Internet Use in Literacy Instruction
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Citations from ERIC Database - Elementary
AN: EJ635218
AU: Snyder,-Ilana
TI: A New Communication Order: Researching Literacy Practices in the Network Society.
PY: 2001
SO: Language-and-Education; v15 n2-3 p117-31 2001
NT: Special issue: New Directions in Literacy Research: Policy, Pedagogy, Practice.
DEM: *Behavior-Standards; *Educational-Technology; *Literacy-; *Social-Behavior
DER: Educational-Policy; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Foreign-Countries; Internet-; Second-Language-Learning
AB: Discusses important characteristics of the new communication order, providing a context for an overview of research in the field of literacy and technology studies consistent with the New Literacy Studies view of literacy as a set of social practices. Particular attention is given to theoretical and empirical aspects of the Australian Digital Rhetorics study, which investigated the interface between literacy, technology, and student learning. (Author/VWL)
AN: EJ634595
AU: Karchmer,-Rachel-A.
TI: The Journey Ahead: Thirteen Teachers Reports How the Internet Influences Literacy and Literacy Instruction in Their K-12 Classrooms.
PY: 2001
SO: Reading-Research-Quarterly; v36 n4 p442-66 Oct-Dec 2001
DEM: *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Internet-; *Literacy-; *Student-Motivation; *Writing-Attitudes; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Audience-Awareness; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Student-Attitudes
AB: Indicates that the teachers viewed the Internet's influence on reading as an extension of traditional literacy skills. Notes that the elementary teachers noticed an increase in their students' motivation to write when their work was published on the Internet for a greater audience, but the secondary teachers did not find that was the case. (SG)
AN: ED457112
AU: Bragaw,-Don, ed.
TI: Technology and Global Education.
CS: American Forum for Global Education, New York, NY.
PY: 2001
SO: Issues-in-Global-Education; n166 2000-2001
AV: American Forum for Global Education, 120 Wall Street, Suite 2600, New York, NY 10005. Tel: 212-937-9092; Fax: 212-937-9091; e-mail: globed120@aol.com. For full text: http://www.globaled.org/issues/166/index.html.
NT: Theme issue. Developed under contract between iEARN, Inc., and the Office of Educational Technology (OET).
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED457112
DEM: *Cooperative-Learning; *Global-Education; *Technology-Integration; *Telecommunications-
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Environmental-Education; Internet-; Literacy-; Social-Studies
AB: This edition of "Issues in Global Education" is devoted to the topic of technology and global education. This newsletter begins with an article describing the role that global telecommunications projects can play in the classroom. It is followed by a project highlight, describing one teacher's pedagogical use of technology to advance her students' literacy skills and understandings of environmental science. The newsletter includes tips on how to integrate technology into the classroom. Also included are brief descriptions of global tele-collaborative projects in various curriculum areas and a listing of organizations that support teachers engaging in cross-cultural online project work. (BT)
AN: EJ629378
AU: Castellani,-John; Jeffs,-Tara
TI: Emerging Reading and Writing Strategies Using Technology.
PY: 2001
SO: TEACHING-Exceptional-Children; v33 n5 p60-67 May-Jun 2001
DEM: *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Computer-Software; *Disabilities-; *Internet-; *Reading-Instruction; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Computer-Uses-in-Education; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Literacy-; World-Wide-Web
AB: This article discusses teaching strategies for reading and writing using computer software and Internet-based electronic materials for students with disabilities. Different types of educational software are described, along with prereading strategies, reading activities, and postreading activities. A list of literacy links on the World Wide Web is provided. (Contains references.) (CR)
AN: EJ624675
AU: Bruce,-Bertram-C.
TI: Critical Issues: Literacy Technologies: What Stance Should We Take?
PY: 1997
SO: Journal-of-Literacy-Research; v29 n2 p289-309 Jun 1997
DEM: *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Internet-; *Literacy-; *Reading-Research; *Teacher-Attitudes; *Technological-Advancement
DER: Elementary-Education
AB: Considers the stance of literacy educators and researchers toward technology, and where technology is with respect to other concerns about reading and writing processes, learning, multiculturalism, texts, assessment, and socio-cultural contexts. Concludes that technologies do not oppose, replace, enhance, or otherwise stand apart from literacy, but rather, they are part and parcel of it. (SG)
AN: EJ622894
AU: Leu,-Donald-J., jr.
