The way of the 21st century is technology, and there are many ways to integrate technology into literacy activities in your classroom. Digital storytelling, wikis, blogging, podcasting, and online classrooms are only a few of the tools that are useful. My colleague Jamie Diamond and I presented our ideas at the Illinois Education and Technology Conference (IETC) in Springfield, IL, on November 19.

2. To provide you
with a variety of
ways to
meaningfully
integrate
technology into
literacy
activities across
the curriculum

3. What WeWhat We’’ve Found inve Found in
Our ResearchOur Research

5. Narrative Writing
• Before using
technology
• After using
technology

6. Digital Storytelling….huh?
Mini-stories
about life
experiences
using the computer

7. Ingredients
• Script
• Photos
• Clipart
• Drawings
• Computer
• Headphones with
microphone
Optional:
• Music
• Scanner

8. FREE DOWNLOAD!!!!FREE DOWNLOAD!!!!
Photo Story:
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digital
photography/photostory/default.mspx

9. Using it in yourUsing it in your
classroomclassroom
Professional Writing ExamplesProfessional Writing Examples
•• Sensory DetailsSensory Details
•• Vivid VerbsVivid Verbs
•• Precise NounsPrecise Nouns
•• Gary PaulsenGary Paulsen’’ss WoodsongWoodsong

10. Brainstorming
Important Life Events

11. Personal Experience Writing
Beginning: grabs Beginning: grabs
readerreader’’s s
attention and attention and
introduces the introduces the
experienceexperience

12. Describes the Describes the
experience experience
w/sensory w/sensory
details and shows details and shows
importance of life importance of life
experienceexperience
Middle:

13. End:
Tells outcome of Tells outcome of
story or the story or the
result of result of
experienceexperience

14. All in 200 Words or
Less!!!

15. Editing:
•vivid verbs
•precise nouns
•sensory details
Final draft‐
•graphic
organizer

16. Time to create the digital story!

17. Good Resource for help:
Digital Storytelling: Capturing Lives,
Creating Community
by Joe Lambert
For examples:
http://www.storycenter.org/stories/

19. Blog=Blog= ““Web LogWeb Log””
• Post Text
• Post Images
• Post Videos
• Leave Comments

20. What is a Blog?What is a Blog?

21. Two FREE Options…
http://wordpress.com/https://www.blogger.com/start

22. BALANCE:
Caution & Willingness to Take Risks

23. Kidblog.org

24. Write for a
purpose!

28. Podcast Launching Site!
Podcast Launching Site!
http://mgaier.wordpress.com/

29. Podcasting: What is it?

30. The EquipmentThe Equipment
•headphones
•microphone
•computer with
podcasting
software

32. Software OptionsSoftware Options
Free download for PC’s
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Download for PC’s (costs $)
http://www.recordforall.com/
Comes on all Mac’s

33. Why podcast?Why podcast?

34. Utilize the Writing ProcessUtilize the Writing Process

35. Practice Reading FluencyPractice Reading Fluency
and Expressionand Expression

36. Review ContentReview Content

37. TeachTeach
Content:Content:
studentsstudents
listenlisten
from homefrom home

38. TeachesTeaches
2121stst
Century Tech SkillsCentury Tech Skills

39. Collaborative OpportunitiesCollaborative Opportunities

40. PodcastingPodcasting
inin
MyMy
ClassroomClassroom
http://mgaier.wordpress.com/

41. District 220 Podcasts

42. http://millard.esu3.org/willow/radio/

43. Wiki: What is it?Wiki: What is it?

45. Wiki=CollaborationWiki=Collaboration

47. Diamondwiki.wikispaces.com
GaiersGallery.wikispaces.com

48. Group Projects!Group Projects!

49. GoldenGolden
LinesLines
andand
VocabularyVocabulary

51. ResearchResearch
WhileWhile
ReadingReading

56. Online ClassroomsOnline Classrooms

57. http://www.globalclassroom.us/
http://moodle.org/
Two Free OptionsTwo Free Options……

58. To infinity,To infinity,
andand
beyond!beyond!

60. A PlaceA Place
toto
JournalJournal

61. Peer Edit/Revise WritingPeer Edit/Revise Writing

62. Formative Assessment ToolsFormative Assessment Tools

63. PostPost
VideosVideos
&&
AudioAudio

64. ContentContent
SpecificSpecific
GlossaryGlossary

65. www.classroom.cusd220.org

68. Contact Us…
Jamie Diamond
jdiamond@barrington220.org
Meg Gaier
mgaier@barrington220.org