EDLA615 Language Arts and Technology

Read the article and write a reflection of what you’ve learned from it (post it on blog) Create a  Voice Thread  (post it on your blog) and invite your peers to collaborate on editing or annotating or commenting (using text or voice).  Voice Thread: https://voicethread.com/share/11763299/  When it comes to meeting the needs of students, differential instructional teaching is important for both teachers and students in terms of education. According to the article, Using VoiceThread to Promote Learning Engagement and Success for All Students by Stein Brunvand and Sara Byrd, “innovative technological tools, programs, and software can be used to promote student engagement, motivation, and ultimately enhance the quality of the learning experience for all students.” Educational strategies to aim for a more desire to learn, teachers should implement innovative technological tools, programs, and software to promote student engagement, increase motivation, e...

Assignment#2 (due on Blog) •     Create an avatar in  Second Life , explore the environment, take a screenshot and share with class on blog. •     Discuss with ELA teachers and list ways to incorporate Second Life in ELA instruction, applying the concepts of multimodality to the teaching of ELA. When I discussed with a Grade 2 ELA Teacher, a Grade 1 ELA Teacher, and a Kindergarten ELA teacher on ways to incorporate Second Life in ELA instruction here is a list of ideas we came up with during the discussion: 1) Instructors can assign students to create an avatar in an independent or group setting and select a destination based on a country they will be assigned to to a research project on. For instance, if a student selected Japan, he/she would personalize an avatar based on the culture of Japan and find destinations on SL in Japan where the avatar can teleport to in his project and share with the class. 2) Instructors can assign students to hav...