Glogster

A nifty web 2.0 tool that allows you to create electronic posters.

Fodey's Newspaper Clip Generator
By Alma Row

Getting students to write can be a struggle at times, but Fodey?s Newspaper Clip Generator is a great solution for enticing reluctant writers. After completing the online template for a newspaper name, date, article heading and the text of the article, students click the Generate button and the site renders what looks like an authentic newspaper clipping. To save the jpg, click the link below the picture (not on the picture itself). They clip looks so real that it even fooled a few colleagues of mine!

a wiki that has how to's for many web2.0 apps

http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Starter+Sheets

Literacy intsruction with Terry Goff

Literacy information
ability to identify and understand
kids are digital natives
teachers are afraid of technology
reading components
phonemic awareness
phonics
fluency
vocab
comprehension
making connections
online interactive dictionaries
hyperlinking to online sites
reflections using blogs

• Questioning

provide word activities with comments
Who am I activity to use before and after reading

• Inferring

Writingfix.com
http://guest.portaportal.com/goffra
students create visual clues for conclusions or predictions

• Determining Importance

concept mapping using word or Inspiration
Use text enhancements(highlighting/changing the color of the words)

• Summarizing/synthesizing

multimedia presentations wiki/podcast/publisher/audacity

top 10 tech strategies
talking books
spelling and grammar checkers
threaded discussions
blogs
tracking systems motivate students
enhanced text
talking texts (readplease)

MS Word differentiates instructional strategies
eBooks
more engaging
text in smaller chunks
built in dictionaries
links to other things

getting ready to wite my own educational blog

I neeed to think about my audience