Tech article 2

Technology Tool #2

For the other one of my technology tools I chose to use “read-write-think” from UEN. There are so many tools on the UEN page that it was hard for me to just choose one. But the “read-write-think” was a great tool for reading, writing, and language arts, and as much as reading is emphasized I think that it would be a great asset to have a tool like this that my students could turn to for extra help.
ReadWriteThink offers a collection of online Student Materials to support literacy learning in the K-12 classroom. These interactive tools can be used to supplement a variety of lessons and provide an opportunity for students to use technology while developing their literacy skills. It also has a web resource gallery which offers links to countless useful English language arts resources on the Internet. It also provides standards for the teacher, the idea guiding these standards is that all students must have the opportunities and resources to develop the language skills they need to pursue life's goals and to participate fully as informed productive members of society. These standards assume that literacy growth begins before children enter school as they experience and experiment with literacy activities—reading and writing, and associating spoken words with their graphic representations. Recognizing this fact, these standards encourage the development of curriculum and instruction that make productive use of the emerging literacy abilities that children bring to school. Lessons were also provided for teacher use. This a great tool for both a teacher and a student. This tool provided lessons for a teacher, but it also provided games for students to play.