To embrace today's culturally and linguistically diverse secondary English Language Arts (ELA) classrooms, this text presents ways in which teachers can use digital tools in the service of antiracist teaching and developing equity-oriented mindsets in teaching and learning. Addressing how the use of digital tools and literacy practices can be woven into current ELA curricula, and with consistent sections, each chapter covers a different aspect of digital tool use, including multimodal texts, critical media literacies, connection-building, and digital composing. Understanding that no classroom is a monolith, Barnes and Marlatt's timely text presents practical applications and resources suitable for different environments, including urban and rural contexts. The volume is essential reading in courses on ELA/literacy methods and multicultural education. 1 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white; 21 Halftones, black and white; 24 Illustrations, black and white
Ready to teach digital literacy? Here are ten ideas to help you teach important critical thinking skills to your students.
ELA and social studies teachers who teach about social justice will love this student-centered online activity for Google Drive and Google Classroom! Middle school and high school students will explore diversity as it relates to social justice in society and create personal, text-based definitions of "social justice," a great way to build digital literacy and inquiry skills! Build a foundation for students' understanding of social justice as they explore current and engaging visual and written texts via links and "focus questions" included on each Google Document. This no prep tool has everything your students will need in one document and is a must for 1:1 classrooms and classrooms with access to technology: Chromebooks, iPads, laptops or Android devices. ** Please be aware that the first poem does include profanity and the military "Humans" series' is honest in its storytelling, making it appropriate for older students. You are able to switch out the links to these texts if you deem them inappropriate for your classes. ************************************************* Here’s what you’ll receive in this resource: ★ One-Day Social Justice Definition Activity (3 Google Document Pages, 3 PDF Pages) which culminates in a text-based personal definition of social justice. *Fully-editable for personal use.* ★ Two-Day Social Justice Definition Activity (3 Google Document Pages, 3 PDF Pages) which culminates in a collaborative definition of social justice, infographic creation, Gallery Walk and "big picture" journal response. *Fully-editable for personal use.* ★ Note Sheets (3 Pages) for print use (3 different versions) can be used with either HyperDoc version to help students focus and take notes as they explore HyperDoc texts. ★ Note Sheet for Gallery Walk and "So What?!" Response (1 Page) so that students extend their learning by thinking about others' ideas and the "big picture" implications/importance of social justice. ★ Product Links and Teacher Notes (4 Pages) so that you have instructions and tips for using this assignment with students at your fingertips. Texts Include: ★Humans of New York (HONY) photo documentary series ★Poems ★Op-Ed Piece ★Goodreads Quotations ★TED Talk + Author Website for early finishers and optional enrichment ************************************************* Benefits of digital interactive resources include: ★ High engagement = happy students and happy teacher ★ Student-friendly 1:1 environment ★ Development of college and career readiness skills ★ Fluid integration of ELA skills ★ Productive use of class time that is maximized for student learning This resource is helpful for: ★ Teachers who teach in a digital learning environment. ★ Teachers who are looking to save time with ready-made digital and print resources. ★ Teachers who love to innovate and try new things! ★ Teachers who believe in teaching for social justice. ★ Teachers who are looking for ways to create meaningful, real-world connections! ************************************************* Ways to connect with me: ★ I'd love for you to be my newest follower! Click on the link so that you'll be the first to know about new products, freebies, and discounts! ★ Stop by the Lindsay Ann Learning Blog! ************************************************* ⇒ Copyright© 2017-Present, Lindsay Ann Learning ⇒ Permission for use by one teacher in his or her own classroom. ⇒ Not for public display or digital sharing. ⇒ If you intend to share with others, please purchase an additional license.
Digital Literacy across the Curriculum (pdf), from FutureLab, UK, is a 63-page handbook aimed at educational practitioners and school leaders in both primary and secondary schools who are intereste…
Improve your students' digital literacy by teaching fact checking. Strengthen this critical thinking skill with these simple steps.
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In the 21st century, our students increasingly communicate, connect, collaborate, and interact with diverse cultures and traditions around the world, so they need to develop global literacy. This dep...
