Digital Literacy: Using Technology to Increase Reading and Writing Skills

Educational technology is nudging literacy instruction beyond its oral and print-based learning methods. Computers are creating new opportunities for writing, collaborating, and seeking information. The Internet is allowing students to communicate world-wide, solidifying the need for strong reading and writing skills. By changing the way that information is absorbed, processed, and used, technology is influencing how people read, write, listen, and communicate.

The growing influence of technology has caused many educators to acknowledge that they need information on teaching literacy skills in the Digital Age. This training will offer research, best practices and resources that support purposeful integration of new technologies into literacy instruction.

Technologies that support students' reading and writing development will be explored. This may include: audiobooks, electronic books and online texts, online collaborative tools such as wikis and discussion boards, interactive websites and podcasting.

(Please note that this is a two-day workshop designed so that teachers will have the chance to implement ideas in the classroom and return later for review and revision)

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