The document summarizes resources from the Literacy PLN, which aims to provide educators with information and resources about literacy and technology trends. It promotes blogs, podcasts, and book studies focused on literacy and lists highlighted resources like Buncee for creating multimedia, Classcraft for gamifying the classroom, and ThinkCERCA for building critical thinking skills across subjects. It also advertises the Literacy Special Interest Journal and podcast available through various sites.

1. The mission of the LITERACY PLN is to provide all
educators, pre-service educators, homeschoolers,
IT Specialists, and other inquiring ISTE members,
with the information and resources needed to
keep pace with technology trends in the area of
Literacy
LITERACY PLN

2. The Literacy PLN offers:
- Blogs
- Journal “Literacy Special Interest”
- LIT CHAT (Twitter – based collaborative PD)
- Book Studies
- Podcasts
- Conference Sessions (here we are!)
- Resource Reviews
More info on all @
literacyspecialinterest.blogspot.com

3. Literacy Resources and Practices with
Special Promise
2015 Session of the LITERACY PLN
[Listen and Learn : Panel]
Tuesday, June 30, 4:00–5:00 pm
PCC 120A

4. Literacy Resources and Practices with Special Promise
Highlighted Resources /Panel Members
Buncee / Claire Cuchi
Create, Present and Share Engaging Multimedia : Simply drag and drop
multimedia onto your canvas
https://www.edu.buncee.com/home
CLASSCRAFT / Shawn Young
Make Learning and Adventure: Transform your classroom into an immersive
game, played with your students throughout the semester or year.
http://www.classcraft.com/
ThinkCERCA / Eileen Murphy
Spark Courageous Thinking: Build students’ close reading, writing, and critical
thinking skills across subjects.
http://www.thinkcerca.com/
WONDEROPOLOS / Brittany Howell
Explore the world of wonders
http://wonderopolis.org/wonders

5. Literacy Special Interest PODCAST
access by the Show Notes Blog
www.literacyspecialinterest.blogspot.com
OR - ISTE Casts:
http://iste.libsyn.com/webpage/category/SIG%20Podcast
+ iTunes “ISTE’s podcast”
http://www.professorgarfield.org/pgf_home.h
tml

6. Episode #5: Classroom Blogging… For Real... Finally!
Interview with Jeff Piontek, author of Blogs, Wikis, and
Podcasts,
Episode #3: Every Kid Should Write and Publish!
Interview with education author and speaker, Bernard
Percy
Episode #2: “Author Study for the Connected
Classroom”
Interview with T.A. Barron, author of The Lost Years of
Merlin.
Special Episode: Professor Garfield, a Rich Source of
Powerful, FREE Instructional Resources
Episode #4: The Drama of Literacy Learning
interview with Scholastic author Mack Lewis

7. Literacy Special Interest JOURNAL
Issue #4 online NOW at
http://issuu.com/literacyspecialinterest/docs/literacy_special_interest_journal_v
And at Blog
www.literacyspecialinterest.blogspot.com

8. http://siglitbookstudy.blogspot.com/

10. Colleague-to-
Colleague
Technology/Lit
eracy Practices
Book from ISTE
Available from ISTE Books:
https://www.iste.org/resources/p
roduct?id=2799