EDLA615 Language Arts and Technology.

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The article Using Voice Thread to Promote Learning Engagement and Success to all Students was interesting to read. It discusses the benefits of using Voice Thread in specific content areas as well as how it can be beneficial for students with special needs. Voice thread allows for a classroom Account to be set up which provides the users with specific benefits that cater to the classroom.   Many teachers agree that technology incorporation is extremely beneficial to the students learning yet, incorporate little technology in their classrooms due to a lack of the skills or knowledge necessary. However, upon reading this article teachers will learn the very many benefits of using voice thread and how easy and user friendly it is. I feel that this article is a must read for every educator for this reason.

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Esther Stahl Dr. Hsu Reflection on New Literacies: The concept of new literacies is taking the world of education by storm. Many students that began school by using papers, pens and books are now using the electronic form of these. Computers and internet have broadened the scope of information and new skills introduced to students. Technology also allows for students to be able to collaborate and interact with each other while learning. It is a vital tool in helping students with disabilities as well ELL students. Technology simplifies lessons and makes them a-lot more interesting thereby motivating the students more. New literacies are made possible by the different forms of technology that we have access to. Foundational literacy skills are all about fluency, decoding and comprehension. Students put together words to form sentences and read different passages. New literacies are all about teaching students the skills necessary for the 20 th century. It helps them learn thi...

Esther Stahl Implementation Report: 1. The outcomes of the implementation: student learning outcomes and technical procedure outcomes. All the students were able to reach the learning outcomes and achieve the technical procedure outcomes. Some students needed more assistance or more time than others but that was to be expected based on their academic levels, technological abilities, and collaborative abilities. Necessary interventions and guidance was provided. 2. The adjustments you had made to accommodate students with special needs. The following adjustments were provided to differentiate instruction: ·        Students should choose roles according to ability and what interests them. ·        Enrichment- students can do as much research as they want and invest as much as they can, the sky’s the limit with this project! ·        ELLs can use google or bing translate for hard wor...

Candidate’s Name: Esther Stahl Grade Level: 6 Title of the lesson: The story of the French Revolution Length of the lesson: 1.5 hours, can be divided up over two days Central focus of the lesson (The central focus should align with the CCSS/content standards and support students to develop an essential literacy strategy and requisite skills for comprehending or composing texts in meaningful contexts) Key questions: ●      what do you want your students to learn? I want my students to apply previous knowledge of the French Revolution and literacy. They will learn to work as a group and utilize their strengths to complete a project. ●      what are the important understandings and core concepts you want students to develop within the learning segment? Students are going to connect their learning and factual understanding to create something creative and authentic. They will learn how to work as a group...