English+and+Language+Arts

**English/Language Arts - Jenai**

 * 1. Name of Chapter: Chapter 9 Technology in English and Language Arts Instruction**

Language Arts – language based processes by which we think, learn, and communicate. In elementary, the curriculum focuses primarily on developing reading, writing, listening, and speaking. In the older grades, it focuses on literature, composition, and formal communication. Literary skills are important in all aspects of learning and other content areas which is referred to "reading and learning in the content area".
 * 2. Summarize the Chapter**

TPACK- is teacher knowledge that is the result of the synergy among three knowledge domains Specifically in ELA, TPACK can be illustrated in how to approach writing and storytelling, with writing being a focal point. A teacher who exhibits TPACK plannig takes notes of goals and objectives and identifies the best way to practice these techniques in creating lesson plans. A teachers goal is to consider the pedagogical, technological, and content advantages of incorporating technology allowing it to be accessible to others.
 * 1) technology
 * 2) pedagogy
 * 3) content knowledge

Because reading, writing and critical analysis are considered fundamental skills for a literate person, we as teachers need to understand the importance of expanding the definition literacy, explore new instructional practices, make decisions about keyboarding instructions, create social learning environments, work with diverse learners, and motivate students. 4. **Effective ways technology is being used** 5. **Strategies for integration** 6. **Websites** > [] > I’m really big on having the kids learn, but in a way that doesn’t seem like “school”, so games are the best! Fun Brain provides interactive EDUCATIONAL games for all grades levels K-8. Instead of just having “free day”, on more relaxed days I could let my students get on the computer and play these games on fun brain and still be assured they are still learning but having fun at the same time > CNN is a news website which will allow students to research what is going on in the world and taps them into current events. I know I personally don’t watch enough news, and I can only imagine how little my students will watch. This will allow students to stay in the know of big events going on in the world, and can spark debates and class discussions over certain issues. 7. **Software** ESL Reading Smart is a multicultural literature-based Web site designed to provide supplementary reading materials for the English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom. ESL Reading Smart also provides online lesson plans and activities to accompany the readings. 8. **quiz questions** What are the 3 domains of TPACK? Name one problem with the definiton of literacy What percentage of the u.s. department of education are recommended for school districts to use for professional development? T or F: old literacy will always be mroe sufficient than new literacy? What can concept mapping help students with?
 * 3. Current issues**
 * **The definition of literacy has changed over the course of history**
 * from being able to sign your name, to knowing certain texts, to being able to read and write, to now being proficient in 21st century skills that are context specific.
 * traditional definitions are no longer sufficient for educators. "It is no longer an endpoint to be achieved but rather a process of continuously learning how to be literate.
 * "new literacies include the strategies, skills, and insights needed to successfully exploit the rapidly information and communication technologies that emerge in our world." - in other words book and print will no longer be sufficient, it's time to expand along with our technology.
 * **Need for new instructional practices**
 * teachers are expected to provide new forms of literacy instruction so that students know how to locate, critically evaluate, use, and communicate through technology resources.
 * There is a growing need for teachers to instruct students to comprehend language in the context of visual images. Students need to be aware of altered images and be taught what to look for, and know what is being projected.
 * **Making Decisions about keyboarding instruction**
 * there is an ongoing discussion of whether we should teach keyboarding instruction as a prerequisite to the use of computers for writing.
 * those in favor argue that students will learn bad habits without prior proper training, and it could become permanent.
 * those against argue that too much student time and computer resources are spent on training kids to type fast, and only basic familiarization is needed.
 * **Create Social Learning Environments**
 * New forms of literacy are much more contingent on social interactions with others than traditional literacies.
 * Allow students to teach you!
 * Teaching and learning are no longer confined in traditional classroom context. The classroom is worldwide!
 * **Motivating Students**
 * Students rarely choose reading as a free time activity. However, both teachers and students are highly motivated and interested in the new literacies.
 * Technology enhances the students' motivation to write but also encourages them to assume greater responsibility for their learning.
 * Literacy Professionals
 * Although the U.S. Department of Education recommends that 30% of a school districts technology budget be spent on professional development, only about 6% is.
 * 1) electronic publishing projects to encourage writing
 * 2) Electronic penpal to encourage writing
 * 3) internet resources to engage students in literature
 * 4) online book clubs
 * 5) concept mapping software to help students plan their writing
 * 6) tracking systems to motivate students reading
 * 1) electronic dictionaries to provide support to students at they learn vocabulary and spelling skills
 * 2) concept mapping can help them plan on their papers before they start writing.
 * 3) electronic outliners automatically generate headers and subgeaders.
 * 4) Accelerated Reader gives students the opportunity for reading at their own levels and rewards them for improved comprehension
 * 5) iMovie provides students with alternate formats for writing stories.
 * www.**wordle**.net
 * it can be used as a tool to help students identify what are main ideas in stories/poems/passages in a visual manner by bringing out words that the author uses repetitively. This visualization of key words can be more helpful than just reading the passage. As well, Wordle can be used to help students identify what words they are using too much in their essays, which can lead to a discussion of synonymous words that can be replaced.
 * http://www.citationmachine.net/index2.phpion Machine
 * teaches you the appropriate way how to cite a source in your text. I think this would be extremely helpful in teaching the students about plagiarism and how to give proper credit when writing essays..
 * [|http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/11902]
 * The concept of this website is that it is a vocabulary game students can play in the classroom that can focus on your subject of choice, and for each answer you get right, they donate 10 grains of rice to the [|United Nations World Food Program] . Not only are the kids still learning and practicing their vocabulary, but they are contributing to the motion to end world hunger. Its fun, productive, and addicting.
 * Fun Brain
 * []
 * [|ESL Reading Smart]**