Keeping the Literacy in 21rst Century Literacy
by Drew Schrader
Intent: Introductory strategies for addressing traditional literacy goals in high school, while using web 2.0 tools to foster student engagement. Aimed at "busy teachers".
Diigo for social bookmarking
Screentoaster for easy screen capture [Cool, I've been wondering how to do screen captures!]Prezi
Think alouds (to model metacognition strategies for reading) -- Using Screentoaster -- Easy to use at Screentoaster.com; nothing to download -- Runs online -- Just create an account and then click "Start recording". Can include voice and video. Can upload to Utube, or screentoaster can host on their own site, or you can download as a .mov file and use on your own computer.
Annotated text (to help students pick out important information by highlighting it, or to draw their attention to a particular text feature by using sticky notes) -- Use Diigo, then send students the link. [I'm still slightly confused about Diigo -- once one person highlights the article, will a random person who accesses that article on the open Internet see the highlighted version, or the original version? I assume the original version, but is that correct?]
Mind-mapping -- To plan / brainstorm and then organize ideas for writing -- Use Prezi -- He says students have found it intuitive and seem to like using it. [I'll have to try it again. The first time, I somehow made my whole presentation shrink to a tiny size, and then I couldn't figure out how to undo that!]
Too easy to "put neat tools ahead of good practice", rushing out to try a new tool with your class without really having a significant learning goal in mind for it. [I'm so glad he's addressing that; that seems like a big danger to me!]
He highly recommends the book _I Read it but I Don't Get It_ by Chris Giovanni (sp.??) for working with adolescents on reading issues. The reading theory in his talk is heavily influenced by this book.
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