This session will describe how teacher candidates in a pre-service language arts course experience the integration of educational technology throughout the 50-hour program. Samples of student work will be shown including infographics, collaborative inquiry unit plans incorporating blended learning, and various applications of technology in daily language arts activities. The use of the course Learning Management System will also be described briefly.
Workshop participants will use iPads to explore two popular apps used in the course. They will create an avatar and brief message with Tellagami, and convert a tweet to an illustrated haiku poem using Pic Collage. Participants will also explore a selection of word study apps for spelling, grammar, and vocabulary and will receive a list of recommended apps, websites, videoclips, and webcasts from the course.