The document discusses plans for implementing literacy with information and communication technology (ICT) in Southwest Horizon School District. It outlines upcoming grade group meetings to collect online teaching resources, become familiar with the literacy continuum, and promote integrating ICT into daily lessons. Various digital tools are presented that can support literacy development, from ePearl for recording student work to KidPix and PowerPoint for creating presentations.

1. Literacy with ICT The start of a conversation that will continue over the next year

3. What do we hope to achieve with this round of ICT Grade Group Meetings? Collect resources to be used as an online resource for SHSD teachers – projects, files, websites Become more familiar with the Literacy with ICT continuum Sharing successes, plans and projects in ICT Gain an awareness of ICT PD requirements for SHSD staff Reminded about the Literacy with ICT report – mandated for 2008-2009 Promote, support the infusion of ICT into your daily course delivery and design.

4. The Continuum Emerging Developing Student Friendly Learning Experiences Reporting on ICT K-8

5. ELA Developmental Reading Continuum http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/ela/drc/index.html poster http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/ela/drc/drc_poster3.pdf

6. Technology makes it easy to communicate with parents and your students Collect parent email addresses at the beginning of the year, create a group to easily send out information about homework, upcoming events, requests. Create a webpage in First Class Homework Links to websites Ken Joyal’s classroom website

7. Use ePearl to record students reading, writing, goal setting skills Devon Caldwell – Oak Lake Community School Goal Setting is done gathered around the Smartboard By the end of grade 2…. By the end of grade 3…. Setting goals for reading Point to words with reading finger Sometimes Devon sets the goals – stop at periods Setting goals for writing Giving Feedback in ePearl Don’t just say “Good job”

8. Two stars (I liked how you…) and a wish (next time you could…maybe you should try….) Devon’s classroom webpage, has a link to ePearl, describes ePearl, tells parents how to access Devon has a parent meeting showing how to access ePearl Student led conferences using ePearl – 1 hr with ePearl – comment on FrontPage, one activity, watch a slideshow of activities in class

9. ePearl v3 login Introduce ABRACADABRA

10. KidPix Many uses to support your curriculum

35. Idioms

37. Grade 3 Samples Kidspiration

38. Mother’s Day Acrostic created in Microsoft Word

39. This is a Roughriderarain A Roughriderarain lives in rocky Regina right near rocking roller coasters that rock around. A Roughriderarain eats chunks of Rapid City, rugs, rugby players and chunks of Russia. A Roughriderarain likes riding, rain, rinks and rings. A Roughriderarain ran to buy some rockets for me when rodeo was riding and ruling. Roughriderarian poem created in Microsoft Word

40. Public Service Announcement Storytelling Photo Story 3 or iMovie PowerPoint or KidPix

41. Amanda’s Favourite Places

42. Big Things in Manitoba Big Things in Manitoba website

43. Fish PowerPoint Animations Cabin

44. Hockey stick Butterfly

45. In this poetic tale, beautifully illustrated entirely with wildlife photographs, the animals of the deep woods awake, after a winter storm, to the news of a stranger lurking in their midst. The deer, muskrat, mouse, rabbit, cardinal, porcupine, and many others sing a song of excitement about this strange, yet friendly creature with the carrot nose. And after the animals discover the feast this wondrous snowman has to offer, the children who built him vow to replenish their snowman's facial features until winter has long faded away. An example : Stranger in the Woods Carl R. Sams II & Jean Stoick "The birds were the first to notice... Stranger in the Woods! Stranger in the Woods!" ICT Tools to support a book

46. Meet the Authors Author's Website Write an Autobiography about the Author Contact the Author or Illustrator

47. http://www.scholastic.ca/titles/strangerinthewoods/ Canadian Wildlife Federation Research Canadian Wild Animals Gather your information and pictures in KidPix, PowerPoint, Paint Make an oral presentation to the class about your animal research

48. Environment Canada

49. Canadian Forestry

50. Stranger in the Woods websites Online Games Stranger in the Woods activities Quiz about the story Animal Word Jumble

51. Winter Scene Writing

52. Write as many words or phrases as you can think of that describe the scene. One helpful strategy is to consider each of your senses. Imagine: What is happening inside the house? Write an opening paragraph for a story using this setting. Consider this work of art Winter Solstice by Pennsylvania artist, Jeff Martin.

53. Artwork

54. Research

55. Digital Resources for Literacy Things to look for : Curriculum-based Provides practical, meaningful, purposeful engaging experiences to encourage literacy Interface Is not cluttered or too busy with animations or ads Requires little or no external user-support Plans for waiting time If the site is slow to load it should provide something to help kids wait. (Or you will…)

56. Make Beliefs Comix Making Comic Strips Comiqs

57. PowerPoint Games PowerPoint Games

58. Google Lit Trips

59. Classroom Webpages Mrs. Cassidy's Classroom blog http://www.mohonasen.org/Pinewood/PW_speech/gr3.htm http:// www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/mrsthonus / http://www.geocities.com/ljacoby_2000/window.html

60. Blogging Mrs. Cassidy's Grade 1 Blog Devon Caldwell - Oakl Lake Community School /

61. Animoto for Educators http:// biz.animoto.com/education/overview.html Animoto Using Kid Pix . jpgs Using student pictures Make one yourself

62. Slideshare Example in the LitwICT wiki Example on my webpage

63. Areas of Literacy Phonemic Awareness Game Goo

64. Fluency Resources, Audio Books, Stories Bookhive Storyline Online

65. Vocabulary Development Fakeout

67. Book Buddy test Fun Brain

68. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

69. Grade 2 Skills Grade 3 Skills

70. In Conclusion… Use technology to provide relevant resources Use technology to provide interesting activities Use technology to provide models of good reading Use other media to encourage reading Provide audience for student work and reflections

71. ICT in your Classroom Discussion Topics Sharing