"What makes today’s kids really sit up and fires their
neural fibers? Technology. Kids don’t see laptops,
MP3 players, cell phones, PDAs, DVD players, and
video games as technology, it’s just life. Schools need
to connect education to their students’ lives with
technology." (Wright, 2008)
3 Key ideas from the reading that I think teachers would be able to use are:
- Innovative reading sessions: Using IM (instant messaging) for students to pair-share during classroom reading sessions and using a timeline graphic organiser to model sequencing of the text.
- Individual access to class webpage: Posting links and information for students on the class webpage so that students are prepared for the teaching and learning activities expected for the day. Making this a morning routine for all students, I think, is beneficial in getting the classwork in order and teaching responsibility.
- Reading group blogs: Joining a blog where students reading the same text are able to share and comment on each other's postings.
References: Barone, D., & Wright, T. E. (2008). Literacy instruction with difital and media techologies. The Reading Teacher, 62(4), 292-302
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