[MOSAIC] Technology and Reader's Workshop

[Terri Gorsulowsky]

Thanks, Joy.  
Our district is big into LoTi levels.  Stands for Level of Technology Implementation.  The goal of our district is Level 3. The levels start at a 0 and move on up to 6 depending on how you use technology.  A way to bump up a level is by using the higher level thinking and implementing technology increases that higher level.  Using software and having students read text online doesn't bump the level to a 3.  Although there are many times teachers need to be at Level 1 and 2 (even 0) and that is ok, it is important  teachers don't stay at that level.
One activity I did with students during the reading workshop was t-t-t connections using 2 books out of their browsing bag.  We had been working on these type of connections for many weeks.  I had the students take it a step further.  Our class went into the lab to use the program Kidspiration.  They pulled up the Venn Diagram in that program and typed the titles of their text.  They began comparing and contrasting their 2 books.  It was amazing to see the students thinking on a computer and to hear their talk as I conferenced with them.  I was impressed but by comparing and contrasting, I raised the LoTi level to a 3.  In my earlier question to the group, I was interested to find out how teachers are using technology in reader's workshop to bump up those higher thinking skills.  I know we can do this without technology and in a reading workshop you really do hit that higher level thinking, but by using technology you can do more. Putting technology in the hands of all
 students and especially the struggling readers can have a positive impact.  Does anyone else have any other ideas on this subject?  Are there any other districts using the LoTi framework?

Joy <jwidmann at rocketmail.com> wrote: I teach fourth grade now, but taught second grade for the past three years. Incorporating technology into reading workshop is relatively easy. Here are a few examples:
   
  Books on tape/CD
  Books on CD Rom for the computer 
  Students reading aloud into a cassette recorder, MP3 player, or computer
Sentence strips on the overhead
  Powerpoint for sight words (I think someone in this group has done this)
  Read aloud using a document projector and television
  Textmapping (The teacher copies the text using a copy machine)
  Reading text on a powerpoint presentation created by the class.
  Reading online 
  Watching streaming video of a read aloud online
  Reading A-Z (Teacher downloads and prints books, lessons, worksheets, etc)
   
  This is just a few that I can think of off the top of my head.
   
  
Terri Gorsulowsky  wrote:
  Hi,

I am a second grade reading teacher. How can technology be used in the reading workshop for teachers and/or students? Any ideas????
I use technology when teaching, but how do we get the students more involved?





Terri Gorsulowsky


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