The Media Update: Another Use for Closed Captioning
This article discusses the use of closed captioned programming to increase literacy. Advice is given for selecting appropriate captioned programs and conducting reading lessons with captioned materials.
http://www.ouboces.org/techser/libserv/libnews1101.html
PBS Teacher Source
Updated daily, this site can help teachers use PBS programs and varied forms of technology to develop reading skills.
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
E-Pals Around the World
This lesson plan, appropriate for grades 6 to 8, guides students in maintaining pen-pal correspondence with e-mail.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=178
The Amazing Picture Machine
Teachers and students will find this site helpful when constructing websites. Maintained by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, this site provides information on citing images and understanding copyright laws.
http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm
The Electronic Classroom
This site helps teachers use technology in all areas of the curriculum.
http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/elec_index.asp
Clickable Poems
This site enables students to explore the many ways in which technology is changing our ways of composing.
http://www.clickablepoems.com/
Exploring Literacy in Cyberspace
This lesson plan, designed for grades 9–12, helps students navigate and read online texts.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=212
Book Reviews, Annotations, and Web Technology
Designed for grades 6–8, this lesson plan helps students write group book reviews, write short research papers, and post their work to the Web.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=137
Cyberspace Explorer: Getting to Know Christopher Columbus
In this lesson, students in grades 3–5 participate in a cyber scavenger hunt, prepare a timeline, and write a summary.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=126
Compare and Contrast Electronic Text with Traditionally Printed Text
Teachers can use this lesson plan to guide students as they explore an educational website that has graphics, digitized speech, and video.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=90
