Bridging Technology and Literacy - Developing Digital Reading and Writing Practices in Grades K-6

This book provides a practical understanding of digital literacy and information on integrating digital technology into English Language Arts and literacy instruction at the K-6 grade levels.

List of contents

Chapter 1- Digital Technology in the Literacy Classroom
Chapter 2- Planning for Digital Instruction
Chapter 3- Digital Reading In the Classroom
Chapter 4- Using Digital Images in the Classroom
Chapter 5- Using Digital Audio Tools in the Classroom
Chapter 6- Using Digital Graphic Organizer Tools in the Classroom
Chapter 7- Digital Writing
Chapter 8- Reading and Writing Multimodal Text
Chapter 9- Social Media and Collaboration in the Classroom
Chapter 10- The Flipped Classroom
Chapter 11- Managing the Digital Classroom
Chapter 12- Issues Relevant to Using Digital Tools in the K-6 Classroom

About the author

Amy Hutchison is an associate professor at Iowa State University. Her research is focused on approaches to integrating digital technology into literacy instruction and ways to support teachers in their technology integration efforts.

Jamie Colwell is an assistant professor at Old Dominion University. Her research interests include adolescent literacy, pre-service teacher education in literacy, and the uses of technology to promote literacy in K-12 education.

Summary

This book provides a practical understanding of digital literacy and information on integrating digital technology into English Language Arts and literacy instruction at the K-6 grade levels.

Product details

• Authors: Jamie Colwell, Colwell Jamie, Amy Hutchison, Amy Colwell Hutchison, Hutchison Amy
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 18 to 99
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.06.2015
• EAN: 9781442234956
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-3495-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; English, Literacy, EDUCATION / Computers & Technology, Teaching of a specific subject, Primary & middle schools, Educational: English language: reading & writing skills, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, EDUCATION / Teaching / Materials & Devices