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Expressive Learning: Encouraging Students’ Multimodal Expression to Enhance...
A New Post by Jill Castek I’ve been exploring the use of iPads to support literacy and science learning in middle school classrooms throughout the school year. One of the most powerful ways I’ve found...
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CNN’s iReport Toolkit: Tell your Story Like a Pro
A post by Bridget Dalton The power of multimodal communication I believe in the power and relevance of multimodal composition and storytelling for today’s children and teens. My belief is not abstract...
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Transforming Writing Instruction in the Digital Age
a post from Bridget Dalton, Aug. 7, 2012 Dana Grisham and Thomas DeVere Wolsey’s new book, “Transforming Writing Instruction in the Digital Age: Techniques for Grades 5-12”. is a wonderful resource for...
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What the NAEP2011 Writing Assessment Means for Technology Use in Schools
What the NAEP2011 Writing Assessment Means for Technology Use in Schools On September 14, I attended a Webinar on the outcomes of the Writing 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress for Grades...
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Book Review: Using iPad and iPhone Apps for Learning Literacy Across the...
A new post by Jill Castek The Literacy Beat bloggers are back on the beat! We’re rested and relaxed from the winter holidays with lots of great new ideas to share. Stay connected with us over the...
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Generative Technology for Teacher Candidates: The Assignment
Generative Technology for Teacher Candidates: The Assignment Dana L. Grisham My friend and colleague, Linda Smetana, and I have been working together since about 2004. She’s a full professor at CSU...
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Generative Technology: Teacher Candidate Examples
by Dana Grisham In my last post, on March 2, 2013, I talked about a project that my colleague, Linda Smetana, and I did with teacher candidates who were asked to integrate technology into literacy...
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Students revise their writing by listening to a digital reading of their text...
Good writers often read their writing out loud as they are composing and revising. Sometimes the focus is on checking for meaning and the flow of the language. Other times the focus is on checking...
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Preparing Teachers to Teach Writing Using Technology by Kristine E. Pytash,...
Thanks to ETC Press and editors Kristine Pytash, Richard Ferdig and Timothy Raskinski, we have a valuable new resource to guide our work integrating technology into writing instruction. The book is...
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Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy Plus (VSS+)
by Dana L. Grisham (with Thomas DeVere Wolsey and Linda Smetana) The Need for Vocabulary Learning The need for breadth and depth of vocabulary accelerates through the grades as students encounter more...
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Literacy Beat goes to IRA (Friday)
Most of the Literacy Beat Team will be in New Orleans at the International Reading Association (IRA) this weekend. We have created a series of short posts with links to online resources about our...
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Exchange Compare Writing
By Jolene Graham with Karen Wood and Thomas DeVere Wolsey The next three posts on LiteracyBeat explore possibilities for promoting discussion, often with technology embedded. Teachers have long known...
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Using Technology to Improve Reading and Learning
When friends write a book, of course, you’re excited for them and can’t wait to read it. What’s even more wonderful is when you read the book and it’s terrific – one that you know you will use in...
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Literacy Instruction in a Brave New World: A themed issue from Kappan
Phi Delta Kappan has just published a themed issue on “Literacy Instruction in a Brave New World” (November, 2014, volume 96, No. 3). For a short time period, you may view and download all of the...
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Which Robber Baron Are You? Quizzes to Inspire Writing
By Thomas DeVere Wolsey You might be like me if you scroll through your Facebook news feed clicking “like” but come to a screeching halt when you find a social media quiz like this one, Which Social...
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Writing and Technology: Free Virtual Conference
By Thomas DeVere Wolsey The week of October 5 through 9, 2015, Turnitin is offering a free virtual conference on the topic of Writing and Technology: Exploring the Intersection as part of Student...
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Online Resources for Argumentation and Logical Fallacies
By Thomas DeVere Wolsey This week on Literacy Beat, I gathered some resources for teaching students to create and critique effective arguments. This list will appear in Literacy in the Disciplines: A...
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28 Boring Words and What to Use Instead
Guest Post by Jack Milgram Jack Milgram is a freelance writer and editor who agreed to share his words and an infographic about words with Literacy Beat. I hope you enjoy this vocabulary challenge!...
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Read Up, Ask Around, Double-Check
By Thomas DeVere Wolsey In this post, I share an infographic representing the ideas in the article, “Accuracy in Digital Writing Environments: Read Up, Ask Around, Double-Check”. Access the article by...
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Literacy Beat and TERSG go to Copenhagen
by Dana L. Grisham and Thomas DeVere Wolsey Two members of the Literacy Beat team are in Copenhagen, Denmark for the 18th Nordic Conference on Literacy and the 21st European Conference on Literacy held...
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