Wendi Mailliard

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Technology as a Tool in Reading
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• Wendi Mailliard
• Holy Family University
• July 26, 2006
• Professor David Slowik
• Summer 2

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Introduction

• Technology has become an important aspect in our
  daily lives. It is important for educators to
  integrate technology as much as they can to help
  enhance their curriculum.

• This interactive slideshow will address how to
  incorporate technology into a reading/ language
  arts classroom.

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Table of Contents

• Author Websites
• Robert Munsch
• Eric Carle
• Student Learning Sites
• Starfall
• Teacher Websites
• International Reading Association
• Scanning
• Final Thoughts
• Recommended Follow-up

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Author Websites

• The following two authors are well loved by
  children and are the authors my class studies
  each year.
• In this section, I will show you how you can use
  the authors website to integrate technology into
  your classroom and improve your author study
  curriculum.

Robert Munsch
Eric Carle
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Robert Munsch

• Children love to learn about this authors
  personal life.
• On Robert Munschs website, there is a link to
  his biography. There you can find out all about
  Robert Munsch and why he chose to become an
  author.

Want to find out more about Robert Munsch?
Click here!
http//robertmunsch.com/
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Eric Carle

• Eric Carle is best known for his story The Very
  Hungry Caterpillar.
• He has written several other books that teachers
  use in their classroom to teach both reading and
  science concepts.
• This website provides a bulletin board where
  teachers and parents using Eric Carle books in a
  creative way can submit their ideas for others to
  view.

Follow the caterpillar to the Caterpillar
Exchange!
http//www.eric-carle.com/
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Student Learning Sites

• As an educator, you are always looking to find
  ways to help your students independently practice
  their reading skills in the classroom or at home.
  
• The following sites are excellent resources for
  students to use to continue using and improving
  their reading abilities.

Click on an icon to visit one of these sites!
http//www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooeyhome.html
http//pbskids.org/lions/
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Star Fall

• This website is a great online game resource for
  students at any reading level.
• There are four links at this website.
• The first link is for students who are just
  learning letters and letter sounds.
• The second link is for beginning readers.
• The third link is for students who have basic
  reading skills and the fourth is for students who
  can read and want to maintain their skills.

www.starfall.com
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Star Fall Links
Beginning Readers
Link to letter site
Basic Readers
Im a Reader!
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Teacher Web Sites

• Teachers and educators are always researching
  lesson plans and ideas online to use in their
  classroom.
• Teachers and educators should also keep current
  on publications and reading trends.
• The following websites are very helpful to
  educators who teach reading.

Click here to visit this website!
http//readwritethink.org/
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International Reading Association

• The International Reading Association is a
  membership organization of literacy
  professionals.
• Educators can find links to publications, web
  resources, and a marketplace for teachers to
  purchase reading publications.
• There is also a quick links section which
  provides information about beginning readers,
  adolescent readers, comprehension, struggling
  readers, and teacher education.
• The website also gives information to teachers
  about staff developmental opportunities in your
  area.

Click here to visit this website!
http//reading.org/
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Scanning

• Teachers can also scan images of students
  drawings or typed stories for use in the
  classroom.

Scanned image
Link to Scanned Word Document
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Final Thoughts

• The websites provided in this presentation are
  just a few of the many sites teachers, parents
  and students can use to incorporate technology
  into their reading lives.
• The internet provides many search databases that
  can help teachers, parents, and students find
  more resources than the ones provided here.
• Two search databases are http//www.google.com/
  for adults and http//yahooligans.yahoo.com/ for
  kids.

Click here for some final thoughts!
Click on the fireflies to view my research paper
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Recommended Follow-Up

• Teacher websites are wonderful resources that all
  teachers should be aware of.
• In-service workshops could afford staff time to
  search on their own for other reading resource
  sites and to share their findings with one
  another.

Click on the ladybug to access my internet
address book.