At the SLATE Conference this week I attended a session on Blogging and backchannels in the classroom. While the presentation was not about literacy specifically, there were a number of resources discussed that encourage digitally literacy. One in particular that I got excited about was Newsela because it can be used with Google Docs and encourages the use of non-fiction reading strategies while providing literacy at the student's level. It is like the classroom trifecta! It is collaborative, literacy based, and naturally integrates the use of technology.
Newsela is an innovative way for students to access relevant non-fiction resources from today's news. As a teacher, you register your class and this resource brings an article at various lexile levels from grade 4 to college-level. Articles also have assessments that are aligned to common core. Teachers can assign articles, monitor progress with assessments and track common core mastery.
The presenter shared that he has students send the article to their Google Drive, share it and then make comments on the article as they read. Their thinking as they read is digitally highlighted, comments are recorded and kids are engaged while learning. Such a great resource, how will you use it?
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