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Schools are working with a flexible definition of literacy, influenced by established core concepts of media literacy, to: * promote the development of critical thinking skills necessary to independently 'read' & 'write', and make meaning of messages in a variety of forms * promote the basic operational skills, and understanding of the languages necessary to independently 'read' and 'write' effective messages in various forms of media (print, video, audio, etc.) * instill confidence in the ability to adapt those skills and concepts to emerging forms of communication * connect and transfer the fundamentals of literacy to other forms of real world communication and problem solving Challenges & Questions: * How do you fit this into already full school schedules? * If these type of productions do take time from other discipline and skills, is it worth it? * When and how do we train teachers to be confident enough in their own media literacy to fluidly guide students? * Where is the balance that satisfies outcomes schools are traditionally responsible for with the real world needs of our students?

This is an important document to read and to share witih your Principal, your Superintendent, and your Curriculum person. It's impossible to read this and then go back to business as usual.

An important document to read. How the tech trends will impact k12 education - or SHOULD impact it, at least.

Some grade-level specific resources for Reading Comprehension

Snap Groups is a free, web-based service that helps you connect without the chaos of other online communities. Here's what's great about Snap Groups: * Snap Groups is faster than other online groups because it lets you send and read messages, called snaps, in real-time * No email flooding your inbox - and no spam or viruses! * Read replies and conversations without battling unwanted headers, links, graphics, and ads * See the public groups your friends are in, and what they are posting about * It's easy to unsubscribe from a group - or make groups private - with a single click * Automatically Tweet and email your friends from Snap Groups to invite them to your group! * It's easy and free to register, so join Snap Groups, and you can start posting in seconds!

"Using podcasting, I have taken low-level readers and have excited them about reading and sharing what they read with the world. The Fireside Book Chat Podcast contains student reviews of self-selected books. A take on the old-fashioned book report, the podcast provides students with an authentic way to learn because they do it not just for themselves nor just for the teacher, but for the world. "

"The iPad is finding its way into more and more classrooms because of the growing number of educational apps that can be used with students. Some of the best ones are the new breed of iPad book apps. These apps make it great to use an iPad for reading books in class. Here are 10 of the best."

Lots of stories read by some famous folks! Captions can be enabled/disabled with a button. Be sure to click the MORE STORIES button to check out the rest of the selections.

This is a awesome android app for USA that is related to 3000+ Newspapers. You can find here more than 3000+ USA newspaper for reading included all states of Aarica. So install this app and read many newspapers at a glance. Download link: https://goo.gl/OYbFzd

Quick access to the Guided Reading Leveling Chart based on grade, scholastic guided reading program level, lexile ranges, lexile levels, DRA level. 

The FA Cup is one of footballs oldest and most important football tournaments, and has been played in England since 1871.Singing in the FA Cup is typically one of the highlights of the season for lower league teams, and FA Cup Tickets are often very much sought once by group of these teams. Read more: http://facupticketszz.webnode.com/

The FA Cup is one of footballs oldest and most important football tournaments, and has been played in England since 1871.Singing in the FA Cup is typically one of the highlights of the season for lower league teams, and FA Cup Tickets are often very much sought once by group of these teams. Read more: http://facupticketszz.webnode.com/

"Practice. Learn. Succeed. ScootPad is the ultimate way to master math and reading skills. Self-paced and personalized practice keeps kids engaged & challenged. Common Core aligned, real-time progress tracking & concept proficiency insigts, paperless homework....Best of all: FREE!"

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he Millions of users worldwide rely on Spyware Terminator, winner of many awards and high ratings from industry experts and users. Its free comprehensive protection is comparable to competitors' paid versions! Read More Visit : http://baigpcsolution.blogspot.com/2014/04/download-spyware-terminator-v30083-full.htm

Read Write Think's flip book maker provides a template for students to use to create and print a ten page flip book. Students can use the flip book maker to design pages that contain various combinations of text and images. The flip book maker provides drawing tools that students can use to create original drawings to illustrate their stories.

"paper.li organizes links shared on Twitter into an easy to read newspaper-style format. Newspapers can be created for any Twitter user or any #tag. A great way to stay on top of all that is shared by the people you follow - even if you are not connected 24/7 ! "

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A headset that reads your brainwaves?

Pre-During-Post Reading activities for Catcher in the Rye - handy stuff

Guide to Poetry & Literature Webcasts is a resource for locating webcasts of poets, fiction writers, and critics as they read and discuss their own and each other's work.

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Guide to Poetry & Literature Webcasts is a resource for locating webcasts of poets, fiction writers, and critics as they read and discuss their own and each other's work

This will read the words right back to you!

Upload documents and have them read as audio files that you can download to your ipod of whathaveyou.

ReadTheWords.com is a free, web based service that assists people with written material. We do this by using TTS Technology, or Text To Speech Technology. Users of our service can generate a clear sounding audio file from almost any written material. We g

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