TI: Internet Project: Preparing Students for New Literacies in a Global Village.
PY: 2001
SO: Reading-Teacher; v54 n6 p568-72 Mar 2001
DEM: *Cooperation-; *Critical-Thinking; *Instructional-Innovation; *Internet-; *Literacy-; *Problem-Solving
DER: Curriculum-Development; Elementary-Education; Futures-of-Society
AB: Explores an instructional approach, Internet Project, which prepares children for their literacy future in a world where change is a defining characteristic of literacy and learning. Concludes that during Internet Project, students help to identify important problems, gather and critically evaluate information, use the appropriate information to resolve the issues, and then share their solutions and interpretations with others. (SG)
AN: ED450682
AU: Blanchard,-Jay, ed.
TI: Educational Computing in the Schools: Technology, Communication, and Literacy.
PY: 1999
AV: Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice St., Binghamton, NY 13904-1580 (hardcover: ISBN-0-7890-0779-7, $69.95; paperback: ISBN-0-7890-0814-9, $19.95). Tel: 800-429-6784 (Toll Free); Fax: 800-895-0582 (Toll Free); e-mail: getinfo@haworthpressinc.com; Web site: http://www.haworthpressinc.com.
NT: This volume has been co-published simultaneously as "Computers in the Schools" Volume 15, Number 1, 1999.
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DEM: *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Educational-Technology; *Literacy-
DER: Computer-Literacy; Computer-Mediated-Communication; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Internet-; Online-Systems
AB: This book is a collection of articles that examine critical issues of technology, teaching, and learning in three areas: access, communication, and literacy. Following an Introduction by Jay Blanchard, articles are presented in three sections: Access and Opportunity; Online Communication; and Literacy. The articles include: "An Exploration of Internet Access for Literacy Teachers and Learners" (Lee Gunderson and Jim Anderson); "Technology Transformation: One State's Efforts" (Wayne Hartschuh); "Connecting Schools and Communities: Challenges Along the Way" (Michael Milone); "Using the Internet To Foster Literacy Growth in Developing Nations" (Michael C. McKenna, Beverly A. McKenna, Beverly D. Stratton, and Marjorie Vassel); "Becoming Literate About Copyright and Internet Issues" (Harvey Barnett); "Putting 'Highlights for Children' Online" (Christine F. Clark); "Publishing Professional Journals Online" (Martha Dillner); "Using Technology To Enhance Early Literacy Through Play" (Poh-Hwa Liang and James Johnson); "The Family-School Connection: Possibilities for Technology" (Jay Blanchard and Jill Oliver); "Technology: Impact on Literacy Development" (William Valmont); "Multimedia Authoring Tools: Challenges to Effective Use" (Lucinda Ray); "Technologies for Literacy Development" (Keith Vogt and Michael L. Kamil); "Hypertext: A Definitional Quandary" (John Dugan); "Whither the Book?" (David Reinking); and "Technology and Literacy: Is Reading Doomed to Obsolescence?" (Cleborne D. Maddux). Includes an index. (AEF)
AN: ED450344
AU: McNabb,-Mary-L.; Hassel,-Bryan; Steiner,-Lucy
TI: Literacy Learning on the Net: An Exploratory Study.
CS: North Central Regional Educational Lab., Oak Brook, IL.
PY: 2000
AV: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, 1900 Spring Road, Suite 300, Oak Brook, IL 60523-1480. Tel: 800-356-2735 (Toll Free).
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED450344
DEM: *Educational-Benefits; *Internet-; *Literacy-; *Public-Schools
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Interviews-; Teacher-Surveys
AB: The rapid infusion of the Internet into public schools makes it possible for students and teachers to participate in a range of literacy events as well as access reading resources previously unavailable to them in the classroom. This report outlines a study which explored literacy researchers and lead teachers' thinking about the benefits of Internet-based curricular activities and instructional practices used to enhance students' literacy. The report cites the primary questions that guided the inquiry: What are the literacy skills students need to use the Internet within curriculum?; How are these literacy skills the same as for using printed books and paper-based writing and how are they different?; and What literacy guidelines would help teachers prepare their students to use the Internet effectively? It states that the specific strategies investigated relate to several of the English language arts standards and National Educational Technology Standards for students and teachers. It explains that three sources of data were used in forming the report: (1) five outstanding researchers in technology and literacy were interviewed by telephone; (2) 13 teachers who use the Internet extensively for literacy learning were interviewed; and (3) an online survey of teachers and staff developers was conducted to gather descriptive information about Internet-based literacy learning in the classroom. The report finds that researchers and teachers indicate a number of educational benefits of Internet-based curricular activities. Contains 11 notes, 5 tables of data, and 51 references. (NKA)
AN: EJ620692
AU: Ohler,-Jason
TI: Electronic Learning. Art: The 4th "R."
