The Internet is this
generation's defining technology for information, communication, and
especially for learning.
Current U.S. Policies and Demands for 21st Century Skills
How might we use Internet (online)
texts to support diverse readers? |
So how can we use these multiple
and diverse online texts to support adolescent readers and writers in
each of the main content areas? |
Supporting Content
Learning in English/Language Arts
Online interactive texts can help to:
Visually represent connections between
key ideas and/or
multiple texts
Provide access to multiple and diverse perspectives
Provide information in multiple formats and languages
Connect to real authors, real voices, and real ideas by
interacting and controlling to meet you own needs
Supporting Content
Learning in History
Online interactive texts can help
to:
Relive history with
real photos, voices, sounds, and
feelings (or add to present-day reflections)
Provide access to a wider range of voices and perspectives
(e.g., women, outside US)
Engage in real problem solving and experience the impact of
their decisions
Access primary and secondary sources
Access interactive supports to enrich analysis and
interpretation of historical timelines
Review “missed” content in exciting simulations
Supporting Content
Learning in Science
Online interactive texts can help to:
Explore abstract concepts
Simplify challenging vocabulary
Link to real scientists
Make connections between scientific phenomena and real life
Access levels texts and then pursue further with more
challenging texts
Supporting Content
Learning in Math
Online interactive texts can help to:
Explore patterns and discover rules,
examples, and
non-examples
Move back and forth between concrete and abstract thinking
Evaluate, apply, or create visual representations of math
concepts
Interact with and manipulate symbols and graphics
Connect math to real-life daily applications
Online Writing
Opportunities: Inspiring Student Voices
A range of multimedia tools create opportunities
for
students to synthesize and share what they have learned in new and
engaging
ways. The use of video and audio tools often require students to write
and
edit/revise scripts while considering purpose, audience, and most
effective
format.
In summary, where might you start
in your
curriculum? |
Provide opportunities for students to:
- Access multiple texts and diverse perspectives
- Use supported text with multimedia supports (images, audio,
hyperlinks) to construct personal meaning
- Explore challenging content with interactive animations and
simulations
- Analyze data with online tools and visual representations
- Synthesize and communicate new concepts with blogs,
podcasts, wikis, and VoiceThread