Shelfari and The Daily Five: Linking Technology to Literacy

This week I added Shelfari to my blog.  I intend to place books on my shelves that I have used as part of a technology project in a classroom or as a professional resource to help me integrate technology into daily reading and writing instruction.  After reading The Daily Five by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser this summer, I was excited to collaborate with the teachers in our building to see how technology could be used within this instructional program.  In order to improve comprehension, accuracy & fluency and to expand vocabulary, kids need to read...read...read.  Read to Self, Read to Someone, and Listen to Someone Read are all key parts of the "Daily Five."  The list of five is complete when Word Work and Work on Writing are added.  I met with 2 of my "techie" friends this week, and we brainstormed a list of ways technology could be used as part of The Daily Five.  Not implementing The Daily Five?  Doesn't matter...our list of projects could be used with any literacy program.  We ran out of time...but not ideas!  If you'd like to plan a project-contact me for a planning session.  I am excited to try some of these literacy/technology lessons with students!