This document summarizes discussions from a literacy with ICT implementation team meeting in Southwest Horizon School Division. The team discussed plans to hold grade group meetings before the end of the year to share resources and professional development, as well as creating a parent handbook and student reporting system for literacy with ICT. Various digital tools were presented to engage students and support literacy, including ePearl for student portfolios, Kidspiration, and online stories and games.

1. Literacy with ICT The start of a conversation that will continue over the next year

2. Literacy with ICT in Southwest Horizon S.D. Implementation Team Nicole Bodin (Melita) Ken Joyal (Deloraine) Kimberly Gordon (Wawanesa) Sherry Hannah (Souris) Janis Williams (Waskada, Deloraine) Greg Thompson (Pierson, Administration) Keith Murray (retired from committee) ICT Learning Groups – Grade groups before year end, new learning groups in the fall Individual Training / Support Parent Handbook for Literacy with ICT Monthly articles will be created from areas covered in the handbook to be included in school newsletters. K-8 ICT Literacy Report

3. What do we hope to achieve with this round of ICT Grade Group Meetings? Collect resources to be used as an online resource for SHSD teachers – projects, files, websites Become more familiar with the Literacy with ICT continuum Sharing successes, plans and projects in ICT Gain an awareness of ICT PD requirements for SHSD staff Reminded about the Literacy with ICT report – mandated for 2008-2009 Promote, support the infusion of ICT into your daily course delivery and design.

4. The Continuum Emerging Student Friendly Learning Experiences Reporting on ICT K-8

5. ELA Developmental Reading Continuum http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/ela/drc/index.html poster http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/ela/drc/drc_poster3.pdf

6. Technology makes it easy to communicate with parents and your students Collect parent email addresses at the beginning of the year, create a group to easily send out information about homework, upcoming events, requests. Create a webpage in First Class Homework Links to websites Miss Mahy's Website

7. Use ePearl to record students reading, writing, goal setting skills Devon Caldwell – Oak Lake Community School Goal Setting is done gathered around the Smartboard By the end of grade 1…. Setting goals for reading Point to words with reading finger Sometimes Devon sets the goals – stop at periods Setting goals for writing Giving Feedback in ePearl Don’t just say “Good job”

11. Two stars (I liked how you…) and a wish (next time you could…maybe you should try….) Devon’s classroom webpage, has a link to ePearl, describes ePearl, tells parents how to access Devon has a parent meeting showing how to access ePearl Student led conferences using ePearl – 1 hr with ePearl – comment on FrontPage, one activity, watch a slideshow of activities in class

12. ePearl v3 login Introduce ABRACADABRA

13. Kidspiration

15. Curriculum Navigator

21. KidPix Many uses to support your curriculum

60. In this poetic tale, beautifully illustrated entirely with wildlife photographs, the animals of the deep woods awake, after a winter storm, to the news of a stranger lurking in their midst. The deer, muskrat, mouse, rabbit, cardinal, porcupine, and many others sing a song of excitement about this strange, yet friendly creature with the carrot nose. And after the animals discover the feast this wondrous snowman has to offer, the children who built him vow to replenish their snowman's facial features until winter has long faded away. An example : Stranger in the Woods Carl R. Sams II & Jean Stoick "The birds were the first to notice... Stranger in the Woods! Stranger in the Woods!" ICT Tools to support a book

61. Meet the Authors Author's Website Write an Autobiography about the Author Contact the Author or Illustrator

62. http://www.scholastic.ca/titles/strangerinthewoods/ Canadian Wildlife Federation Research Canadian Wild Animals Gather your information and pictures in KidPix, PowerPoint, Paint Make an oral presentation to the class about your animal research

63. Hinterland Who's Who

64. Stranger in the Woods websites Online Games Stranger in the Woods activities Quiz about the story Animal Word Jumble

65. Winter Scene Writing

66. Write as many words or phrases as you can think of that describe the scene. One helpful strategy is to consider each of your senses. Imagine: What is happening inside the house? Write an opening paragraph for a story using this setting. Consider this work of art Winter Solstice by Pennsylvania artist, Jeff Martin.

67. Artwork

68. Research

69. Digital Resources for Literacy Things to look for : Curriculum-based Provides practical, meaningful, purposeful engaging experiences to encourage literacy Interface Is not cluttered or too busy with animations or ads Requires little or no external user-support Plans for waiting time If the site is slow to load it should provide something to help kids wait. (Or you will…)

70. Me Maker

71. Early ICT ideas

72. Crick Web http://www.teachers.tv/video/3289 Resources Review

73. Poisson Rouge

74. BBC for Kids - Science Clips

75. Resources for Kindergarten and Grade One

76. Science Links for Grade 1

77. Math Resources

78. Online Learning Center /

79. ICT Games

80. Agriculture in the Classroom

81. Resources for Grade 1 Teachers

82. Grade 1 Links

83. Grade One

84. Areas of Literacy Phonemic Awareness Game Goo

85. Quia

86. Kindergarten and Grade One Resources

87. Mrs. Gorecki's Corner of the Web

88. Ms Ross' Site

89. Grade 1 Science Resources

90. Giggle Poetry

91. Grade 1 Skills K Skills

92. Book Buddy test Fun Brain

93. Fluency Resources, Audio Books, Stories Bookhive Storyline Online

94. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

95. Classroom Webpages Mrs. Cassidy's Classroom website http://www.mohonasen.org/Pinewood/PW_speech/gr3.htm http:// www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/mrsthonus / http://www.geocities.com/ljacoby_2000/window.html Ken Joyal’s classroom website

96. Blogging Mrs. Cassidy's Grade 1 Blog Devon Caldwell - Oak Lake Community School /

97. Penguin Webquest

98. Animoto for Educators http:// biz.animoto.com/education/overview.html Animoto Using Kid Pix . jpgs Using student pictures Make one yourself The Hat – for grouping students

99. Slideshare Example in the LitwICT wiki Example on my webpage

100. In Conclusion… Use technology to provide relevant resources Use technology to provide interesting activities Use technology to provide models of good reading Use other media to encourage reading Provide audience for student work and reflections

101. ICT in your Classroom Discussion Topics Sharing