1. My 15 Best Ideas for Teaching
The New Literacies of Online
Reading Comprehension and
Learning
Donald J. Leu
New Literacies Research Lab
University of Connecticut
donald.leu@uconn.edu
2. What was it like when the book
first appeared? New Literacies?
3. 1. “Borrow” good ideas and
Google these key words:
4th grade classroom home
page
1st grade classroom home
page
Get connected to online resources.
4. 2. View Online Videos of New
Literacies in the Classroom:
Use Annenberg for in-house PD
www.learner.org http://ctell.uconn.edu/canter/canter_video.cfm
15. 12. Try Out Ideas from Internet
Reciprocal Teaching
Phase I: Teacher-led Instruction in
Basic Online Skills
Phase II: Problem-based Learning of
New Literacies Skills
Phase III: Internet Inquiry
17. 14. Use a Blog
Mary Castle’s first grade blog
http://michellesmelser.blogspot.com/
Mr. Thompson’s second grade classroom blog
http://gcs.infostreamblogs.org/tthompson
Mary Kreul’s 4th grade class
http://mskreul.edublogs.org/
Mr. Monson’s Grade 5 Blog
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=59644
TAS Grade 3 ESL
http://grade3esl.blogspot.com/2008/08/welcome-to-20082009-school-year.html