IL-Media Literacy
iPods, iPads, and the SMARTBoard: Transforming literacy instruction and student learning.
Saine, P. (2012). iPods, iPads, and the SMARTBoard: Transforming literacy instruction and student learning. New England Reading Association Journal, 47(2), 74-79.
The article focuses on how iPods, iPads, and the SMARTBoard are transforming literacy instruction and the way students are learning in classrooms in the U.S. Teachers mention that when students engage in digital literacy activities, they see these tools as exciting and unique, but often not as schoolwork, while some teachers also claim students become more creative in their thinking. Discussion highlights how teachers have these tools into their instructional activities.
The author indicates whether teaching in an urban, rural, or international school, teachers of literacy are integrating iPods, iPads, and the SMARTBoard in the classroom to make their instructional activities more appealing and exciting for their students. It seems as the tools continue to transform instruction, students in the process develop lifelong skills needed for success in this global society. A few lesson plan were described, among the method discussed were podcasting, whiteboard, story-telling and word-processing apps. This is a step in the right direction for the learning environment, there are so much variety of apps and mechanism that students can utilize and explore to deepen and make their learning more enjoyable and captivating.
Saine, P. (2012). iPods, iPads, and the SMARTBoard: Transforming literacy instruction and student learning. New England Reading Association Journal, 47(2), 74-79.
The article focuses on how iPods, iPads, and the SMARTBoard are transforming literacy instruction and the way students are learning in classrooms in the U.S. Teachers mention that when students engage in digital literacy activities, they see these tools as exciting and unique, but often not as schoolwork, while some teachers also claim students become more creative in their thinking. Discussion highlights how teachers have these tools into their instructional activities.
The author indicates whether teaching in an urban, rural, or international school, teachers of literacy are integrating iPods, iPads, and the SMARTBoard in the classroom to make their instructional activities more appealing and exciting for their students. It seems as the tools continue to transform instruction, students in the process develop lifelong skills needed for success in this global society. A few lesson plan were described, among the method discussed were podcasting, whiteboard, story-telling and word-processing apps. This is a step in the right direction for the learning environment, there are so much variety of apps and mechanism that students can utilize and explore to deepen and make their learning more enjoyable and captivating.
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