Summary of Technology to Support Literacy
"In this age of multimedia, a new kind of storytelling has emerged. Digital Storytelling takes the art of storytelling and adds elements of sound, video, and photo images to create a multi-dimensional tale that draws the reader into the story. It's an excellent tool to encourage students to take their writing to a new level as well as a way to bring technology into your curriculum."
The above quote is from scholastic.com; it is an excellent starting point, but not the entirety of technology and how it can support literacy. It should be much more. Technology is best used as an integrated tool which incorporates student interaction and engagement. An excellent example of that is starfall.com. More than just watching an interesting video or photos.
I found the article/brochure from from the Reading Association to be almost prophetic. It is ironic, reading an article about technology, to learn about supporting literacy by using technology; however published in 2001; which in the technology sphere, is, well, put it this way, it was 3 years before Gmail launched.
Anyways, the article itself proved to be on point: "To become fully literate in today's world, students must become proficient in the new literacies of ICT. Therefore, literacy educators have a responsibility to effectively integrate these technologies into the literacy curriculum in order to prepare students for the literacy future they deserve."
The types of technology which I integrate into my classroom, include: internet multimedia platforms (youtube, vimeo etc..) as well as interactive applications, such as starfall, and virtual field trips using museum websites and google maps!
My lesson plan for Kindergarten Students, reading the book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle
and technology integration!.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KuUPeqIJnN1zZA1SLWu2m7MVSFhddQMbHc7zqdyp5bs/edit?usp=sharing
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