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Curriculum Modules - Module 1: Technology Supports for Literacy and Language Arts
Welcome to PR*TEC Pacific Voices Curriculum Module 1: Technology Supports for Literacy and Language Arts page. This page provides information about Module 1 learning outcomes and objectives.

LEARNER OUTCOMES for MODULE I:

Learners will demonstrate knowledge and skill relative to . . .

  • telecomunications and the internet as tools for community building, collaborative teaching, and information gathering;
  • technology supports for assessment of student learning utilizing multimedia and electronic portfolios;
  • technology supports for standards-based, thematic, cross-cultural teaching in literacy and language arts;
  • multimedia development supporting literacy and language arts in the classroom, including technical competance with multimedia software and video for the classroom;
  • technology integration to support decoding skills, including phonics, sight words, fluency and comprehension.

Learners will . . .

  • identify a range of low to high assistive technology
  • supports for students with disabilities to access computers and the language arts curriculum, including web-based resources;
  • critique commercial software "reading" programs promoting phonics and decoding, including web-based resources for further information;
  • describe "career connections" among technologies for the classroom and post-secondary careers and employment opportunities for students;
  • demonstrate effective practices to teach the above knowledge, values, and skills to others through a "practicum" experience.

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