Literacy Circles Gone Digital!!!
Last week, a 4th grade teacher asked me what I can do with Google Apps and literacy circles. For this portion of her reading program, I decided to use Google presentation because I have found it to produce greater motivation and student engagement compared to Google documents. Google document is an app that can be better utilized by middle and high school students. Google presentation is the perfect way for groups in literacy circles to document key information about their books simultaneously onto one shared document. After the book has been read, the literacy circle conducts a collaborative discussion guided by their shared Google presentation. This document assists the group in critical thinking and reflection on what was read and discussed. Students can also add onto their understanding from what they learn from other readers in their circle. Slide 1: Title Page Slide 2: Table of Contents: To make it easier for the teacher, each of the literacy groups will need to link their sl...