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Digital and Civic Literacy Skills The internet is an amazing tool for teaching and learning. But, before we can teach students to harness its power and become good citizens of the web, we need to understand the intricacies of how it works and how it can be manipulated to mislead and even harm users. Learning the Landscape of Digital Literacy
Like its predecessor, Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas, Second Edition is written for undergraduate, graduate, and in-service teachers who want to integrate literacy processes into their content area instruction. In addition to extensive updating of earlier material, this new edition extends its coverage to include new chapters on adolescents' out-of-school literacy experiences and their in-school preferences, digital resources for content learning, and considerations for the reading specialist. In doing so, however, the authors have tried to maintain the brevity, stylistic clarity, and classroom focus of the earlier volume. Key features of this important new book include: *Teaching Flexibility. Although written with the needs of pre-service teachers in mind, theory and research are treated in sufficient depth to make the book suitable for graduate courses and for teacher study groups. It is also appropriate for secondary reading specialists or literacy coaches responsible for establishing or maintaining a school-wide literacy program. *Changes in New Edition. All chapters have been reorganized and most of the text rewritten. In addition, new chapters not usually included in content area reading texts were added. These cover: 1) adolescents' out-of-school literacy experiences and in-school preferences; 2) digital resources for content learning; and 3) considerations for the reading specialist. *Socio-Cultural Perspective. Like other volumes in the Literacy Teaching Series, the perspective of this one is socio-cultural and constructivist. It recognizes that classroom teaching and learning are closely intertwined with surrounding school and community cultures as well as the culture and language of the subject being studied. Likewise, literacy is not simply a matter of reading and writing but involves using multiple literacies to negotiate and construct meaning. *Practical Orientation. Although supporting theory and research are included in all chapters, instructional strategies with illustrative examples from practicing teachers are included in most chapters. Each chapter concludes with \"Application Activities\" and \"From Our Professional Library\" references.
Visual literacy explicitly teaches a collection of competencies that will help students think through, think about, and think with pictures.
Engaging Digital Citizenship Activity for any time of year! Great for the 1:1 classroom or classrooms that have access to Chromebooks, laptops, iPads or computers. Google Drive is used to complete this fun and free activity!
Teaching Media Literacy through Contemporary Issues examines the media as the servant to the king of the modern world, consumerism. In view of the research that indicates young people are particularly influenced by messages promoting a consumer culture, it aims to help students understand how media messages are used to influence our decisions. Beginning with a historical overview, it explores how consumer culture and advertising techniques have developed over time. It then continues with the spotlight on contemporary issues: the influence of advertising on human emotions as a way of encouraging us to accumulate possessions; anti-consumerist arguments and their effectiveness; and the relationship between social media and e-commerce as profit-making enterprises. For each topic, students apply what they have learnt to their own media project.
Shakespeare and Digital Pedagogy is an international collection of fresh digital approaches for teaching Shakespeare. It describes 15 methodologies, resources and tools recently developed, updated and used by a diverse range of contributors in Great Britain, Australia, Asia and the United States. Contributors explore how these digital resources meet classroom needs and help facilitate conversations about academic literacy, race and identity, local and global cultures, performance and interdisciplinary thought. Chapters describe each case study in depth, recounting needs, collaborations and challenges during design, as well as sharing effective classroom uses and offering accessible, usable content for both teachers and learners. The book will appeal to a broad range of readers. College and high school instructors will find a rich trove of usable teaching content and suggestions for mounting digital units in the classroom, while digital humanities and education specialists will find a snapshot of and theories about the field itself. With access to exciting new content from local archives and global networks, the collection aids teaching, research and reflection on Shakespeare for the 21st century. 10 bw illus
This edition of Keeping Up With… was written by Nicole E. Brown, Kaila Bussert, Denise Hattwig, and Ann Medaille. Nicole E. Brown is Multidisciplinary Instruction Librarian at New York University, email: [email protected]; Kaila Bussert is Visual Resources Outreach Librarian at Cornell University, email: [email protected]; Denise Hattwig is Curator of Image Collections at UW Bothell Library, University of Washington Libraries, email: [email protected]; and Ann Medaille is Assessment Librarian at the University of Nevada, Reno, email: [email protected]. What Is Visual Literacy?
