Week 2
1.
Reflection on
your understanding of ELA instruction.
-Goal of ELA is to ensure that all students are college and career
ready in literacy.
-ELA is based on the Common Core Standards.
-ELA instruction is broken up into five key components: reading,
writing, speaking, listening, and language. Each of these components there are
certain goals for students to meet.
-ELA provides students, parents, and educators with a clear-cut outline
and guidelines of what is expected for each grade for students and teachers.
-ELA helps students develop and use their skills, knowledge, and ideas
and apply them in their everyday life.
-ELA will help students develop the skills they need to become
successful in school and successful in life.
2. Research one
technology tool that can best assist in each of the FIVE components mentioned
in Learning Task#1.
Technology tool I chose is “WORDLE”
-Wordle is used to create “word clouds” from different text (words) that
you provide.
-Wordle is a tool that can assist in each of the five components of ELA
instruction.
-You can create your own Wordle by using different fonts, layouts, and
color schemes.
-Wordle can be saved so your can always come back and add more important
words to it.
- Teachers can create a Wordle with their students to discuss the key
concepts or ideas of a lesson.
3. Interview an ELA teacher to learn
his/her challenge(s) in integrating technology in the teaching of ELA/Literacy.
Some challenges of integrating technology can be…
-Time consuming: (Example) To find time to use the computers in the
library or computer lab to go along with everyone schedules. Or to come up with
new lessons using technology.
-Money: Not enough devices for the entire class
-Overall my ELA teacher that I interviewed believes that implementing technology into the
classroom is far more beneficial than these few challenges that you may face. She
believes by creating new lessons that integrate technology will keep students
engaged and interested throughout the lesson.
