IRA+2010+Chicago

__**[|IRA 2010: Reading in Many Languages]**__ Presentation by Lisa Nimz and Jerry Michel: "Student 2.0... Yes, I Can Hear You Now! Engaging 21st Century Students" Wednesday, April 28, 2010, 9:00-10:00 am

Introduction: Understanding Our Students' Wired Worlds

Protagonist - The wired child and the teacher trying to reach her/him Setting - In a land of IPad's, Kindles, social networks, and text messages Imbalance - Is literacy in competition with video games, texting, mobile computing? Balance - Look at tech as another genre (wikipedia, etc) or as a ubiquitous tool Solution - Incorporate use as your budget or time allows, in authentic ways, don't separate (one tool in a huge arsenal)

Lessons and Activities - Book Trailer (GarageBand is the tool, but the skill is creating a storyboard and considering your audience to promote reading) - PhotoStory - Wikis Across the Curriculum - GoodReads