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Enhancing Classroom Engagement through Technology and Community Projects

In this class session, we will review the key concepts from Chapter 7 and discuss strategies for integrating multiple learning resources beyond traditional textbooks. Students will present their strategies and collaborate on the Discourse Community Project, emphasizing technology's role in the classroom. We will explore electronic literacy, including the advantages and applications of visual media, hypertext, and E-Literacy communication tools. Homework for the next class involves calculating the readability of classroom texts. Come prepared to engage and work together!

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Enhancing Classroom Engagement through Technology and Community Projects

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  1. Class Agenda • Answer questions from last class • Review last class (Andrew) • Group walk through (strategies) • Readability assignment share • Discuss Chapter 7 • Discourse Community project discussion—questions after reading assignment.

  2. What you should have done for today • Read RMF Chapter 7 • Ready to present on your strategies • Ready to work with strategies • Ready to work on Discourse Community Project

  3. Beyond Textbooks and Transmission • Why not rely on your textbook? • Why use multiple resources?

  4. Beyond Textbooks and Transmission • Planning for using multiple sources in the classroom • Using literature across the curriculum • Readability • Assessing students’ ability to use books

  5. Technology in Content Classrooms • Why the world is flat

  6. Technology in Content Classrooms • Electronic literacy • Advantages of Electronic literacy

  7. Technology in Content Classrooms • Technology for classroom use Examples?

  8. Technology in Content Classrooms • Visual media • Internet • WebQuests • hypertexts

  9. Technology in Content Classrooms • Hypertext

  10. Technology in Content Classrooms • E-Literacy Communication • Email • Blogs • Listservs • Threaded discussions • Chat rooms

  11. Technology in Content Classrooms • Any down sides?

  12. Beyond Textbooks and Transmission • For homework: • Calculate the readability of your RMF textbook using the formula on pages 180-184 • Notice that this means you have to read the caveats offered and think about how affects your calculations

  13. Next Class Assignment • Review class—need a volunteer to review today’s class on Wednesday • Read RM&F Chapter 7 • Remember your ITPS G see webboard for details—due 9/29/08 • Wednesday I will give you time in class to plan your discourse community project so come ready to work

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