Sunday, June 28, 2015


The LITERACY Professional Learning Network of ISTE
presents its annual Listen and Learn Panel session for the
2015 ISTE Conference in Philadelphia

Literacy Resources and Practices with Special Promise
Tuesday, June 30, 4:00–5:00 pm
PCC 120A

This year the PLN is pleased to highlight the following
Resources and Representatives:
Buncee / Claire Cucchi  claire@buncee.com
Create, Present and Share Engaging Multimedia : Simply drag and drop multimedia onto your canvas
https://www.edu.buncee.com/home

CLASSCRAFT/ Shawn Young shawn@classcraft.com
Make Learning and Adventure: Transform your classroom into an immersive game, played with your students throughout the semester or year.
http://www.classcraft.com/ ThinkCERCA/ Eileen Murphy eileen@thinkcerca.com
Spark Courageous Thinking: Build students’ close reading, writing, and critical thinking skills across subjects.
http://www.thinkcerca.com/
WONDEROPOLOS/ Brittany Howell   BHowell@familieslearning.org
Explore the world of wonders
http://wonderopolis.org/wonders

Session Description: What’s new, exciting and inspiring in literacy instruction? Members of the ISTE Literacy PLN and invited guests will discuss technology-based resources and practices with high potential to improve and transform learning and teaching. Leave this session with ideas, insights and resources ready to impact your classroom and practice.

The PLN reached out to its membership for suggestions based on direct experience for resources and practices to include in this session. The leadership committee selected the very most significant of these for inclusion and a spirited presentation and discussion of these. Particular attention has been paid to easy to use, impactful, and free or low cost options, as well as practices that make the most of them.

*Podcast interviews with the developers of these resources …
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