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Integrating Balanced Literacy with Technology in Middle School

This guide explores the integration of balanced literacy practices with technology at Megan Duranleau Crockett Middle School. It defines balanced literacy components—speaking, listening, and writing—and provides practical ways to incorporate technology through book reports, read-alouds, reflective journaling, and word work. Utilizing tools like Wikispaces for collaborative discussions, audiobooks, and multimedia projects encourages student engagement in reading. Access resources like podcasts, educational videos, and web quests to enhance learning. This approach fosters a dynamic, interactive literacy environment.

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Integrating Balanced Literacy with Technology in Middle School

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  1. Making Connections: Balanced Literacy and Technology Integration. Megan Duranleau Crockett Middle School

  2. What is Balanced Literacy? Three components • Speaking • Listening • Writing

  3. How do I incorporate that into technology? • Book reports • Read alouds • Mini lessons • Reflective journaling • Word work

  4. Wetpaint • reading improvement

  5. Creating a Wikispace wiki instructions

  6. wikispaces • www.wikispaces.com Wikispaces can be used for several types of information. Students can make pages about their favorite book or author, they can also have an ongoing discussion with you and classmates about the book. If a students does not have an email address, you can use generic gmail addresses. Go to www.google.com click on gmail at the top and use a simple email address like cmsreading1@gmail.com

  7. Audio books/Playaways • Storyline online http://www.storylineonline.net

  8. Continued… • Playaways and audio books through the library. • Teaching books www.teachingbooks.net 3,357 book readings (not complete readings)

  9. Podcasts • www.gcast.com

  10. Animoto • www.animoto.com You can create your own for students to watch, or you can have the students create their own about a book. This can help students pick books based on student recommendation.

  11. minilessons • Brainpop • Brainpop jr. • Youtube • Teachingbooks.net • Videogoogle.net

  12. Word work • www.iknowthat.com • http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/games/ • www.funbrain.com • Password

  13. Wordle • www.wordle.net -great for main idea thoughts and brainstorming. Students can print their work or save it to their account.

  14. Webquests web quest

  15. Vocabulary Dictionary • ..\..\My Documents\vocab instructions.doc

  16. How to share technology • Investigative studies investigative studies

  17. Scheduling

  18. Resources

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