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Digital Texts: from reading into writing using electronic texts
Children – and teachers – often struggle with electronic texts: navigation can be problematic and the temptation simply to print out long tracts by way of research can be difficult for children to resist. Some texts look good on screen, but offer little by way of engagement or additional activity to deepen understanding. This course for P4-S2 teachers explores ways to make effective use of a range of CD-ROM and Internet texts in order to support research and writing activities, offering strategies for the more effective use of electronic texts and considering ways in which their full potential could be developed in the classroom. Again interactive, investigative approaches are promoted, and delegates receive a CD-ROM of materials to take away. Recently run in Inverclyde.

• To promote effective use of ready-made on-screen texts to support reading and writing in the classroom

• Consideration of the strengths and weaknesses of a range of on-screen texts
• Harnessing the potential of CD-ROM and Internet texts through supported exploration of a range of reading and writing activities (incorporating Word and Textease or Publisher)
• Opportunities to prepare activities for use in the classroom, based on the strategies and techniques introduced

Duration
Intensive half-day workshop