PY: 2001
SO: Instructor-; v110 n5 p76-79 Jan-Feb 2001
DEM: *Art-Education; *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Internet-
DER: Elementary-Education; Literacy-; Teaching-Methods
AB: With the Internet revolution in education, students are learning to think as designers and artists. The language of art must become the fourth "R," and students must become literate in this environment. The paper discusses art and the digital age and what teachers can do (rename art, hire more art teachers, and increase fourth-R literacy requirements in teacher education). (SM)
AN: ED440555
TI: A Guide to Integrating Technology into Basic Skills Instruction.
CS: Northwest Regional Literacy Resource Center, Seattle, WA.
PY: 2000
AV: Northwest Regional Literacy Resource Center, 2120 South Jackson Street, Seattle, WA 98144. Tel: 206-587-4988.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED440555
DEM: *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Educational-Technology; *English-Second-Language; *Literacy-
DER: Adult-Education; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Instructional-Materials; Internet-; Second-Language-Instruction; Second-Language-Learning; Worksheets-; World-Wide-Web
AB: The Northwest Regional Literacy Resource Center worked in cooperation with the Northwest Educational Technology Consortium and the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory to learn how best to use a variety of technology-based resources to complement literacy instruction for English-as-a-Second-Language adults. This document comprises a collection of worksheets and handouts designed to assist the literacy educator in using technology in order to facilitate literacy learning. The guide includes lesson plans for creating student Web pages, and integrating the Internet and videotapes into the curriculum. (Contains 15 resources.) (KFT)
AN: ED439390
AU: Fisher,-Douglas; Lapp,-Diane; Flood,-James
TI: Technology & Literacy: Is There a Positive Relationship?
PY: 1999
SO: The-California-Reader; v32 n4 p35-38 Sum 1999
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED439390
DEM: *Computer-Mediated-Communication; *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Literacy-; *Portfolios-Background-Materials; *Writing-Instruction
DER: Educational-Technology; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Internet-; Literature-Reviews; Performance-Based-Assessment
AB: As computers become an integral part of classrooms, educators need to determine if there are uses of computers that are supported by research. Recent research has examined uses of technology in the classroom for writing instruction, electronic literacy environment, and electronic portfolios. Results of these studies on writing instruction indicate that technology helps children to focus on content rather than mechanics; encourages the production of more and better developed essays; and reduces the drudgery of editing. Research also demonstrates that accessing electronic literacy environments produces: increased specialized vocabulary and coherence; wide-ranging possibilities for communication and expression; and improved mechanics of writing. In terms of electronic portfolios, studies demonstrate that they encourage students to align their school work with performance standards; provide an opportunity for students to share their literacy development with others; increase knowledge of technology; and improve literacy overall. With support, teachers can add powerful computing tools to the host of instructional strategies they use to engage students in meaningful instruction. (Contains 22 references.) (RS)
AN: EJ601001
AU: Leu,-Donald-J., jr.
TI: Our Children's Future: Changing the Focus of Literacy and Literacy Instruction.
PY: 2000
SO: Reading-Teacher; v53 n5 p424-29 Feb 2000
DEM: *Educational-Change; *Educational-Trends; *Futures-of-Society; *Internet-; *Literacy-
DER: Educational-Resources; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Instructional-Innovation
AB: Argues that educators must develop new ways of thinking about literacy that integrate the Internet with their work. Examines how governments around the world are devoting new attention to their educational systems in response to global economic competition in an age of information. Describes several websites with important lessons and resources for integrating the Internet into classroom literacy lessons. (SR)
AN: ED426415
AU: Hancock,-Joelie, ed.
TI: Teaching Literacy Using Information Technology: A Collection of Articles from the Australian Literacy Educators' Association.
CS: International Reading Association, Newark, DE.; Australian Literacy Educators' Association, Adelaide.
PY: 1999
AV: Order Department, International Reading Association, 800 Barksdale Road, P.O. Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139; Web site: http://www.reading.org ($15.96 members, $19.95 nonmembers).
