Reading+Language+Arts

=NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies= = = =NCTE Framework for 21st Century Curriculum and Assessment=



=Web 2.0 Tools=

1. Wall Wisher
Wall Wisher is an online notice board maker. It gives you a virtual space where you can post short text notes in the same way that you could put post-it notes onto a notice board in your classroom. But this noticeboard can be shared between people all over the world. As well as text notes you can add images, video and links to other websites. It’s a neat way of getting a shared space to collect ideas from people for a brainstorm. Or to post resources for a topic. Students could ask questions about a topic which you (or each other) can then answer.

2. Edmodo
Edmodo is a private micro-blogging platform built for use by teachers and students for use in the classroom. The problem with traditional web 2.0 tools in a k-12 classroom environment is concerns over privacy of the students. Edmodo has been built with the privacy of students in mind. Edmodo provides a way for teachers and students to share notes, links, and files. Teachers also have the ability to send, alerts, events, and assignments to students. Edmodo also has a public component built by allowing at the teachers discretion to post any item to a public timeline at the teacher’s discretion

3. Using Google Docs to Improve Student Writing
Google Docs stores student work and most amazingly even allows students to collaborate with others on the same document. In other words instead of emailing files back and forth, editors work in the same document whether its a text file, spreadsheet, or presentation file. These editors could be students in the same class, same school, or from half-way across the world. These editors could also be teachers providing feedback on student writing assignments without the headache of emailing files and praying that everyone has the same version of MS Office.



4. Using Blogging for Student Writiing
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5. Digital StoryTelling with PhotoStory and or PhotoPeach
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