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The use of pictures, animations, video and graphic organizers can encourage students to think deeply and creatively about a subject. Using technology to provide the visual stimulation for writing can help students learn to express themselves clearly.
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"The convergence of literacy instruction
with Internet technologies is fundamentally reshaping the Leu, D, & Kinzer, C., 2001.The convergence of literacy instruction
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"One of the biggest goals was getting them motivated. Another goal was to base it on the social studies curriculum that we have to teach in the fourth grade." Erica Lussos Teacher Voices: http://www.readingonline.org/articles/voices/mcallister_lussos/index.html Online Project: The Three R's of Our Fight for Freedom http://www.comsewogue.k12.ny.us/showcase2000/amrev/home.htm
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"Yes,
a lot of my students are visual learners, and this allows this project to
be more meaningful to them." Jean Carmody
Teacher Voices: http://www.readingonline.org/articles/voices/ahlness_carmody/index.html Project: Earthday Grocery Bags http://www.earthdaybags.org/ |
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Example: Using dragonfly images to encourage vivid word
choices in Haiku poetry.
Dragonflies -- all pics Dragonflies -- with Haiku |
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Example: Using a scavenger hunt to prepare students to read The Hunterman and the Crocodile from the Internet Children's Digital Library
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