Monday, May 18, 2009

DIGITAL DIVIDE

Technology resources vary greatly from poor schools and neighborhoods to wealthy schools and neighborhoods. How can we help students find technology resources that will help them achieve? How can we best prepare them to make optimum use of available resources?

ACHIEVEMENT

Technology has been shown to contribute to student achievement in different ways at elementary, middle school, and high school lovel. How can the literacy specialist best use technology to promote student success?

COMPREHENSION

In what ways can technology contribute to reading comprehension?

ACCOMMODATIONS

How can technology assist students with special needs with regard to literacy? In what ways do some students need accommodation in order to use technology effectively?

ACCESSIBILITY

ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY AND THROUGH TECHNOLOGY HAS MULTIPLE MEANINGS. WHAT ASPECTS ARE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO THE READING SPECIALIST? TO THE STUDENT THAT IS STRUGGLING TO READ, TO WRITE, OR TO COMMUNICATE?

MOTIVATION

IN WHAT WAYS CAN TECHNOLOGY MOTIVATE STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO LITERACY?

INTRODUCTION

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