Reading and Writing with Technology K-12

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Literature-Technology Connections The following activities explore literature-technology connections. Connect literature with technology-rich resources and activities.
Activity 1	Online Book Connections Scholastic Scholastic Flashlight Scholastic Harry Potter Scholastic Book Central Scholastic Teaching with Books Random House Kids@Random House Teens@Random House Teachers & Random House SimonSaysKids - Teacher Materials Harper Children's - Teacher Guides

Activity 2	Literature-Technology Connections Select a book. Identify connections to the characters, plot, and/or setting of the book. The Victory Garden by Lee Kochenderfer Kids Growing Food American Girl: Molly (World War II era) Fenway Victory Gardens A History of the Victory Garden Rationing in War Photos of Victory Gardens in Kansas Within These Walls - The Scotts from Smithsonian Victory Gardens Victory Garden - easy Lee Kochenderfer Author Website Author Visit Victory Garden Poem Discussion Ideas (PDF) Literature Ladders Explore Themes and Projects Step 1: Select a Book Step 2: Search for Author and Illustrator Information Step 3: Search for Book and Lesson Ideas Step 4: Identify Topics and Resources Step 5: Develop Meaningful Activities and Experiences Step 6: Implement and Evaluate Literature Starters Teacher Tap: Book Awards Newberys & the Net Caldecott Connections Fun with Favorites Focusing on plots, characters, and/or setting, identify at least three web-based readings, visuals, or resources to support a piece of literature. Include these websites along with a book cover in a Word-based activity sheet.

Activity 3	Technology-Rich Literature Circles Depression Era Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor Orphan Trains A Family Apart & Orphan Train Series by Joan Lowery Nixon Orphan at My Door by Jean Little Orphan Train Rider by Andrea Warren Rodzina by Karen Cushman Train to Somewhere by Eve Bunting 42explore: Orphan Train Orphan Train Project My Photo Album - Autobiography Riding the Orphan Train WebQuest Nonfiction & Fiction - Plagues An American Plague by Jim Murphy Influenza Pandemic of 1918 by Virginia Aronson Life During the Black Death by John Dunn Dr. Henner and the Speckled Monster by Albert Marrin The Great Influenza by John Barry Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi (black death). Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson (yellowfever). Sweetgrass by Jan Hudson (smallpox). A Time of Angels by Karen Hesse (influenza). One Room Schoolhouse The Teacher's Funeral by Richard Peck The Secret School by Avi Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Brink One Room School by Raymond Bial Caddie Woodlawn Avi The One Room Schoolhouse: A Vanishing Tradition - NPR Audio Natureshift - Grandparents' Attic PBS Evolving Classroom Emints School of the Nineteenth Century One-Room Schoolhouse Resource Center - lists nearly 100 One Room Schoolhouse Links One-Room Schoolhouses in Southwest Virginia One Room School House Project One Room Schoolhouse Center One Room Schoolhouse Links Canadian Classrooms Virtual Field Trip of Schoolhouse from Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve One Room Schoolhouse Story Corps Literature Circle Starters 100th Day of School All About Me - Celebrating Diversity American Civil War: Courage and Responsibility Colonial America - Under construction Human Rights and Japanese Internment Camps Native American Legends Quilts Underground Railroad

Activity 4	Literature-based WebQuests Literature Ladders: Literature-based WebQuest Links Do a Google search for the title of a book and add the word WebQuest. WebQuest Evaluation and Use - Favorites K-3 WebQuest Links K-3 Literature-based WebQuests 3-6 WebQuest Links 3-6 Literature-based WebQuests Middle/High School WebQuest Links Middle School Literature-based WebQuests

Activity 5	Reading Program Ideas National Parks & the Environment - Wolf Stalker National Geographic Kid News: Wolves Extreme Backcountry Yellowstone Wildlife Yellowstone Webcams Yellowstone - Fantastic Journeys JASON Project: Yellowstone Thinking about Environmental Problems Wolves in Nature Resources Teacher Tap: Face-to-face and Virtual Author & Illustrator Visits Teacher Tap: Face-to-face and Virtual Book Clubs & Reading Groups Teacher Tap: Author and Illustrator Resources Teacher Tap: Book Review Projects

Activity 6	Reading and Writing Starters Digitize images from books and use as story starters. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris VanAllsburg - Create new endings and pages for books. How Groundhog's Garden Grew by Lynne Cherry - Sequence activities, learn more about the plants and animals. 4H Garden Activities Journey North: Tulip Gardens Only One by Mark Henshaw and illustrated by Miss Wall and Mr. Riley's class Use visuals as writing prompts. Use images to help visualize vocabulary, plot, characters, setting, etc. General Images Websites Flickr - thousands of photos shared by people Google Images - searches the web for visuals Pics4Learning - thousands of photographs by kids for kids Teacher Tap: Visual Resources - links to visual resources Teacher Tap: Public Domain, Copyright Free - links to visual resources Textures - backgrounds Specific Topics Amphibian and Reptiles - great photos of creatures Ayres Adventures - many places CalPhotos - plant, animals, fossils, people, landscapes Library of Congress - use the search option Microscopic - many science topics NASA Photojournal - space, universe, technology, history, people New York Public Library Digital Library Nikon Small World - microscopic photographs NOAA Photo Library - Oceans and Atmosphere Picture History - photos through US history TerraServer - satellite photos USDA Historical Photos

Activity 7	Audio-CDs and Picture Books Explore audio in reading. Sunshine on My Shoulder by John Denver Ancient Rhymes by John Denver Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver John Lithgow I'm a Manatee by John Lithgow Marsupial Sue by John Lithgow Micawber by John Lithgow The Remarkable Farkle McBride by John Lithgow

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Literature-Technology Connections