Denise Kinghttp://trainking.wikispaces.com

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LiteracyLiteracy Skills:Alphabet recognition and soundReading sight words Decoding skillsUnderstanding VocabularyReading and reading strategiesComprehensionFluency

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Objectives1. Learn about Web 2.0 tools that support

literacy development.

2. Investigate ~ As time allows.

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Discovery Education

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http://www.discoveryeducation.com/

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StarFall

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http://www.starfall.com

• Skills and reading practice

Between the Lions

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http://pbskids.org/lions/

• Skills and reading practice•PBS

Genie Books

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• Printable PowerPoint books

• Phonics skills practice.

http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/bookindex.html

Vocabulary

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I Know That.com

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Language Arts Interactive GamesCan build your own gamesExample: http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=WWQuizDoc&XTRA=iActID%3D485343%26

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http://www.wordle.net/

• Create a word cloud• Copy and paste famous

speeches • Use for a building

background or brainstorming.

Wordle

Spelling City

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http://www.spellingcity.com/

• Free• Add vocabulary,

spelling, concepts• Tons of activities

Cool Text

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http://cooltext.com/

• Text generator• Easy to use

SparkLee

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http://www.sparklee.com/

• Text generator• Great for Wikis

Reading and

Reading Strategies

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Scholastic

Activities

Videos by authors

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http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/clf/tguidesitemap.htm

Into the Book

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http://reading.ecb.org/

• Allows students to practice reading strategies.

• Contains demonstration videos

• Teacher support

Storyline Online

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http://www.storylineonline.net/

• Books read by actors.

• Printable activities that go along with stories

*Storybird

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http://storybird.com/

http://storybird.com/tour/

• Make stories• Free accounts for

students• Easy

Comprehension

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http://freereading.net/index.php?title=Passages_to_practice_advanced_phonics_skills%2C_fluency%2C_and_comprehension

•Free reading materials and activities

Thinkfinity

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http://www.thinkfinity.org/

• Great resource• TONS of interactives• Teacher support• Lessons• Ideas

Xpeditions~ Brochure Press

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http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=388&title=

• Thinkfinity example interactive

Read Write Think Bio~ Cube

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http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/bio_cube/

• Thinkfinity example interactive

Read Write Think Flip Book

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http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/flipbook/

• Thinkfinity example interactive

Read Write Think

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• Thinkfinity example interactive

Read Write Think Comic Creator

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http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/

• Quick and Easy

Make Beliefs Comics

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http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/

• Comic Creator• Free• No sign up

needed• Easy

Glogster EDU

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http://edu.glogster.com/

• Create poster online• Great for projects.

• Example teacher~ http://dking612.edu.glogster.com/the-bee/

Wall Wisher

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Sticky Notes

http://www.wallwisher.com/

http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/litandtech

Primary Wall

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http://primarywall.com/

• Sticky notes

• Sample~ http://primarywall.com/IXfVIp2ZsU

• http://primarywall.com/u3klZcybsJ

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Fluency

Digital Story Telling and Podcasting

Cue Prompter

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•Fun way to practice fluency.• Copy and paste words into website.

Photo Story

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• Create a movie• Add pictures• Students can add narration• Can be used for retelling • Also great for projects• Free download• Should be on your school computer

IPadioFree online podcasting

Call from a phone

http://ipad.io/kXc

http://ipad.io/kdg

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http://www.ipadio.com

Read the Words

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http://www.readthewords.com

• Insert text • Download

reading of text into a website.

http://www.readthewords.com/player/vplayer/instructional.html

Blabberize

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http://blabberize.com/

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Writing

Story Starters

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http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/storystarters/storystarter1.htm

• Scholastic• Get Ideas• Type story• Print out

Photo Funia

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http://www.photofunia.com/

• Great for creative writing.

• Insert a picture into a picture.

• Sample: http://mrskingsecondgrade.wikispaces.com/Keith

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SAS

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http://www.pdesas.org/

• Standards• Lessons• Interactives• Essential

questions

SMART Exchange

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http://exchange.smarttech.com/#tab=0

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•Organized by grade and topic

•Grade level websites for teachers

•Lesson plans

•Tons of great sites

http://askatechteacher.wordpress.com/great-websites-for-kids/

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Kids Blog

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• Easy to use• Teacher

sets up student sign in

http://kidblog.org/home.php

Teachers Pay Teachers

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http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/

• A lot of free resources

• You can upload activities and sell

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Video Streaming

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• Find videos, upload videos

• Many resources

• Teacher Tube

• School Tube

www.youtube.com

KeepVid

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• Save videos • Copy You

tube url into site and download

http://keepvid.com/

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Free Play Music

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http://freeplaymusic.com/

WEBSITE THAT SUPPORT WEB 2.0 TOOLS

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Wikispaces

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http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers

• Does it all • Holds projects• Can have many

pages• Can give

students accounts

Resources Cool Tools for Schools Wiki~

http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/

Perk Up Your Projects Wiki~ http://perkupprojects.wikispaces.com/

Teacher Training Videos~ http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/

Discovery Education~ Webinars~ http://www.youtube.com/user/DiscoveryEducation

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Resources 50 Ways to Tell a Story~

http://50ways.wikispaces.com/

DST ~ Scoop It~ http://www.scoop.it/t/dst

Association of School Librarians~ http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25.cfm#collaboration

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SMART NOTEBOOK INTERACTIVES

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