Teaching NonFiction in a Digital Space
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Teaching Nonfiction Teaching Nonfiction in a Digital Spacein a Digital Space
Presented by Angela MaiersPresented by Angela MaiersAngelamaiers.comAngelamaiers.com
Agenda/Goals
I. What is Information?
II. Digitally Literate
III. Reading/Writing the Web
IV. Lesson Planning
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STUDYSTUDY
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•Explore?
•Extend?
•Enlighten?
•Engage?
•Exchange?
•Empower?
Knowledge is PowerKnowledge is Power
©Angela Maiers, 2008
Code Breaker Text User
Meaning Maker
Text Critic
21st Century Reading
Proficiency
Technology Digital LiteracyTechnology Digital Literacy
Is Our Audience There?
• 93% youth, 94% parents online1
• 64% on-line teens (12-17) have participated on social sites1
• 59% on-line teens have shared ALL of the following2:– Artwork (videos, photos, stories)– Blogs or Webpages for Member Groups– Online Journals or Personal Blogs– Personal Webpage– Remixed Content
1 – Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2008; 2 – Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2007
Is Our Audience There?• 45% Youth 7-17 in <$15K households have computer at
home (2003)1
• 52% of connected families go online together for shared experiences2
• Lower income youth download more study guides1
• Lower income youth more apt to visit conversational sites to express opinions1
• 80% of households in demo own game systems1
• 94% of parents present when video games bought3
• 63% teens, 89% parents have cell phones2
1 – G. Knell, National Literacy Summit, 2007; 2 – Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2008; 3 – Entertainment Software Association, 2008 Essential Facts
Is Our Audience There?
• 56% low-income Hispanics are on-line1
• 78% English-dominant; 76% Bilingual; 32% Spanish-dominant1
• 59% of Latino adults have cell phones; 49% w/text1
• Hispanic audience share growing 2X U.S.1
• Low-Income Hispanics2
– 5 of top 10 Websites are Social Media Sites – 4 of top 10 are search sites– Other is Univision– No. 1 is MySpace (1.1 million Hispanics there)
1 – Pew Hispanic Center, March 2007; 2 – Quantcast 2009
Is Our Audience There?• Low-Income w/Children1
– 4 of top 10 Websites are Social Media Sites – Other 6 of top 10 are search/ISP sites– MySpace No. 3; YouTube No. 4; Facebook No. 8
• Low-Income Minorities w/Children1
– 6 of top 10 Websites are Social Media Sites – Other 4 of top 10 are search/ISP sites– MySpace No. 1; YouTube No. 4; Facebook No. 9
1 – Quantcast 2009
Understanding Understanding the the
Read/Write WebRead/Write Web
The BasicsThe Basics
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Code Breaker Text User
Meaning Maker
Text Critic
21st Century Reading
Proficiency
•Conventions
•Language
•Syntax
•Semantics
Letters
Words/Symbols
@ edu.net
Punctuation. __
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Language
deliciousdigg tweet tinyurl
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Meaning Maker
Text Critic
21st Century Reading
Proficiency
Text UserText User•Genre•Form•Format•Medium
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Text Critic
21st Century Reading
Proficiency
•Ask QAsk Q•SchemaSchema•InferenceInference•Det ImpDet Imp•VisualizeVisualize•MonitorMonitor•SynthesizeSynthesize
Strategy
Left/Right Link Forwards/Backwards Up/Down
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Meaning Maker
Text Critic
21st Century Reading
Proficiency
• Purpose• Intention• Motivation• Bias• Viewpoint• Credibility• Reliability• Craft
New Literacy New Literacy LessonsLessons
Find itFind it
Decode ItDecode It
Analyze itAnalyze it
Organize itOrganize it
Use it Use it
Share itShare it
Find itFind it
““Global WarmingGlobal Warming””
Decode It
Type of siteType of site.com
.org
.net
.gov
.edu
At a GlanceAt a Glance
• Type of siteType of site– .com– .org– .net– .gov– .edu
Author & BiasAuthor & Bias
Author’s NameContact InfoAdvertisements
TimestampTimestamp
Copyright Date
At a GlanceAt a Glance
Analyze ItAnalyze It
1.1. What’s on the What’s on the Page?Page?
2.2.Who Wrote It & Who Wrote It & What do We Know What do We Know About Them?About Them?
3.3.What Are Others What Are Others Saying About It?Saying About It?
4.4.When Was it When Was it Written?Written?
“Get” to Front Page
http:www.sandiegozoo.org/teachers/classroom_activities.html
http:www.sandiegozoo.org/teachers/
http:www.sandiegozoo.org/
Organize It
Use It?Use It?
Share It!Share It!
Language Literacy• Visuwords: http://www.visuwords.com/• Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/• Kids Spell Spelling Games: http://www.kidsspell.com/• http://www.languagegames.org/
Health Literacy• Kidnetic: http://www.kidnetic.com/
Financial Literacy• Kids Count: http://www.nfikidscount.org/• Economic Glossary: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3750579
Visual Literacy• CogDog 50 Digital Storytelling: http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools• Artsonia http://www.artsonia.com/
Numeracy:• Math Dictionary for Kids: http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html• Create-a-Graph: http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx•
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New Media Literacy• Real eBooks: http://www.realebooks.com/• WillowWeb Podcast: http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/Radio/
Music Literacy• http://www.creatingmusic.com/
Internet Literacy• http://kidrocket.org/
• http://www.kindernet.com/
• http://www.kidsclick.org/
Professional Development
Classroom 2.0English Teacher NingTwitter.com