Wendi MailliardWendi MailliardHoly Family UniversityHoly Family University

July 26, 2006July 26, 2006Professor David SlowikProfessor David Slowik

Summer 2Summer 2

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video introduction

Introduction• Technology has become an

important aspect in our daily lives. It is important for educators to integrate technology as much as they can to help enhance their curriculum. •This interactive slideshow will address how to incorporate technology into a reading/ language arts classroom.

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Table of Contents

• Author Websites– Robert Munsch– Eric Carle

• Student Learning Sites– Starfall

• Teacher Websites– International Reading Association

• Scanning• Final Thoughts• Recommended Follow-up

Author Websites• The following two authors are well loved

by children and are the authors my class studies each year.

• In this section, I will show you how you can use the author’s website to integrate technology into your classroom and improve your author study curriculum.

Robert Munsch

Eric Carle

Robert Munsch• Children love to learn about this

author’s personal life. • On Robert Munsch’s website, there is

a link to his biography. There you can find out all about Robert Munsch and why he chose to become an author.

http://robertmunsch.com/

Eric Carle• Eric Carle is best known for his story

The Very Hungry Caterpillar. • He has written several other books that

teachers use in their classroom to teach both reading and science concepts.

• This website provides a bulletin board where teachers and parents using Eric Carle books in a creative way can submit their ideas for others to view.

http://www.eric-carle.com/

Student Learning Sites• As an educator, you are

always looking to find ways to help your students independently practice their reading skills in the classroom or at home.

• The following sites are excellent resources for students to use to continue using and improving their reading abilities.

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sites!

http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooeyhome.html

http://pbskids.org/lions/

Star Fall• This website is a great online game

resource for students at any reading level. • There are four links at this website. • The first link is for students who are just

learning letters and letter sounds. • The second link is for beginning readers. • The third link is for students who have

basic reading skills and the fourth is for students who can read and want to maintain their skills.

Star Fall Links

Link to letter site

Basic Readers

Beginning Readers

I’m a Reader!

Teacher Web Sites

• Teachers and educators are always researching lesson plans and ideas online to use in their classroom.

• Teachers and educators should also keep current on publications and reading trends.

• The following websites are very helpful to educators who teach reading.

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website!http://readwritethink.org/

International Reading Association

•The International Reading Association is a membership organization of literacy professionals.

•Educators can find links to publications, web resources, and a marketplace for teachers to purchase reading publications.

•There is also a “quick links” section which provides information about beginning readers, adolescent readers, comprehension, struggling readers, and teacher education.

• The website also gives information to teachers about staff developmental opportunities in your area.

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http://reading.org/

Scanning

• Teachers can also scan images of student’s drawings or typed stories for use in the classroom.

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Final Thoughts•The websites provided in this presentation are just a few of the many sites teachers, parents and students can use to incorporate technology into their reading lives.

•The internet provides many search databases that can help teachers, parents, and students find more resources than the ones provided here.

•Two search databases are http://www.google.com/ for adults and http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/ for kids.

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Recommended Follow-Up

• Teacher websites are wonderful resources that all teachers should be aware of.

• In-service workshops could afford staff time to search on their own for other reading resource sites and to share their findings with one another.

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my internet address book.