Technology and Literacy

Why is technology so important in classrooms today? 

How technology be useful and helpful in today's classrooms?

Enjoy this Prezi presentation that I put together on integrating technology into a literacy curriculum!

Quietube!

Ever use YouTube videos to enhance your lessons? Ever worry about the ads or videos that could show up and distract your students from what you are wanting them to watch? Do you not use YouTube videos because of these distractions? There's a new website called Quietube. Add it to your bookmarks and click on it while showing the YouTube video and it will block all these distractions for you. (There are pictures to illustrate this below) It is a great tool to use, especially in the classroom!

 Go to the video on YouTube, click the Quietube bookmark and voila! This is what you get: