Readers+and+Writers+Differ

Speaker: Dr. Sara Kadjer

**Sites for this session:** [] []
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 * skajder@vt.edu
 * Definition of literacy [| http://skajderblc10.pbworks.com/Readers+and+Writers+Differ+-+BLC+2010]
 * [] - Joyce Valenza’s site
 * [] - Joyce Valenza’s site



Working definition of what it means to be literate?
 * **Students are empowered to read, write, speak, and publish to and WITH authentic audiences across time and space with others who share their passions and interests**
 * **Self motivated, self directed learners**


 * It means being able to read, write and publish about areas of interest and passion and connect with others with similar interests.
 * Being able to read, write, communicate, and publish to authentic audiences who care.
 * being able to communicate your thoughts and understanding what you read
 * being able evaluate your sources for authenticity, point of views (personal agendas), and true.
 * Making it.
 * The ability to code and decode across different media and within a communities network of information.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> It’s not about the thing sitting in front of you. It’s what you’re doing with it. - This talks to why many studies don’t show value of tech. Often educators and adults don’t know how to harness the power of tech for learning.

We can show and tell out of the classroom (with tools like Voicethread).

Cool Ideas for Literacy <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|www.wordsift.com] - similar to wordle but includes a visual thesaurus, google images and video that are not filtered which will contain inappropriate material.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Storybird__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__VoiceThread__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__iPadio__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (podcasts using a cellphone) - <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__example site__]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__ZooBurst__] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (3d storybook)
 * [|www.capzles.com] - allows you to create a multi-modal timeline.

Does your classroom honor the multi modalities your students come to your classroom with? .

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The New Literacies Practices Toolkit
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Authentic Audience
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Multi-modal Composing
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Consumption and attention literacies
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Interest Driven Participation
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Establishing a digital footprint

Tools that can more your classroom more efficient <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">iPevo
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">$69 dollar doc camera

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|http://www.ipevo.com/Point-2-View-USB-Camera_p_70.html] An inexpensive document camera that can be used for writer's workshop to share students' written work.

Eyefi - wirelessly download your pictures to an approved website - students can take photos and it will automatically be uploaded to the an website that you (teacher) have approved. [] []

Woot.com
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Place to buy tech inexpensively

Students can create book trailers for a particular book to show their understanding. Co-Constructed Criteria 1. How do students bring together mode and content with purpose and audience? 2. Purposeful design, structure and coherence. 3. Rich reflection - down to level of words.