New literacy includes new ways to
have students reading and writing. The
computer and internet provide new avenues for literacy development. Current computer software can aide in student
development of stories. Their stories
can include text, photos, personal drawings and animation. There are programs like Picasa and Picaboo
free programs for editing photos and creating books. New literacy also includes digital books. These digital books are like mini movies
which tell a story. Digital story
(mini-film) can be done using a digital camera.
I liked the idea mentioned in one of
the articles about an improv style story spine.
I did something similar to this in math; I called it around the world
with order of operations problems. One
student would start the problem and when I say “switch” they had to pass it to
the person on their left and continued answering the problem.
I have used the Web 2.0 tool comicstrip
for students to make a math related comic strip. I have also had students use PowerPointe to
create a math mystery. I would like to
have students complete an activity with Prezi or Capzles, but I haven’t quite
figure out what to them do. I was
thinking about having them pick a math concept and create a presentation that
would teacher others the concept. This
would also make for a great flipped classroom activity. Even though the focus is on a math concept, students
will be practicing writing, reading, and grammar skills.
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