Literacy+Lagniappe+Conference

= Using Web 2.0, iPads & the iPod Touch to Enhance Literacy = The web is no longer just point and click to gather information. Web 2.0 is interactive tools full of opportunities to read, write, and publish, encouraging students to become active learners. Teachers can utilize web 2.0 tools to add interest to their lessons and engage students to enhance literacy development. Use these great tools and other amazing apps with your students on the iPad or iPod Touch!

= Agenda =

What is Web 2.0? Bloom's Verb Wheel with Web 2.0 Web 2.0 Sites: Let's Check Some Out!
 * Stixy
 * Wordle
 * Piclits
 * School Tube & Teacher Tube
 * Story Bird -Life is All About Discovery, I Am Thankful
 * LetterPop
 * VoiceThread
 * Story Jumper
 * The Week in Rap
 * OneWord
 * Present.me
 * LiveBinders
 * StorySnoops
 * PrimaryPad
 * Museum Box

Introduction to the iPad & iPod Touch
 * Great Applications
 * Education Apps vs. Productivity Apps
 * Finding Apps that are right for your classroom

Using the iPad & iPod Touch in the classroom
 * Evernote
 * Kindle/iBook/Nook Apps
 * Dropbox
 * Doodle Buddy Activity
 * Sonic Pics Lite
 * Utility Apps Right on the Phone (RAFT Writing)

**10 ways to change one part of a lesson or unit plan**
1. Use a YouTube or TeacherTube movie in the introduction to hook the learner. 2. Create a blog for your and your students to engage in dialogue. 3. Create a wiki for student groups to work on a collaborative project. 4. Show students how to use Son of Citation Machine (www.citationmachine.net) to create bibliographies for research papers & reports. 5. Set up a classroom in Nicenet (www.nicenet.ort) or Moodle (www.moodle.org). 6. Include a podcast from www.notepods.com. 7. Ask students to use Photo Story 3 (free dowload) to create a digital story. 8. Use a social bookmarking site like del.icio.us ([]) to make selected websites available from any computer. 9. Find 3 copyright-free photo websites for students to use to find images for projects. 10 Do an online survey using a free online tool like www.surveymonkey.com.

= Resources = Ballard, K., Stephens, L. //Using// //technology to improve adolescent writing: Digital make-overs for writing lessons.//