Internet Workshop and Emerging Literacies

The Internet Workshop and Emerging Literacies
When reading Peg Kehret Small Steps I bookmarked some articles for my students to read about polio and the iron lung and asked them to write a response to share with the group. One of the links took them to a video clip for them to watch about a woman who lived for more than 50 years in an iron lung. Many parents commented at conferences about how it touched their child and they were eager to share with them all about polio and the iron lung video. Since they had read and watched them prior to our group discussion we could use that time to discuss and not to sit and read or watch a video. I did bookmark Peg Kehret's website for the kids to read more about Peg.

Science Fair Internet Workshop
 The five major skill sets needed for emerging literacies are exactly what we are asking our students to do to prepare for the science fair. They begin by asking important questions, locate informative sites, evaluate what they read, take notes in their own words, and communicate what they have learned on their science fair boards. This is much like an individualized Internet Workshop because they all have their own topic they need to read and respond to in their writing for on their science fair board.