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC06 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED426415
DEM: *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Information-Technology; *Internet-; *Literacy-
DER: Computer-Oriented-Programs; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Foreign-Countries; Higher-Education; Information-Processing; Language-Arts; Teaching-Methods; Writing-Instruction
AB: The book offers practical information for classroom teachers and teacher educators on effectively incorporating computer technology in the classroom. The book focuses on the change associated with the growing presence in educational institutions of the new communication and information processing technologies, which is most significant for language and literacy educators. The book is dedicated to the theme of literacy and the new technologies, with all the articles focusing on exploring the intimate connections between language and literacy practices and the uses of digital media and telecommunication technologies in educational settings. Articles in the book are: (1) "Using Information Technology in Language and Literacy Education: An Introduction" (Ilana Snyder); (2) "Integrating Computers into the Literacy Curriculum: More Difficult Than We First Imagined" (Ilana Snyder); (3) "Reflections on Research in Computers and Composition Studies at the Century's End" (Gail Hawisher and Cynthia Selfe); (4) "Reading and Writing the Internet" (Phil Moore); (5) "Everything Is Connected: An Information Technology Program Comes Together" (John Travers); (6) "Making Moves with Information Technology: An Information Technology Centre Works Closely with the Resource Centre in a Small School" (Wendy Edwards); (7) "Nasties on the Net: Media Hype or Major Concerns for Schools?" (Ken Dillon); (8) "One Small Step..." (Vivienne Hand); (9) "CD-ROMs as an Information Source" (Lesley Russell); (10) "Conversations with Teachers: Talking with Lorraine Hook"; and (11) "Conversations with Teachers: Talking with Judy Simms." (CR)
AN: EJ567322
AU: El-Hindi,-Amelia-E.
TI: Beyond Classroom Boundaries: Constructivist Teaching with the Internet (Exploring Literacy on the Internet).
PY: 1998
SO: Reading-Teacher; v51 n8 p694-700 May 1998
DEM: *Computer-Mediated-Communication; *Constructivism-Learning; *Internet-; *Language-Arts; *Literacy-
DER: Class-Activities; Elementary-Education
AB: Describes how the Internet can be used to support the active construction of knowledge within classroom, and can be used to create authentic literacy experiences for children. Discusses how literacy and learning are being redefined by the social constructivist perspective and constructivism. Notes specific Web sites. (SR)
AN: ED419495
AU: Christie,-Alice
TI: Using Technology To Enhance Literacy in Elementary School Children.
PY: 1998
NT: In: NECC '98: Proceedings of the National Educating Computing Conference (19th, San Diego, CA, June 22-24, 1998); see IR 018 902.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED419495
DEM: *Computer-Assisted-Instruction; *Elementary-School-Students; *Internet-
DER: Computer-Mediated-Communication; Computer-Uses-in-Education; Educational-Technology; Electronic-Mail; Elementary-Education; Information-Retrieval; Instructional-Development; Learning-Activities; Literacy-
AB: The electronic information age is here, and adults as well as children are using new ways to gather and generate information. Electronics users are writing in hypertext; exploring cyberspace; living in virtual communities; scooping interactively with CD-ROMs and laserdiscs; using File Transfer Protocols to upload and download information from around the world; communicating asynchronously using e-mail; and surfing the Internet. This paper describes elementary school children using technology to explore cyberspace and to communicate with others via e-mail, with enhanced literacy as an important outgrowth. This naturalistic study of elementary school children using computers and telecommunications highlights: (1) the journeys of several third graders from nonreaders to researchers, and (2) the electronic interactions of two fourth graders. Observations, interviews, and review of documents provided insights into how technology and the Internet can become highways to enhanced literacy. (Author/AEF)
AN: EJ547087
AU: Kinzer,-Charles; Leu,-Donald-J., jr.
TI: The Challenge of Change: Exploring Literacy and Learning in Electronic Environments.
PY: 1997
SO: Language-Arts; v74 n2 p126-36 Feb 1997
NT: Theme: Things Electronic and Language Arts Education.
