Multimodal Literacies
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Digital Story
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Blog
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Tablet Applications
Each example are open-ended platforms which means students have personalised activities that engage and are deeper and creative during the learning process.
Examples of Platforms
Examples of Tools
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Tablets
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Computers
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Laptops
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Voice Recorders
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Cameras
The use of technology gives students multiple entry points into literacy. It includes images, hyperlinks, videos, and texts. These can add to students' understanding of and interaction with the material.
It will be necessary for you to explicitly teach students how to navigate the non-linear nature of technology. Students will need to access the texts the relevance and appropriateness of the texts. As well as, assess the quality and appropriateness.
References
Park, H. R., & Kim, D. (2016). English language learners' strategies for reading computer-based texts at home and in school. calico journal, 33(3).
Rowe, D. W., & Miller, M. E. (2016). Designing for diverse classrooms: Using iPads and digital cameras to compose eBooks with emergent bilingual/biliterate four-year-olds. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 16(4), 425-472.
Shin, D. S., & Seger, W. (2016). Web 2.0 technologies and parent involvement of ELL students: An ecological perspective. The Urban Review, 48(2), 311-332.
Souto‐Manning, M. (2016). Honoring and building on the rich literacy practices of young bilingual and multilingual learners. The Reading Teacher, 70(3), 263-271.