Elementary Technology and Literacy

General Literacy/Technology Resources

Maine Open Educational Resources (OER) Resources for ELA

MLTI Minute  – 131 One Minute Videos

Diigo – Collect and Organize Information from Websites – More than a bookmarking tool!!

National Children’s Literacy Website

Five Criteria for Evaluating Websites

One Period or Less Activities for Upper Elementary:

• Driveby Website Evaluation
• 25 Word Abstract
• Lit’s in the Cards
• Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips
• Grammar Girl – Subscribe on iTunesU
• My Vocabulary.com – Games and Puzzles to build vocabulary

Technology Tools:

• Find a Book – Use grade level or lexile Level to find a book by category.
• Read, Write, Think – Interactives
• Visuwords– Graphical Dictionary
• Wordle – Word Cloud Generator
• Padlet – Collaborative Sticky Notes (Formerly Wall Wisher)

Publishing Student Work:

• Edutopia Article on Publishing Student Work by Jim Moulton
• Wattpad – Share unlimited stories
• Student Writing Contests
• Cyberkids
• National Writing Project