Build+Literacy+Success+with+iPads

= Build Literacy Success with iPads =

http://tiny.cc/tonkaliteracy Literacy does not need to take a back seat once technology is introduced to the classroom. Strong literacy skills still foster success in all areas of academics. Come learn some ways iPads and other digital tools can be used hand-in-hand with literacy instruction.

For resources on a three-hour version of this presentation, visit my TIES 2013 Pre-Conference Session page.

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The Digital Learner
Readings > http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/nov13/vol71/num03/The-Reading-Skills-Digital-Brains-Need.aspx > http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/extras/digital_native.html > http://www.nngroup.com/articles/f-shaped-pattern-reading-web-content/
 * Ed Leadership: Research Says / The Reading Skills Digital Brains Need
 * Digital Native Map
 * F-Shaped Pattern for Reading Web Content

Tools
 * AlternativeTo http://alternativeto.net

Engaging Reading Resources
> http://www.katemessner.com/authors-who-skype-with-classes-book-clubs-for-free/
 * Google Lit Trips http://www.googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/Home.html
 * Google Earth on iPads http://www.googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/Handouts_files/GE%20on%20iPads.pdf
 * Kate Messner’s Authors who Skype with book clubs for free
 * Skype and Author Wiki http://skypeanauthor.wikifoundry.com
 * Scholastic’s Invite an Author http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/tradebooks/inviteanauthor.htm

Tween Tribune
 * TweenTribune Junior, Grades K-4 http://tweentribune.com/junior
 * TweenTribune, Grades 5-8 http://tweentribune.com/
 * TeenTribune, Grades 9-12 http://tweentribune.com/teen
 * Spanish http://tweentribune.com/spanish

Tool Based Strategies
Readings > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1427019/ > http://www.ehow.com/info_8685614_font-size-affects-reading-ability.html > http://www.edukindle.com/2010/06/more-research-says-bigger-fonts-help-kids-read/ > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10089102/Hard-to-read-fonts-can-boost-pupil-results-by-up-to-a-fifth.html
 * National Institute of Health: Effect of print side on reading speed in dyslexia
 * eHow Education: How Font Size Affects Reading Ability
 * EduKindle: More Research Says Bigger Fonts Help Kids Read
 * Telegraph: Hard to read fonts can boost pupil results

Tools > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dragon-dictation/id341446764 > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-translate/id414706506 > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speaktext-free-speak-translate/id426621887
 * Bookshare https://www.bookshare.org
 * Dragon Dictation – text to speech
 * Google Translate http://translate.google.com
 * Speak Text Free- Speak and translate text documents and web pages

Writing to Learn
Readings > http://www.keystoliteracy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Learning%20to%20Write%20and%20Writing%20to%20Learn.pdf > http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/design/2013/05/fact-of-fiction-the-legend-of-the-qwerty-keyboard > http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategy-guides/teaching-with-blogs-30108.html
 * Learning to Write and Writing to Learn by Joan Sedita
 * Smithsonian Magazine: The Legend of the Qwerty Keyboard
 * ReadWriteThink’s Teaching with Blogs
 * iBrainstorm http://www.ibrainstormapp.com
 * Google Form example http://bit.ly/writtenresponse

Tools > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/creative-book-builder/id451041428
 * Short ULRs and QR Codes https://bitly.com and http://goo.gl
 * Chirp App- send documents with sound https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chirp/id529469280
 * Google Docs http://bit.ly/CollaborativeWriting
 * Pirate Pad https://www.piratepad.ca/p/TIESLiteracy
 * Kidblog Sample http://kidblog.org/legatt/
 * StoryKit – Create an electronic storybook https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/storykit/id329374595
 * Creative Book Builder – Build an ePub book simply
 * StoryPress – Spoken story app - http://www.storypress.com
 * Smore: Digital Fliers https://www.smore.com/app

Reading Strategies
Readings > http://www.readingrockets.org/article/3479/ > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcgnNX7r38A#action=share > http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/5-surefire-strategies-developing-reading-fluency > http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/dec12/vol70/num04/Closing-in-on-Close-Reading.aspx > http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/nov13/vol71/num03/The_Case_for_Reader-Friendly_Articles.aspx > http://www.adlit.org/strategies/21827/
 * Reading Rocket’s Seven Strategies to Teach Students Text Comprehension
 * Socrative Seminar with TodaysMeet.com (video)
 * Scholastic: 5 Surefire Strategies for Developing Reading Fluency
 * Closing in on Close Reading
 * The Case for Reader Friendly Articles
 * Adolescent Literacy Summarizing

Tools > http://www.readworks.org > http://newsela.com/about/
 * Audioboo http://audioboo.fm/about/apps
 * Recordium http://recordiumapp.com
 * Recordmp3.org (web) http://www.recordmp3.org
 * Audioboo Samples:
 * First Recording: http://audioboo.fm/boos/1538032-teaboo
 * Second Recording: http://audioboo.fm/boos/1538035-hi-honey-i-m-homeboo
 * ReadWorks – Finding Passages for Literacy Practice
 * NewsELA – an innovative way for students to build reading comprehension with nonfiction that's always relevant: daily news.
 * ELM Databases http://www.elm4you.org
 * Britannica – Multiple reading levels
 * Infotrac – Lists number of words

Graphic Organizers > http://www.keystoliteracy.com/resources/worksheets/ > http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/ > https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7aubt53jyl8zvff/0-FbPab4Ui > http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ > http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/graphic-organizers-reading-comprehension
 * Keys to Literacy worksheets
 * Read Write Think mobile apps
 * Notability’s Papers
 * Eduplace’s Graphic Organizers
 * Scholastic’s Graphic Organizers

PDF Writers > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paperport-notes/id476134017 > http://evernote.com/penultimate/ > http://www.gingerlabs.com > http://www.keystoliteracy.com/wp-content/pdfs/5b-wkshp-templates/blank%20two%20column%20note.pdf
 * Paperport Notes
 * Penultimate
 * Notability:
 * Two Column Note Tempate


 * ThingLink http://www.thinglink.com
 * Poem Sample http://bit.ly/winterpoem

Chrome App Options
 * Chrome Speak – Text to Speech
 * VoiceNote – Speech to Text
 * Dictionary by Dictionary.com
 * Google Translate – Language Translation
 * MindMeister – Brainstorming
 * StoryPress – Spoken Story App
 * AudioBoo – Audio Recordings
 * PDFzen - PDF Viewer & Editor
 * Scan QR – QR Code Reader

Image Sources

Technology Tools: http://ucedtech.wikispaces.com/file/view/mobile3.jpg/240870997/mobile3.jpg Stacked SAMR: http://www.hippasus.com/rrpweblog/ SAMR scale: http://fieldecho.blogspot.com/2011_10_01_archive.html Apptivity Seat: http://www.fisher-price.com/en_US/brands/babygear/products/78030 iPotty: http://mashable.com/2013/01/10/ipotty/ Students Reading: http://www.flickr.com/photos/departmentofed/9605574575/ Plato: http://ell.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/Raphael-Plato-and-Aristotle_0.jpg Put me in the Zoo: http://www.randomhouse.com/book/103589/put-me-in-the-zoo-by-robert-lopshire