Chapter 9: Technology in English and Language Arts Instruction:

What teachers should consider doing when integrating technology into ELA instruction: 

• Expanding the definition of literacy to in compass literacy technology 
• Explore new instructional strategies and practices

            - they should meet state standards

• Decide to implement keyboard instruction
• Work with diverse learners
• Create social learning environments
• Motivate Students - find their interest 

- Teachers can make use of their student's interest to make lessons more interesting. Some examples actives that would interest students are:

• Networked literacy projects
• Interactive storybooks or talking books
• Use of reading management and intervention programs: Accelerated Reader 
• Digital storytelling 
• Using the internet for online resources 
• Blogs
• Video project
• Discussion boards and threads 

- In order to integrate technology into literacy instruction, teachers need to know how  incorporate technology into the curriculum 

Technology Integration Strategies for ELA

• Teaching decoding skills - "sounding out"
• Developing reading strategies that develop fluency, phonics, comprehension and vocabulary skills using:

          - software and online systems

          - Reference resources

          - Electronic devices

• Creating daily teacher activities

- Even with technology being incorporated into ELA curriculum.  It is still imperative that educators teach their student the Writing Process:

• Prewriting 

- electronic outlining 

- concept mapping software

• Drafting
• Revising / Editing 
• Publishing - paper and electronic