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Mobile Computing ** · Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) o Classroom use began in 1993 · Netbooks · Increases classroom participation · Increase in homework completion · Will equitable access be a problem? (“Digital Divide”) Possible uses in the Language Arts classroom: ** __ Writing __ · Blogging · Dictionary/thesaurus · Research · Notes · Spelling log · Vocabulary log · “Writer’s Notebook” · Collaborative publication __ Reading __ · Online textbook access · Google Lit Trips · Project Gutenberg – free e books (mostly classics) · Organization (assignments, due dates, information, etc.) District could buy devices, sell/lease to students (like textbooks) Collapsible keyboard Alleviates need for lab Open Content ** Asynchronous only - · Blackboard · Moodle · Wikis · Gaggle student email Asynchronous **__and__** synchronous - · Elluminate · Dim Dim OpenCourseWares – guide to finding free online courses Benefits in language arts classroom: ** Sharing and reusability - · Blogs – response to literature, response to peer reviews · Message boards – online discussions · Online collaboration – writing/research projects · Distance learning – reach students in remote areas (if have access) Teacher communication - · Assignment information · Changes in programming
 * Next 12 Months: Mobile Computing and Open Content **
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 * Course Management Systems (CMS) **

· Sony Reader · Kindle
 * Electronic Books **

Characteristics - · Easy to update · More interactive · Environmentally friendly · Meet individual student needs (more info on topic) Benefits in language arts classroom: ** · Access to thousands of lit titles · Mentor texts for writing assignments · Project Gutenberg – free e books (mostly classics, expired copyrights)

Lit Circles - · Thousands of titles to choose from · Highlighting/bookmarking – aids in reading & metacognition · Keyword searches – vocabulary development · Links to web within text – adds/activates prior knowledge, aids in understanding

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