Saturday, May 21, 2011

Classroom-Tested Tech Tools Used to Boost Literacy

Education Week's Digital Directions: Classroom-Tested Tech Tools Used to Boost Literacy: "Instead of investing in prepackaged software programs, many teachers are harnessing the technology they already have—such as webcams, audio recorders, blogs, and other Web 2.0 tools—to boost literacy in students.
“With schools being so cash-strapped, we can’t go around and buy a new program all the time,” says Adina Sullivan, a 4th grade teacher at the 720-student San Marcos Elementary School in California. “You can go with something that you can find a lot easier at no cost and make it work for what you need, rather than [using pre-packaged software.]"

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