to complete.

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Funbrain

• Funbrain is a website that offers choices based
  on subject area and grade level.
• Since my focus is on reading, I usually have my
  children use the reading category of this
  website.
• They highlight certain books and encourage
  children to read these books and complete
  activities based on what they have read.
• They also have books that you can read on the
  website and complete activities based on the
  different chapters.

Funbrain
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Gamequarium

• Another website that should be used to enhance
  learning in the classroom is gamequarium.
• This website also offers activities based upon
  subject and grade level.
• The language arts section offers activities such
  as vocabulary games, word work, sentence
  structure and many other activities.

Click on the fish to check out this website
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Book Adventure

• Finally, another website that students can access
  as a supplement to their curriculum is Book
  Adventure.
• Book Adventure is a free reading motivation
  program for children in grade K-8.
• Children can create their own book lists, take
  multiple choice quizzes on the books they have
  read, and earn points and prizes for their
  successes.

Click on the icon to explore the website
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Scanning

• Scanning can also be used in the classroom for
  childrens drawings and stories.

Scanned Image
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Final Thoughts

• The websites provided in this slideshow are only
  a few that teachers and students can use to
  supplement their classroom experiences.
• The internet also provides many search databases
  that can help students, teachers, and parents
  find materials.
• Two search databases that I like to use are
• www.google.com
• www.yahooligans.com

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Click on the microscope for my research paper.
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Recommended Follow Up

• Teacher websites are wonderful resources for
  teachers to use as research for best practices.
• They can also be used to create lesson plans and
  supplemental classroom activities.
• Students can also benefit from using websites and
  technology to learn new skills and reinforce ones
  that they have already learned.

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