Reading in the Content Areas with Computers

Using software like Microsoft Office, Word Pad or Note Pad, Paint and more.

The Planning Framework for creating activities in the content area with technology to focus on research-based strategies that improve learning.

 

Making Connections

Design learning activities which activate prior knowledge, set a purpose and a plan for reading, and connect personal thoughts and feelings about content.

 

Activities

Text for making cloze documents

 

Working with Words

Provide learning activities where students work with words multiple times with linguistic and non linguistic representations to help the students encode and generate patterns for learning.

 

Activities

Use Microsoft Paint to represent vocabulary words

 

Pulling Apart Text

Design learning activities where students manipulate the text in various ways to building understanding. Engage students in meaningful dialogue through reflective questioning to monitor and fix comprehension.

 

Activities

Text for annotating trash n treasure activity

Text for explicit marking activity

Structured note-taking sample document

 

 

Writing About Learning

Provide opportunities for students to reflect in learning and make text to text, text to self, and text to world connections.

 

Activities

Text for creating embedded questions

Using PowerPoint for creating quizzes and games

Other sources for Free Software for Reading Across the Content Areas with Computers

Hott Notes

A simple desktop sticky note application with scribble, checklist, and general note templates.

 

Hot Potatoes

A free quizzing applications

 

Questions and Answers

Another free application to create quizzes