Ch. 9 Integrating Technology with English and Language Arts

Main Concepts of Ch. 9 Current issues and implication of technology integration technology strategies that meet language arts and english standards English and language arts Tech-PACK:

English/Language Arts Issues The definition of literacy is changing To be literate now means to also be technologically savy ebooks webpages podcasts

New Strategies We need new ways of fostering reading and writing skills these strategies must requirer social interaction

English as Second Language Many students have english as a second language appropriate use of technology can support english language growth ebooks audio book websites and software

Motivating Students There is a constant struggle to motivate children to read for pleasure as well as write blogs ways to motivate students to write/improve their writing skills word processing ing blogs

QWERTY Keyboarding QWERTY keyboarding is the first 6 letters in the top letter line of the keyboard Ongoing discussion: should keyboarding be taught as a prerequisite to using computers for writing?

Cursive Writing? Is time spent teaching cursive writing better spent on other educational priorities? Would time teaching cursive writing be better spent teaching writing with word processing?

To Improve Word Fluency and Vocab Online practice in matching letters and sounds Online practice in matching words and meanings Online tools to engage students in vocabulary learning

To Improve Comprehension and Literacy Using digital text to encourage engaged reading supported reading with software and portable assistive devices digital storytelling

To Improve Writing Instruction Using word processing to produce written drafts modeling to support revising and editing drafts providing feedback with grammar, spell- check, and thesaurus features providing feedback on student writing websites

To Improve Literature Learning Accessing online copies of published works Accessing background information on authors Support for literacy analysis

Tech-PACK Needs and Challenges in Language arts and English: Strategies What English/Language Arts need to ask themselves Content Knowledge Pedagogical knowledge Technology Knowledge