Technology in Language Arts

[jsfowler]

In my classroom, I have response clickers, document camera, smart notebook with plasma screen, smartboard, etc.

I used all of this equipment almost daily in my science classroom but I am now moving to LA. How do other LA teachers use this type of technology in their classrooms?

[MissTeach]

I wasn't lucky enough to have all the equipment you have! However, I used some response clickers with my vocabulary words and with story reviews. I also allowed students to make short videos of stories they had written and showed those in class. I used the overhead projector to edit student writing (which meant I had to make a transparency of the student's paper which wasn't always a good copy!). Since our students have laptops, I put a lot of assignments on the network for them to complete online. Most of these required some research also.

The students used their laptops almost every day in class.

[silvana]

Integrating ICT for the sake of it is very painful and I am not a fan of technological add ons just because it is considered pc. I use my interactive whiteboard daily for every lesson since the resources for this piece of equipment are immense, and allow whole class participation in the interactivity. I also use 2 simple software daily ...digital cameras, videos and microscopes when appropriate. My pupils are digitally savvy and I try to match what they can do outside school with what I provide inside...at an appropriate level.

[hweber]

I am jealous I have almost no technology. I do like using web-quests for research. Smart board can be used for so many things, lists, graphic organizers, story maps. Silvana, how else do you use your smart board?

[Boxcar]

Most of my technology is my own... I have to bring it in with me or I have nothing...

[Ima Teacher]

Sounds like you've got almost the same setup as I do. Do you have the audio enhancement system, too? My voice loves it!

I use Encyclomedia and BrainPop quite a bit. There are lots of good Barry Lane videos on Encyclomedia, and I use the BrainPop for mini-lessons in grammar when we write. I use some of the released items from the KDE site and modify them to be "clicker-friendly". Once I get back to school I could email you some of them if you're interested.

Since we type all the writing pieces, I can easily put them up on the board and let the kids do the editing.

I use mine all the time, but I can't for the life of me think of everything when I try.

[silvana]

I use this site in the UK a lot when I want some interactive activities for the pupils in my class it is a great site that links you to a zillion others also it has connection to the national whiteboard resources where you can upgrade etc take a look
http://www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk/Curriculum/Curriculum.htm

Hit the literacy button and scroll down and explore all the different sites...

[Vincent Rouzan]

Hello, I'm in the same situation. I have many of the same devices and am now assigned to teach language arts and history. I would like to know if you have found any advice that you could pass along to me?