RE 6575: Lit-n-Tech

This definition of what technology is comes from the European Space Agency. I like this definition because it makes what technology is, easy to understand.

This website gives a better insight of how to use symbaloo within your classrooms and schools.

This website focused on Kindergarten Literacy and how to help develop student's literacy. I found the information useful.

This artcile is by a Professor at the Open University, Andy Lane. It gives a definition with three important aspects to that particular definition.

This websites defines technology as having different meanings to different people. It states that there are 3 components to technology... 1.Technology is taking action to meet a human need 2. It is more than just scientific knowledge 3. It provides organized ways of doing things.

This website defines technology in several different ways. It looks at the characteristics of technolgoy and how it is used.

I thought this site was interesting because it has a heading titled, "What Counts as Technology?" It goes over technology as objects, knowledge, activities, processes, and as a sociotechnical system. It also discusses technology and gender and has several links to support their theories and research. Very neat and detailed!

A librarian defines what it means to be literate in today's world.

This article defines what the word "technology" means in the context of a classroom.

Animal mnemonic site. Good supplemental resource, IF teachers emphasize letter name and letter sound, both of which are absent or hidden at current site (and the point of using mnemonics).

This is a great website for those of you who have never blogged or rarely do. This site gives you very simple and well defined tips for what makes a good blog. Will come in handy this semester!

This website has it all from pen-pals to bloggins!

This clip shows how one high school naturally integrates technology and makes it relevant.. I wonder how many schools have this kind of equipment to use?

This website gives you a brief description of what social bookmarking is- as well as so many more bookmarking sites that are available to use. I had no idea there was so much out there!

If you have never used Google docs...you should! Using these you can save anything you find on the web right into your Google documents that you can access from any computer. Here is some information on Google docs if you have never used it before! Enjoy!

This definition directly reflects our first readings for this course.

Wow! Wealth of info, tutorials, links to all sorts of useful educational technology.

One of my favorite tech videos of all time. Clever and funny portrayal of book as a new technology requiring help desk assistance.

In this program you can create questions for students to answer and (if they had laptops, ipods, or ipads they could use at their desk) they could answer the questions. (this could be done as a center since we don't have enough laptops for all students) This could be a quiz or test.

This is a great sight to go and find web quest that have already been created by other teachers. This is a place to search a specific topic and have your students explore.

This site gives a brief definition of what literacy means. It points out that literacy is not just knowing isolated pieces of information, but rather having the ability to use language in broader ways. This site also provides literature "Research" information and additional websites and resources for teachers.

I thought this site was very detailed and thought through to help assist teachers or educators with their questions about literacy. On the website you will find the definition of literacy, their literacy beliefs, literature review, action research, references, and favorite literacy web sites. Under literacy beliefs, they have broken down the term into four categories- learner, curriculum, teacher, and assessment. This is great for educators as they can read specific beliefs on literacy based on the specific topic of interest or need.

A short discussion of some initial thoughts on using Diigo in the classroom. Provides a couple of examples. Might stimulate your own creative thinking.