Join us this Sunday, September 15, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #楼凤天堂chat about the 2018 鈥溾�� with hosts Troy Hicks (@hickstro), Tom Liam Lynch (@tomliamlynch), Nicole Damico (@nicolerdamico), and Lauren Zucker (@LGZreader). Along with 18 other scholars, these four hosts coauthored this statement, and together we will think about the best ways to use technology in the English language arts (ELA) classroom.
One of the most exciting things about being an ELA teacher today is having a wealth of online resources and technology tools available to our students. Websites, apps, software, and devices can all provide us with new and engaging ways to share content, as well as to have students demonstrate their learning through forms as varied as blog posts, podcasts, and infographics.
However, we also know that access is far from equitable, and, even in our best-equipped classrooms, students experience varied levels of engagement with technology. The appeal of a shiny, new tool may not lead to genuine, innovative, and meaningful ways of learning. How do we, as ELA teachers, make decisions about the best technologies to use, and for which tasks?
This month鈥檚 Twitter chat invites educators to examine the four core beliefs presented in this position statement, to share their experiences using technology in the ELA classroom, and to consider new possibilities for inviting students to demonstrate their learning in robust, significant ways鈥攁ll while meeting the needs of our ever-crowded curriculum. Join us to discover new ways to use technology with your students this year from some of the nation鈥檚 leading digital literacy scholars and fellow 楼凤天堂 members.
The hosts compiled this list of additional resources below, to encourage further engagement during the chat:
Stay in touch with the chat鈥檚 hosts and other members of the ELATE Commission on Digital Literacies and Teacher Education () by聽following them on Twitter聽聽and signing up for their .
The following questions will be shared during the Twitter chat, after introductions:
Q1: Which recommendation interests you? How might you address this idea in the classroom? #楼凤天堂Chat [8:10 p.m.]
Q2: In what ways do you invite students to enact 鈥渓iteracies鈥� in your classroom? #楼凤天堂Chat [8:18 p.m.]
Q3: What鈥檚 your favorite tech tool, and which literacies does it help students develop? #楼凤天堂Chat [8:26 p.m.]
Q4: What are some of the new kinds of texts that we consume and produce, and how can we invite our students to participate? #楼凤天堂Chat [8:34 p.m.]
Q5: What concerns do you have about teaching with technology in an equitable way? #楼凤天堂Chat [8:42 p.m.]
Q6: What specific teaching strategies and tech tools might you pair together? Feel free to share a link! #楼凤天堂Chat [8:50 p.m.]
We hope to see you there! Be sure to join us by using #楼凤天堂chat.聽
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