Rethinking Popular Culture and Media begins from the premise that the “popular” is political. Whether it’s Disney and Barbie, or Snapchat and Vine, youth navigate, shape, and repurpose popular culture. […]
This resource includes a digital download of the full 13 week course syllabus & Teacher's Outline (PPTs can be purchased separately or in the BUNDLE) aimed at enriching your learner’s understanding of Common Law from the texts: Whatever Happened to Justice by Richard Maybury and Frederick Bastiat's The Law. Updated to October, 2023 Designed for companion or independent study, I provide text specific discussion questions, appropriate cultural literacy terms, supplemental videos, discussion topics and recommended literature for your use. Week Thirteen is reserved for final presentations with a Kahoot review at Week Eleven. We will be discussing the following principles of law, definitions, terms, and forms of government- Week One: Author Viewpoints/ Beliefs, Worldviews: Statism vs. Juris Naturalism, Higher Law; Old Common Law, Economics, Law, Politics, Government, Founding Fathers: Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Franklin, Bill of Rights Week Two: Scientific vs. Political Law; English Common Law: Feudal Governments, Precedents, Case Law, Restitution, Outlawry, Wergild, Contract Law, Criminal/ Torte Law, Natural Law Week Three: Statesman, Separation of Church and State, Origin of Rights: Redistribution of Wealth, Legalized Plunder, Voluntary Charity vs. Welfare/ Subsidy State, Incentive, Profit Motive, Principles of Self-Reliance, Totalitarianism, Left and Right Sides of Government; Socialism; Forms of Government: Despotism, Totalitarianism, Aristocracy, Republic, Democracy Week Four: Customs become Law; Logic, Force, Laws of Morality; Ambient Encroachment; Contracts: Tacit, Fraud, Agreement, Economic Calculation, Free Trade, NAFTA Week Five: Rightful Liberty, Protection of Personal Property, Government Controls Against: Force, Fraud, Monopoly, Debauchery, Laws of Economic Freedom; Third Party Purchases; Invisible Hand of Free Markets, Specialization of Trade Week Six: Government vs. Politics; Divine Mandate and Divine Right of Kings; Republic vs. Democracy; Political Law; Citizens: Rights and Responsibilities; Natural Rights: Negative vs. Positive Week Seven: Political Law Implications; Imperfections of Common Law, Courts of Equity, Star Chamber, Trial by Combat, Liberties vs. Permission, Magna Carta: Personal & Digital Rights Week Eight: Right-to-Life, Nuremburg Trials, Democracy: Dangers of Majority Rule, Shay’s Rebellion, Federal Government & Constitution of United States: Protecting Liberty Week Nine: Liberals vs. Conservatives, Political Power vs. Corporate Influence; Alexander Solzhenitsyn: Russian Dissident on Media; Role of Peace & Police Officers, Power-seekers Priorities; Sources and Laws of Civic Power: Tiananmen Square; Language of the Unheard: Riots, Social Injustice, Civil Rights Week Ten: Latin American Revolution: Simon Bolivar, Abundance of Savings/ Seed Corn; Capital Gains & Inheritance Tax, Federal Debt to GDP; Origin of Government: Tribute, Feudalism; Social Contract Week Eleven: Checks and Balances; Public vs. Private Sector Employment & Kahoot Review Week Twelve: Unsolved Problems: Risk, Capital Punishment, Environmental Sustainability, Drugs, War, Irredentism, Poverty, Capital Flight, Consumer Protection Week Thirteen: Final Presentations
Literacy-rich environments have a significant impact on what goes on in the classroom and set the stage for interactions with genres.
