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What's
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Here are some tips for locating relevant,
appropriate, kid-friendly websites for your classroom:
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Special Search Tips
for Teachers |
Use a search engine like Google.com designed for adults. In the search box...
Narrow down with: + "grade level" + topic + "type of web site" SEE THE EXAMPLE BELOW... For information and activities about whales: (use any of these)
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Research-Based Readings for Follow-Up Discussion |
Carroll,
M. (1999, November). Dancing
on the Keyboard: A Theoretical Basis for the Use of Computers in the
Classroom. Reading Online. Carroll, M. (2001, September). Internet surfing in an elementary classroom: Students and teachers negotiate the waves. Reading Online, 5(2). Coiro, J. (2003, February). Reading comprehension on the Internet: Expanding our understanding of reading comprehension to encompass new literacies [Exploring Literacy on the Internet department]. The Reading Teacher, 56(6). Reprinted in Reading Online. Coiro, J. (2003). Rethinking comprehension strategies to better prepare students for critically evaluating content on the Internet. New England Reading Association Journal, 39, 29-34. (download pdf) Eagleton, M.B. (2002, July/August). Making text come to life on the computer: Toward an understanding of hypermedia literacy. Reading Online, 6(1). Leu, D.J., Jr., Castek, J., Henry, L., Coiro, J., McMullan, M. (2004). The lessons that children teach us: Integrating children’s literature and the new literacies of the Internet. The Reading Teacher, 57, 496-503. (download pdf) Leu, D.J., Jr., Kinzer, C.K., Coiro, J., Cammack, D. (2004). Toward a theory of new literacies emerging from the Internet and other information and communication technologies. [Article reprinted from R.B. Ruddell & N. Unrau (Eds.), Theoretical Models and Processes of Reading, Fifth Edition (1568-1611). International Reading Association: Newark, DE.] [Online Serial]. Available: http://www.readingonline.org/newliteracies/lit_index.asp?HREF=/newliteracies/leu Leu, D. J., Jr., Leu, D. D. & Coiro, J. (2004). Teaching with the Internet: Lessons from the classroom (4th ed.). Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon. Tancock, S.M. (2002, April). Reading, writing, and technology: A healthy mix in the social studies curriculum. Reading Online, 5(8). Teclehaimanot, B., & Lamb, A. (2004, March/April). Reading, technology, and inquiry-based learning through literature-rich WebQuests. Reading Online, 7(4) |