- Tuesday, June 28, 2:15–3:15 pm MDT (Mountain Daylight Time)
- Building/Room: CCC Mile High Ballroom 1D
A fast-paced presentation of exciting resources (all recommended by members).
These highlights are presented by school-based educators AND the developers and providers of the resources, making for some unique insights and excellent, actionable info! All items presented are free or have a free trial or free level associated with them...
*Beeline Reader http://www.beelinereader.com/
Ashley Kemper, Currey Ingram Academy
Nick Lum, Founder, BeelineReader
*Bookopolis https://bookopolis.com/
Kari Riedel, Bookopolis
*Actively Learn http://www.activelylearn.com/
Steve Siden, Actively Learn
Michelle Mugatha, Aurora Public Schools)
*Participate Learning https://www.participate.com/
Brad Spirrison, Participate Learning (VIF International Education)
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Join the ISTE Literacy Professional Learning Net @ its ISTE 2016 Conference Session
Please be sure to join the Literacy PLN @ its ISTE Conference Session.
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Beeline Reader: Literacy Special Interest PODCAST Episode #19
Beeline Reader: Literacy Special Interest PODCAST Episode #19
In this PRE-Conference / ISTE 2016 - Denver / episode. Host Mark Gura shares his interview with Nick Lum, CEO and Founder of Beeline Reader, a powerful literacy learning resource. Find out about this new approach to making text easier to track that produces strong results in improving reading. Nick explains Beeline Reader's origins, development, functions and results... and directions it will take to expand and develop in the future.
As requested, Nick forwarded the following links for those who want a little more info. about Beeline Reader:
Mark,
In this PRE-Conference / ISTE 2016 - Denver / episode. Host Mark Gura shares his interview with Nick Lum, CEO and Founder of Beeline Reader, a powerful literacy learning resource. Find out about this new approach to making text easier to track that produces strong results in improving reading. Nick explains Beeline Reader's origins, development, functions and results... and directions it will take to expand and develop in the future.
As requested, Nick forwarded the following links for those who want a little more info. about Beeline Reader:
Mark,
Here are a few links that could be relevant for your audience:
Let me know if I can get you anything else. Look forward to meeting you in-person next week!
Best,
Nick
Nick
Friday, April 22, 2016
Literacy Special Interest PODCAST – Episode # 18 Class Pages: Using Hyperlinks and Simple Web Pages to Support Student Literacy... Interview with Joel Heffner
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Literacy Special Interest PODCAST Episode # 18
Class
Pages: Using Hyperlinks and Simple Web Pages to Support Student Literacy
Learning and Boost Motivation by Making Instructional Activities
Relevant in Our Web-Based World.
This
episode features an interview that was recorded as part of Prof. Mark
Gura’s online graduate class for Touro College, The Educational Technology Specialist as School Leader (Touro EDIT 670).
The
class guest speaker was Mr.Joel Heffner, a highly experienced educator
and staff developer. He worked for decades for the New York City Dept. of
Education, who spoke about some
uses of the web for teachers,a subject on which he has written and
published and has appreciable insight. Among the themes covered were the
use of hyperlinks in student writing activities,hyperlinked class
publishing projects to update Literacy learning and model authentic 21st Century collaboration, and web safety for studentswhen publishing student work on the web.
Follow this link to access and/or download Mr. Heffner’s handout for the session and to access the HTML template he refers to: https://drive.google.com/file/0B6vxKAvJR2YncUcwd0NhYVRZcjg/view
Follow this link to access and/or download Mr. Heffner’s handout for the session and to access the HTML template he refers to: https://drive.google.com/file/0B6vxKAvJR2YncUcwd0NhYVRZcjg/view
Joel Heffner is an technology consultant who conducts workshops, including Web Your Classroom, Email in the Classroom, and iPhoneography: The Good, The Bad, and The Creative. You can find him at Actionivities.com, Websin5.com, and TheStoryStarter.com. He can be reached at jheffner@joelheffner.com and on Twitter at @JoelHeffner.
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Literacy Special Interest JOURNAL Issue #5
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and Google Drive link to download as PDF
Click to>>>Download from/Open in Google Drive
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6vxKAvJR2YnMGJFSjltSlEtbGM/view?usp=sharing
and Google Drive link to download as PDF
Table of Contents
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1. |
Up
Front
By Mark Gura, Editor |
Page 4
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2.
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Coding
for Literacy
By Joel Heffner |
Page 5
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3.
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Scaffolding Presentation Skills with eduBuncee, a Multimedia
Creation Tool
by Ferancesca Arturi and Claire Cucci |
Page 15
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4.
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Wonderopolis® as a Versatile Digital Learning
Tool
By Brittany Howell and Lindsay Sainlar |
Page 21
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5.
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Level Up Literacy!
By Shawn Young |
Page 29
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6.
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Listening
to the Dead and Famous: How English and Social Studies Teachers Can
Make Speaking and Listening Come Alive By Dr. Rose Reissman6b. Author Inspirational Voice (student work submitted by Dr. Reissman By Jannatul Yesmin |
Page 32
Page 37 |
7.
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Using “Just Right Books” to Enhance
Early Literacy Instruction
By Kristi Meeuwse, Dr. Diane Mason, and Dr. Kaye Shelton |
Page 38
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8.
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The Bronx Book Blog:
Blogging to Develop and Support
Writing Teachers
By Erica Newhouse |
Page 43
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9.
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Engage Me! Building Family
Connections Through Digital Storytelling
Family, Student, School, Community By Blanca Duarte, Toni Kinnear, Carol Varsalona, and Kris Yturraspe NOTE: This article appeared previously in The English Record. It was originally published there, and is reprinted here under permission, by the New York State English Council. |
Page 49
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Sunday, January 24, 2016
Literacy Special Interest Podcast (Episode #17)
A Conversation with Dr. Rose Reissman on
Project Based LITERACY: Part II
This episode
centers on Dr. Reissman’s and Mr. Gura’s recently published book Project
Based Literacy: Fun
Literacy Projects for Powerful Common Core Learning and the body of Education Theory and
Practice behind it.
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Project Based
LITERACY – more information on the concept and the book can be found at http://projectbasedliteracy.blogspot.com/
LINKs for Cheryl Wills, Author:
Official Site for Cheryl Wills
http://www.cherylwills.org/
BOOK: The Emancipation of Grandpa Sandy Wills
http://www.amazon.com/The-Emancipation-Grandpa-Sandy-Wills/dp/1617178861
BOOK: Die Free - A Heroic Family Tale http://www.amazon.com/Die-Free-Heroic-Family-Tale/dp/1935098403
LINKs for Cheryl Wills, Author:
Official Site for Cheryl Wills
http://www.cherylwills.org/
BOOK: The Emancipation of Grandpa Sandy Wills
http://www.amazon.com/The-Emancipation-Grandpa-Sandy-Wills/dp/1617178861
BOOK: Die Free - A Heroic Family Tale http://www.amazon.com/Die-Free-Heroic-Family-Tale/dp/1935098403
Literacy Special Interest Podcast (Episode #16)
A Conversation with Dr. Rose Reissman on
Project Based LITERACY: Part I
Project Based LITERACY: Part I
This episode
centers on Dr. Reissman’s and Mr. Gura’s recently published book Project
Based Literacy: Fun
Literacy Projects for Powerful Common Core Learning and the body of Education Theory and
Practice behind it.
player may take a few seconds to load on page
player may take a few seconds to load on page
Project Based
LITERACY – more information on the concept and the book can be found at http://projectbasedliteracy.blogspot.com/
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