Why Multiple Literacies and Inclusion?

Each student is different, and therefore it makes sense to use new literacies strategies, which target different learning styles, backgrounds, and talents, in an inclusion setting.

The Word & The World

http://www.depewschools.org/MiddleSchool.cfm?subpage=744946

This WebQuest allowed students to connect what they read in their textbook to the "real world". To do this project, students worked with a partner to find information on El Dia de los Muertos. All of it was done in class, so the teacher was there for support.

Image & Screen

 

Pictures and a game engage students who struggle academically

http://www.depewschools.org/webpages/dwisniewski/myblog.cfm?viewcomments=11655,319932

This blog is accessible anywhere where there is Internet and allows students to practice Spanish and express themselves.

Audacity, iPods, and Smart Boards, oh my!

Test questions can be recorded on Audacity (or a similar program)  ahead of time and put on an iPod so that students with testing accomodations can hear a teacher who speaks Spanish read the test.


http://www.quia.com/jg/322547.html

These games can be played on the Smart Board during class, or at home from a computer.

Active Participants

Students have choices for vocabulary assignments and quizzes.

Students can choose which assignments would be the best for them, therefore playing to their strengths.

Final Thoughts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChwWWCDzK6k