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Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary and thesaurus - 1 views

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shared by Tawnya Woronec on 09 Oct 10 - No Cached

Tawnya Woronec on 09 Oct 10

Online graphical dictionary and thesaurus

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bookclubit.com | Start a Online Book Club | Diigo - 0 views

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bookclubit collaboration

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Tawnya Woronec on 08 Mar 11

Have online book discussions

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Tech Teaches: Screen Time Isn't Necessarily a Bad Thing | Edutopia - 0 views

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Technology promises to play a crucial role in helping adolescents cope with reading and writing deficits, at the same time teaching digital literacy, an essential skill in the world beyond school.
- Susan O'Day on 15 Oct 10
  
  Technology promises to play a crucial role in helping adolescents cope with reading and writing deficits, at the same time teaching digital literacy, an essential skill in the world beyond school.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Technology promises to play a crucial role in helping adolescents cope with reading and writing deficits, at the same time teaching digital literacy, an essential skill in the world beyond school.</div>
  
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new literacies that kids are engaging in
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any drawbacks of computer technology are far outweighed by its potential for aiding struggling readers, engaging kids in their learning, and leveraging instructional time to target students' individual needs.
- Susan O'Day on 15 Oct 10
  
  any drawbacks of computer technology are far outweighed by its potential for aiding struggling readers, engaging kids in their learning, and leveraging instructional time to target students' individual needs.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">any drawbacks of computer technology are far outweighed by its potential for aiding struggling readers, engaging kids in their learning, and leveraging instructional time to target students' individual needs.</div>
  
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expose struggling readers to stimulating content that would be out of reach to them through print alone
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interactive nature of the Internet allows readers to choose their own pathways through information in personally relevant and interesting ways.
- Susan O'Day on 15 Oct 10
  
  Because computers enable kids to access text through multiple media, such as image, audio and video, they can dynamically support students' reading and expose struggling readers to stimulating content that would be out of reach to them through print alone, says Dalton. Julie Coiro, a doctoral candidate at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, adds that the interactive nature of the Internet allows readers to choose their own pathways through information in personally relevant and interesting ways.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Because computers enable kids to access text through multiple media, such as image, audio and video, they can dynamically support students' reading and expose struggling readers to stimulating content that would be out of reach to them through print alone, says Dalton. Julie Coiro, a doctoral candidate at the University of Connecticut at Storrs, adds that the interactive nature of the Internet allows readers to choose their own pathways through information in personally relevant and interesting ways.</div>
  
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Computers also can engage students in a powerful way, broadening the opportunities to connect to a world outside school,
- Susan O'Day on 15 Oct 10
  
  Computers also can engage students in a powerful way, broadening the opportunities to connect to a world outside school,
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Computers also can engage students in a powerful way, broadening the opportunities to connect to a world outside school,</div>
  
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Another tool for engagement is WebQuest, a lesson model developed at California's San Diego State University in the mid-1990s in which students embark on a guided inquiry by way of the Internet, beginning with an open-ended problem and culminating in an original solution.
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What also needs to be investigated, they say, are ways to teach the sophisticated skills needed to navigate information and communication online.
- Susan O'Day on 15 Oct 10
  
  But researchers warn that educators should not focus simply on the ways that technology can teach traditional reading skills. What also needs to be investigated, they say, are ways to teach the sophisticated skills needed to navigate information and communication online.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">But researchers warn that educators should not focus simply on the ways that technology can teach traditional reading skills. What also needs to be investigated, they say, are ways to teach the sophisticated skills needed to navigate information and communication online.</div>
  
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Without proper supervision, explains Moje, some readers could become dependent on high-tech crutches to understand text.
- Susan O'Day on 15 Oct 10
  
  Without proper supervision, explains Moje, some readers could become dependent on high-tech crutches to understand text.
  
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The International Reading Association goes so far in its position statement on technology to say students "have a right" to instruction that develops critical forms of literacy for using computers and the Web.
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The key benefits of computer-based reading lessons are simple: They help students practice reading at their own pace and give individualized instruction and immediate feedback -- all when the teacher might be occupied helping other kids,
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a group of experts convened by Congress in 1997 to assess various reading-instruction methods -- found generally positive results in the existing research and called for more study on the best uses of technology for teaching.
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To be digitally literate, Leu argues, students must identify an important problem or question, pinpoint information within an unchecked world of resources, critically evaluate material for bias and reliability, synthesize information from disparate texts, and effectively communicate through email, blogs, and other forums. Those aren't technology issues to be relegated to computer class, he says; those are literacy issues. Both books and computers are technologies for reading.
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100 Must-Read Blog Posts on the Future of Learning « Online Schools | Diigo - 0 views

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MAKE BELIEFS COMIX! Online Educational Comic Generator for Kids of All Ages - 1 views

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shared by Tawnya Woronec on 09 Oct 10 - Cached

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great for students to create scenarios to practice current lesson

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BrainNook: The first online virtual world that develops Math and English skills in youn... - 0 views

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Capzles Social Storytelling | Online Timeline Maker | Share Photos, Videos, Text, Music... - 1 views

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shared by Tawnya Woronec on 19 Feb 11 - Cached

Tawnya Woronec on 19 Feb 11

Collect learning and creations in one place as an interactive timeline. Add images, reflections, information.

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TumbleBooks - eBooks for eKids! - 0 views

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shared by Tracy Watanabe on 08 Mar 11 - Cached

Tracy Watanabe on 08 Mar 11

"TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you."</div>

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Online Free Flash Pageflipper - 0 views

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shared by Tawnya Woronec on 10 Sep 11 - No Cached

Tawnya Woronec on 10 Sep 11

Transform your documents into an interactive flip book.

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