DEM: *Educational-Change; *Educational-Technology; *Hypermedia-; *Literacy-
DER: Computer-Uses-in-Education; Educational-Research; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Internet-; Multimedia-Instruction
AB: Describes the potential of multimedia and hypermedia technologies and explains how they can facilitate literacy teaching and learning. Discusses various software projects, showing how multimedia and hypermedia technologies are changing traditional definitions of literacy and learning. Describes new challenges for teachers to consider as access to the Internet and the World Wide Web becomes more widely available. (SR)
Citations from ERIC Database - Secondary
AN: EJ637643
AU: Jacobson,-Frances-F..
TI: Online Scenarios for Teaching Internet Ethics to Teens.
PY: 2001
SO: Knowledge-Quest; v30 n1 p20-21 Sep-Oct 2001.
NT: Presented at the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference: Coming Together as a Community of Learners (10th, Indianapolis, IN, November 14-18, 2001).
DEM: *Computer-Literacy; *Computer-Mediated-Communication; *Ethics-; *Internet-; *Online-Systems; *Teaching-Methods
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Grade-8; Group-Discussion; Introductory-Courses; Student-Reaction
AB: At University Laboratory High School, ethics lessons are integrated into the required eight-grade computer literacy course. Six messages are posted online, each containing an ethical scenario. Students add their opinions to each scenario's thread, read each other's postings, and respond to at least one student follow-up message within each topic. A classroom discussion follows, in which teachers can clear up misconceptions. (AEF)
AN: EJ634533
AU: Merchant,-Guy
TI: Teenagers in Cyberspace: An Investigation of Language Use and Language Change in Internet Chatrooms.
PY: 2001
SO: Journal-of-Research-in-Reading; v24 n3 p293-306 Oct 2001
NT: Special Issue: Literacy, Home and Community.
DEM: *Computer-Mediated-Communication; *Internet-; *Language-Usage; *Literacy-; *Social-Influences
DER: Communication-Research; Interpersonal-Communication; Secondary-Education
AB: Illustrates how the use of popular electronic communication is resulting in linguistic innovation within new, virtual social networks in a way that reflects more wide-reaching changes in the communication landscape. Suggests that teenagers and young people are in the vanguard of these processes of change as they fluently exploit the possibilities of digital technology, radically changing the face of literacy. (SG)
AN: EJ629214
AU: Blasi,-Laura; Lee,-John-K.
TI: From the Quill to the Keyboard: Technology and Literacy as Seen through the Declaration of Independence (Part II).
PY: 2001
SO: English-Journal; v90 n6 p111-14 Jul 2001
NT: See CS 760 862 for Part I.
DEM: *Colonial-History-United-States; *Educational-Technology; *Information-Sources; *Internet-; *Literacy-
DER: Critical-Reading; Literary-Genres; Online-Systems; Reading-Skills; Secondary-Education
AB: Considers how new technologies might serve to help educators to teach in ways that were not possible without them. Considers "the unspoken responsibilities English teachers are asked to assume" as students pursue their desire to become "technologically literate." Describes an activity in which the World Wide Web is used to analyze and discuss the Declaration of Independence. (SG)
AN: ED442279
AU: Baker,-Colin
TI: A Parents' and Teachers' Guide to Bilingualism. Second Edition. Parents' and Teachers' Guides 1. Bilingualism in Children Series.
PY: 2000
AV: Multilingual Matters Ltd., UTP, 2250 Military Road, Tonawanda, NY 14150 (9.95 British pounds).
NT: Foreign address: Multilingual Matters Ltd., Frankfurt Lodge, Clevedon Hall, Victoria Road, Clevedon, United Kingdom, BS21 7HH.
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DEM: *Bilingual-Education; *Bilingualism-; *English-Second-Language
DER: Academic-Achievement; Code-Switching-Language; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Family-Environment; Immersion-Programs; Internet-; Literacy-; Low-Achievement; Multilingualism-; Parent-School-Relationship; Parent-Teacher-Cooperation; Second-Language-Instruction; Second-Language-Learning; World-Wide-Web
AB: This guide, written in a question-and-answer format, provides basic information on bilingualism and raises practical issues in plain, clear, and direct language. It is written for both monolingual speakers who want to consider bilingualism and bilingual speakers who want to become better informed. Many of the ideas and perceptions in the first edition have been extended and enriched in this second edition. Revised and extended topics include the following: the advantages of bilingualism, language mixing, trilingualism, and identity problems. In addition, a range of new material has been added, including the influences of the World Wide Web and the Internet on bilingualism; the benefits for children who have a less well developed second language, mixed- language marriages, and language strategies with an adopted child. The book is divided into six sections covering questions relating to family, language development, language problems, reading and writing, education (including subsections on bilingual education, achievement and underachievement, language in the classroom), and summary and concluding questions that do not fit neatly into the other categories. In addition to numerous tables, figures, charts, photographs, and diagrams, an epilogue, glossary, and index are also included. (KFT)
AN: EJ598961
AU: Lewis,-Cynthia; Fabos,-Bettina
TI: But Will It Work in the Heartland? A Response and Illustration.
