chapter 8
English/Language Arts Education in the Digital Classroom
The online resource I found the most interesting was the link to Storybird. I like the idea of using art to enhance language. With younger students (K-3rd grade) a teacher could develop a lesson that required students to create a story using sight words. The collaboration feature is a great tool to encourage teamwork. Students could then publish their work which opens up many doors for social interactive. Parents could post comments as could other relatives and friends. If a pen-pal project is created with another class, each class could review and comment on the published stories.
Some of the podcast and blog resources, especially http://howstuffworks.com could prove beneficial as instructional how-to material. With podcasts needing more than just internet access a project of its kind would likely be limited to the classroom.
The resource link to Magnetic Poetry does not take you to the magnetic poetry website, but the actual site, www.magneticpoetry.com is a site worth checking out and integrating into classrooms. There are many kits (some free to play, some to purchase) available at this website that will enhance English/Language education. The site also offers kits designed specifically for foreign languages.
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