Technology and Literacy

Our blog has featured many technology tools that teachers can incorporate into their classrooms and this week is no exception. However, this week's tools all focus on incorporating technology and literacy. The interesting thing about literacy is that it is a piece of all subject areas! The technology to literacy connections below are broken down into before, during, and after reading ideas. They focus on ways to use technology in conjunction with the text, technology for discussions and to use during reading, and technology ideas to use after reading/for culminating projects. You can click on the links to go to each tool's website.

Technology for Text:

• Audiobooks (great for younger students)
• Books using a reading app like Kindle
• Epic Books
• Our librarians also have links to many technology tools for text on each school's website!

Technology for Discussions/During Reading:

• G Suite apps (aka Google apps like Google Docs and Slides)
• Padlet
• Dictionary.com
• Recap
• Word clouds can be created on sites like Wordle
• Blogging sites like Weebly for Education, Edublogs
• Concept mapping sites like bubbl.us, MindMup2, Popplet

Technology for After Reading/Culminating Projects:

• G Suite apps
• Video with apps like iMovie, Windows Movie Maker
• Green Screening with apps like Do Ink, Touchcast
• Other presentation tools like Prezi, Haiku Deck

Do you currently use any of these tools in conjunction with literacy in your classroom? If so, please leave a comment with how you use it. If you have not used any of these tools, we encourage you to try just one! It can be very overwhelming when you see lots of tools at once, so focus on one that you think would be engaging for students in your class.