PY: 2000
SO: Journal-of-Adolescent-and-Adult-Literacy; v43 n5 p462-69 Feb 2000
DEM: *Computer-Mediated-Communication; *Critical-Thinking; *Information-Technology; *Literacy-
DER: Communication-Research; Educational-Research; Educational-Technology; Internet-; Popular-Culture; Secondary-Education
AB: Reports on research on computer-mediated communication among adolescent females in the United States Midwest, examining the purposes served by a particular kind of Internet communication (Instant Messaging) in the life of one girl and her best friend. Points to the need for new pedagogies that both incorporate and offer critical frames for new literacies. (SR)
AN: EJ594246
AU: Skurzynski,-Gloria
TI: It's a Wired World after All: Children, Books, and the Internet.
PY: 1999
SO: Theory-into-Practice; v38 n3 p178-83 Sum 1999
DEM: *Childrens-Literature; *Computer-Uses-in-Education; *Internet-; *Reading-Materials
DER: Children-; Developing-Nations; Educational-Technology; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Foreign-Countries; Literacy-; Students-
AB: Discusses the advantages of computer technology and digital communication in literacy and literacy education, cautioning that printed books should never be abandoned in favor of digital communication despite its advantages. Examines how digital communication can be used to promote literacy for poor and isolated children in all parts of the world. (SM)
AN: EJ581345
AU: Fresch,-Mary-Jo
TI: Alice in Computerland: Using the Internet as a Resource for Teaching Reading.
PY: 1999
SO: Reading-Teacher; v52 n6 p652-53 Mar 1999
DEM: *Internet-; *Literacy-; *Reading-Instruction; *Resource-Materials
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Reading-Improvement
AB: Discusses numerous valuable resources on the Internet that are useful for teaching reading, including sites with: information on science and history; all of Grimm's fairy tales; and "Alice in Wonderland." Notes good search engines and several exciting literacy-related sites. (SR)
AN: EJ581342
AU: Leu,-Donald-J., jr.; Karchmer,-Rachel-A.; Leu,-Deborah-Diadiun
TI: The Miss Rumphius Effect: Envisionments for Literacy and Learning That Transform the Internet.
PY: 1999
SO: Reading-Teacher; v52 n6 p636-42 Mar 1999
DEM: *Educational-Technology; *Instructional-Innovation; *Internet-; *Language-Arts; *Literacy-; *Resource-Materials
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Instructional-Effectiveness; Instructional-Materials; Technological-Advancement
AB: Reports on the wide array of instructional resources created by teachers and students on the Internet as they envision new possibilities for literacy and learning, transform existing technologies to construct this vision, and share it with others. Describes central sites for Internet project descriptions, stories of teachers' journeys, exceptional envisionments, and mailing lists as places to exchange visions. (SR)
AN: EJ571623
AU: Bruce,-Bertram
TI: New Literacies (Technology).
PY: 1998
SO: Journal-of-Adolescent-and-Adult-Literacy; v42 n1 p46-49 Sep 1998
DEM: *Educational-Technology; *Literacy-; *Literacy-Education; *Technological-Advancement
DER: Adult-Education; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Internet-
AB: Intends to increase dialog about new communication and information technologies and explore what these media mean for literacy and literacy educators. Discusses whether the information age will transform literacy, and offers brief "boxes" containing data (regarding a literacy/technology topic), interpretations (quotes), a literacy Web page of the month, Web sites to visit, and a glossary. (SR)
AN: EJ567279
AU: Anderson-Inman,-Lynne
TI: Electronic Text: Literacy Medium of the Future (Technology Tidbits).
