Technology+&+Children's+Literature

=Integrating Free Technology into Children's Literature - //Presented by Julie Wankum & Jackie Remis//= Why use technology?
 * motivates kids where THEY are -- plugged in; tuned in
 * differentiated instruction; meets wide range ability levels
 * Blooms - perfect fit with technology "blooming technology" [|ilearntechnology.com]
 * Start with syllabus & rubric

Children's Literature connections:
 * character profiles
 * author bio
 * setting
 * plot descriptions
 * book review
 * detective journal

Tech Tools
 * [|Timetoast] (create timelines & share online)
 * P[|uzzlemaker] (Discovery Education)
 * [|Google] Language Translator
 * [|Big Huge Labs] (trading cards)
 * [|Ed.VoiceThread] (collaborative slide show)
 * [|VocabAhead] (vocabulary word videos)
 * [|Wallwisher] (build a word wall)
 * Funnelbrain
 * Shelfari
 * PhotoStory