New Models for Reading and Responding
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Question: Can integrating technology in the English classroom engage students and stimulate their reading comprehension skills?
Answer: Online reading comprehension is an essential skill for the 21st Century learner, and students must learn how to construct meaning from online texts in a way that is much different from traditional texts. Using webquests to assist in online reading comprehension helps build critical 21st Century reading skills. Encouraging students to utilize various technologies, such as Xtranormal, Voki, Voicethread, and Photostory, to produce reader responses helps extend ideas and make connections to a text.
Answer: Online reading comprehension is an essential skill for the 21st Century learner, and students must learn how to construct meaning from online texts in a way that is much different from traditional texts. Using webquests to assist in online reading comprehension helps build critical 21st Century reading skills. Encouraging students to utilize various technologies, such as Xtranormal, Voki, Voicethread, and Photostory, to produce reader responses helps extend ideas and make connections to a text.