PY: 1998
SO: Journal-of-Adolescent-and-Adult-Literacy; v41 n8 p678-82 May 1998
DEM: *Educational-Technology; *Electronic-Text; *Futures-of-Society; *Literacy-
DER: Electronic-Libraries; Higher-Education; Internet-; Secondary-Education
AB: Offers insight into electronic text. Discusses seven characteristics of electronic text that have an impact on the notion of literacy and literacy instruction. Discusses repositories of electronic text, and describes a small sampling of sources for free electronic texts on the Internet that are easily accessible to teachers and useful for literacy instruction at the secondary or postsecondary level. (SR)
AN: ED411779
AU: Morino,-Mario
TI: The Impact of Technology on Youth in the 21st Century.
PY: 1997
NT: Address to the Children's Defense Fund (Washington, D.C., March 14, 1997).
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED411779
DEM: *Childhood-Needs; *Educational-Technology; *Futures-of-Society
DER: Adolescents-; Computer-Mediated-Communication; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Equal-Education; Internet-; Interpersonal-Communication; Literacy-
AB: This paper examines the potentially transforming power of interactive communications on young people. Discussion includes the need for free, unrestricted access to the Internet for all citizens; the breakdown of community, fewer institutions to provide positive gathering places for young people, and increased "risk" for inner city youth; the ability of computers to increase literacy and interpersonal skills; and examples of individuals, groups and institutions devoted to enabling young people to take part in and benefit from new technologies. The following 10 ways that teachers, parents, and members of the community can make a difference for young people are then discussed: (1) focus on human outcomes, not technology; (2) get involved with the new technologies; (3) adopt a learning-to-learn approach; (4) understand the issues; (5) ensure low-cost access for all; (6) claim your "citizen's right" to information; (7) investigate new economic opportunities; (8) maintain an informed, balanced view; (9) support community learning centers; and (10) give youth the power they need. (AEF)
AN: EJ547087
AU: Kinzer,-Charles; Leu,-Donald-J., jr.
TI: The Challenge of Change: Exploring Literacy and Learning in Electronic Environments.
PY: 1997
SO: Language-Arts; v74 n2 p126-36 Feb 1997
NT: Theme: Things Electronic and Language Arts Education.
DEM: *Educational-Change; *Educational-Technology; *Hypermedia-; *Literacy-
DER: Computer-Uses-in-Education; Educational-Research; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Internet-; Multimedia-Instruction
AB: Describes the potential of multimedia and hypermedia technologies and explains how they can facilitate literacy teaching and learning. Discusses various software projects, showing how multimedia and hypermedia technologies are changing traditional definitions of literacy and learning. Describes new challenges for teachers to consider as access to the Internet and the World Wide Web becomes more widely available. (SR)
AN: EJ615392
AU: Erb,-Tom
TI: They Still Ride Horses, Don't They? The Editor Reflects.
PY: 1997
SO: Middle-School-Journal; v29 n2 p2 Nov 1997
DEM: *Computer-Mediated-Communication; *Computers-; *Internet-; *Literacy-; *Literacy-Education
DER: Computer-Networks; Middle-Schools; Student-Responsibility; Teacher-Responsibility; World-Wide-Web
AB: Discusses the effect of computers and the World Wide Web on literacy, noting the need for teachers and students to be more accountable for learning of verbal and quantitative literacy. (JPB)
AN: EJ537419
AU: Mike,-Dennis-G.
TI: Internet in the Schools: A Literacy Perspective.
PY: 1996
SO: Journal-of-Adolescent-and-Adult-Literacy; v40 n1 p4-13 Sep 1996
DEM: *Educational-Technology; *Electronic-Mail; *Information-Sources; *Internet-; *Literacy-
DER: Classroom-Techniques; Secondary-Education
AB: Describes the Internet and possible educational issues for its information retrieval and electronic communication functions, particularly applied to secondary content area instruction. Concludes that, while the potential benefits are considerable, its use is costly in terms of time, training, and money. Offers recommendations for classroom use and a list of educationally related Internet sites. (SR)
 The Online Classroom: Teaching With The Internet |
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Title: Integration of technology into the classroom :case studies
Author(s):Johnson, D. LaMont; 1939- ; (Dee LaMont),; Maddux, Cleborne D.,; 1942- ; Liu, Leping.
Year: 2000
Publisher:New York : Haworth Press
ISBN: 078901047X
Title: Teaching with the Internet:lessons from the classroom
Author(s):Leu, Donald J. ; Leu, Deborah Diadiun. ; Leu, Katherine R.
Year: 1999
Publisher: Norwood, Mass.: Christopher-Gordon Publishers
ISBN:0926842854
Title: Literacy and computers : the complications of teaching and learning with technology
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