The Internet is a wonderful resource for kids for researching school reports, communicating with teachers, staying in touch with friends, and entertaining themselves. They can literally hit a few k…
Encouraging literacy during distance learning can be achieved with a few well-placed and positive actions from teachers to students.
We are so lucky to be starting our first reading unit of the year, based around one of the best children’s books ever written: Wonder! If you know this book, then you understand why I get chills being able to read this important story with kids.
Your friend shares a story on Facebook. You read the headline and you think it's too good to be true, but it looks like it's from a news site. Experts offer tips to help you sniff out fact from fake.
All prices are in Canadian dollars Total Pages: 28 pages Answer Key: Rubric only Teaching Duration: 1 Week File Size: 5 MB File Type: Zip Book Unboxing Assignment | PDF and Digital Formats: Students love social media and YouTube culture. Use their knowledge and excitement to promote reading in your classroom. Students select 3 - 5 books they have read and unbox them for the class. Students can present this information in a video format or a live presentation. This can be used with any fiction or non-fiction book. Click Here To View The Preview Lesson Outline What is unboxing? Modeled, Shared, and Independent Lessons Book Unboxing Assignment Book Unboxing Assignment presentations Resource Includes: Teacher lesson plan Student assignment sheet Graphic organizers Curriculum alignment Ontario Curriculum and Common Core Resource Notes Regular reliable internet access is required for this resource. Internet must be able to access online video sources. This resource is a non-editable PDF. Teacher Feedback I'm in Canada, but it worked well with our curriculum as well (Oral Language, Media Literacy, etc.) and the students loved it. The resource is super organized and thorough - I didn't have to do much tweaking (except for the Standards/Expectations). We also had a great discussion around cyberbullying and leaving positive comments and helpful suggestions (without being hurtful). It's so relevant for students and they had fun with it!” “Another great resource from Two Peas and a Dog. Currently using this as a replacement for our monthly book review. Students are enjoying it very much - engaging for distance learning.” “Great resource. Engaging activity.” Other Engaging ELA Assignments: Book Versus Movie Comparison Analysis Project Book Flatlay Project Independent Reading Journal Assignment Novel Study Activities For Any Novel
This version comes with both Digital and Printable Versions of our Close Read/Mini Book and Printable Inventors Bundle. To get the digital version, make
A teacher in the Spanish department was using QR codes the other day around her classroom and it got me thinking... what could I do with QR codes to enhance my lessons? Of course, once I start thinking about ideas, my mind doesn't shut off and I want to try it RIGHT NOW. We are fortunate enough to have a set of iPads in the library that can be checked out to teachers. Each iPad has a barcode reader on it that also reads the QR codes. I gave it a whirl today with my French 1s. They are currently learning clothing and adjective vocabulary, so I gave them a sheet with 20 different people on it wearing different things. Then, I made 20 different QR codes (Code A, B, C, etc) that, when scanned, would pop up with a description of someone. Upon reading the description, they would have to match that description to the correct person on their sheet. This was an awesome activity. It really is no different, practice wise, than writing a description on a worksheet and having them match it up. But in letting them use technology, it gives it an awesome spin that gets them excited about the topic while reinforcing chapter vocabulary. What I love about this is you can do QR codes with just about anything! I'm thinking I'll use it when I review the question words and question formation. They will scan the code, which will pop up with an answer. They have to come up with a question that would elicit that response. You can also do QR codes that, when scanned, will speak to the students too. Especially in foreign language, having the codes speak is an awesome tool! If you're interested in having a copy for yourself, get it HERE .
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Kahlil Gibran, known for the accessibility and warm humanity of his poems, provides students with a window onto an often misunderstood and misrepresented culture.
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Pandemic sent your classes online? You'll love using my Boom Cards with your adult ESL students!
Aquaman can be part of my ELA lesson any day.
Young writers often feel blocked by the act of writing itself. Use these ideas to help get their thoughts flowing.
The deluge of fake news suggests we live in a "post-truth" era. But NPR's Steve Inskeep says it would be better to call this a "post-trust" era. Here are his tips to sniff out the suspect sources.
