Join us to learn about a variety of free technology tools that will enrich your literacy program. You will walk away with a number of practical ideas that can be implemented the very next day, even if you teach in a one computer classroom.

Audience: K-3

Resources:

• Danuta’s presentation slides
• Ministry resources: Language Arts, Grades 1-8 Langauge Arts curriculum, Full Day Early Learning, FDK document (draft), FDK Educator’s Reference Guide
• OSAPAC – Ministry-licensed software
• Find out who your Board contact is for accessing Ministry-licensed resources
• Why use audiobooks? (article)
• Critical Issue:Using Technology to Enhance Literacy Instruction (article)
• BookFlix
• Animated books, Character Education
• Read to Me
• Storytime Online
• Barnes & Noble online storytime
• Oxford Owl, setting up an account
• National Geographic Explorer
• Molly Moccasins Stories, Molly app in the Chrome Store
• Brain Pop Jr.
• Symbaloo of all these links
• Storyboard template
• Little Bird Tales, Setting up an account: video tutorial, text tutorial
  • Student work: sample 1, sample 2, sample 3, sample 4 (definitely check this one out!), sample 5, sample 6,
• Pixie, Using Pixie help videos
  • Student work: sample 1, sample 2