Digital Tools for Literacy
PreK-2nd students
Excellence in Education Conference- University of Dallas February 24, 2018
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Rebekah McPherson, Ph.D.
Email: rebekahcmcpherson@gmail.coom
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rebekah-mcpherson/
Twitter: @techapps
Quotes from the book
iPad Foundation skills-drawing
Phonics: Letter recognition, Letter sounds, Letter formation & Simple spelling
*Osmo- Words and Numbers
AlphaTots Alphabet
*Teach Your Monster to Read
Storytelling
*Princess Fairy Tale Maker
Superhero Comic Book Maker
*Draw and Tell
Built-in Camera
Buncee - A Creative Presentation Tool
QR Codes
QR Stuff -- QR code creation website, can even create colored QR codes
Use QR codes to make activities more engaging for younger learners
Ideas for using QR Codes:
Counting
Site Words
Scavenger Hunt
More Ideas-- Technology in Early Childhood Blog
Screencast on Sharing YouTube Clips with Students
Harwood, M. (2018, February 7). Tiny tech. Session presented at the Annual Texas Computer Education Association Convention. Retrieved from goo.gl/UdStJG
*Cloud QR (Create the QR Code)
Cloud QR Scanner (Read the QR code)
Vocaroo (Record audio)
Interactive Books
*PebbleGo
(begin at 2:40)
Experience Tech Tools (Building Background Knowledge)
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Information adapted from:
Boyett, J. & Allen, C. (2018, February 7). Student creations- Storytelling in an elementary classroom. Session presented at the
Annual Texas Computer Education Association Convention. Retrieved from goo.gl/z6RSNF
Guernsey, L., & Levine, M. H. (2015). Tap, Click, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens. Hoboken: Wiley.
Harwood, M. (2018, February 7). Tiny tech. Session presented at the Annual Texas Computer Education Association Convention. Retrieved from goo.gl/UdStJG
Hickman, L. & Tickle, C. (2018, February 7). Literacy goes digital in K-5. Session presented at the Annual Texas Computer Education Association Convention. Retrieved from goo.gl/jgDzSm
Lewis. C. (2018, February 9). Tech for spotlighting brilliance.
Session presented at the Annual Texas Computer Education Association Convention. Retrieved from https://goo.gl/ezCcUY
Rocha, T. (2018, February 7). Explain thinking and reach learning goals with storytelling apps. Session presented at the
Annual Texas Computer Education Association Convention. Retrieved from https://www.smore.com/ns8a0