LITERACY___SPECIAL___INTEREST: June 2015

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Literacy Special Interest Issue #4

LITERACY SPECIAL INTEREST
#4 - Annual Conference Issue - June 2015
The Journal of ISTE's
LITERACY Professional Learning Network

http://issuu.com/literacyspecialinterest/docs/listeracyspecialinterest_annualconf_579c016e6913f3#embed

#4 - Annual Conference Issue

Table of Contents
1) Up Front
By Mark Gura – Page 4

2) Read Something. Be Inspired. Act – Page 5
By Erin Olson

3) The Digital Media Project Head Fake – Page 9
By Mike Guldal

4) 100 Word Challenge: Improving Writing Through Online Feedback – Page13
By Julia Skinner

5) Show Film Classics to Engage and Enlighten Students in Text Faithfulness and Historical Accuracy
By Dr. Rose Reissman - Page 17

6) Digitally literate youth: Supporting literacy development in 1:1 environments – Page 21
By Michael L. Manderino, PhD. and Paula M. Di Domenico, EdD.

7) Improving Word Study - Moving Beyond Paper and Pencil to Transformative Educational Technology - Page 32
By Lynnea West and Tiffany Nielsen-Winkelman

Direct Links:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6vxKAvJR2YnaXNBY0ZINDVCRVE/view?usp=sharing
and
https://www.scribd.com/doc/269916899/Listeracy-Special-Interest-Annual-Conference-Issue-4-June2015

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 …

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Welcome to the LITERACY Professional Learning Network of ISTE

Friday, June 19, 2015

Join the ISTE Literacy PLN's Summer Book Study!

This will be a great opportunity for summer reading fun, as we enrich our understanding of the dynamics of teaching. And if you haven't participated in a Twitter Chat format event before, here's a great opportunity for that!

More info? Go to: http://isteliteracypln.wordpress.com