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__UNIT 6:__ Technology for Reading and Writing Instruction DUE: March 26, 2010 Please remember that a wiki is a __tool__ that can be used over time. It is not usually created for just one lesson. Search for educational wikis online to get more ideas. A popular educational wiki is the Flat Classrooms Project. Also, when leaving a comment for a classmate, be sure to put it on the discussion section of their page of this wiki.

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Hello All! Welcome to the Learning Technology through the English Language Arts wiki! For this learning unit, we will explore technology as it relates to reading and writing instruction. One of the tools commonly being used in classrooms for writing instruction is the wiki. You can use it for it's basic functions or get creative and make unique classroom writing projects. A wiki can be used in any subject area. As you will see from the video and tutorial, you can use it for group planning, as well.

__READING:__ Chapter 5: Using Technology to Develop Word Recognition… Chapter 6: Using Technology to Develop Writing Abilities

Article: //A Wiki for Classroom Writing// by Brian Morgan, Richard D. Smith (attached) [|wiki article.pdf]

__PROCEDURE:__ 1. Go to ischoolpd.com (same code as in previous module) and view the Wikispaces tutorial.UNFORTUNATELY, ISCHOOLPD ISN'T WORKING. PLEASE VIEW THE TUTORIAL AT http://www.wikispaces.com/ site/tour 2. Also, view the following quick video on wikis… [|**http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english**] This tends to put the whole concept of wikis into perspective. 3. Using information from the readings, create a wiki on your own that can help you to foster word recognition and/or writing abilities with your students. This is completely separate from the class wiki. You are starting one from scratch. Your wiki will be evaluated on the following rubric from Read, Write, Think:[] 4. On your tab of the class wiki (this one), post a link to your personal wiki and answer the following questions: How do you plan on using your wiki in your course? Will you have one wiki for all of your classes? One wiki for each course you teach? One wiki for each class? Will your wiki be a content-delivery tool? A space for individual online portfolios? A space for collaborative projects? A space for discussion? A space for collaborative note-taking? 5. View your classmates wikis and respond to at least two of them. Your response should be on this wiki. Do so, by using the discussion tab (up top) of the page you wish to add a comment on.

__DISCUSSION POSTING__: See #4 and #5 under procedure

__ASSIGNMENT:__ See #'s 1-3 under procedure = =