Reading Digitally
"Digital literacy opens a door to digital learning."
~ Mudita Kundra
With text no longer relegated exclusively to the pages between the cover of a book or a magazine, the shift from paper to digital texts has brought on a whole new form of literacy. This upheaval in how we read brings with it new opportunities for learning as well as new challenges. Experts refer to this phenomenon as transliteracy. Dr. Sue Thomas and colleagues defined transliteracy as “the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media from signing and orality through handwriting, print, TV, radio and film, to digital social networks.”
An example of Close and Critical Reading of a Digital Text
Badges
This is not an exhaustive list of tools that you can use to Read Digitally. The list below is there to help get you started or further your growth with this instructional practice. If you have a tool that you would like us to consider adding, please click on this Suggest a Badge Form.
DocHub
DocHub is a free online PDF editor. DocHub lets users add text, draw, add signatures and make document templates. DocHub can integrate with dropbox or Google Drive accounts.
ReadWorks
Readworks provides the largest, highest-quality library of curated nonfiction and literary articles in the country, along with reading comprehension and vocabulary lessons, formative assessments, and teacher guidance.
Kami
View, annotate, share and collaborate your PDF and documents on Chrome. Kami is the most popular and highly rated document app in the market.
Raz kids
Raz Kids is an online guided reading program with interactive ebooks, downloadable books, and reading quizzes Reading A-Z's 2500+ K-6 books (in English, Spanish and French) provide 27 levels of developmentally appropriate texts for students to practice the skills and strategies of close reading. Teachers can search by interest, level, or Common Core standard, and find authentic materials that add rigor to student close reading skills.
Screencastify
Screencastify is a simple video screen capture software for Chrome. Screencastify is the easiest way to Record, Edit, Annotate, Store, and Share video screen captures. Record a specific tab, or your whole desktop at the click of a button.
Seesaw
Seesaw is a student-driven digital portfolio that empowers students to independently document what they are learning at school. FEATURES: Easily Capture Student Learning in Any Form ∙ Students can use photos, videos, drawings, text notes, links to show what they know.
Magnetic ABC
It's the iPad edition of the old fashioned magnetic board suitable for kids of all ages! It comes with a rich set of colored pieces that can be placed freely on the board: letters, numbers, symbols, funny figures and themed sets. It aids in teaching students their alphabets/numbers, a learning tool in teaching one how to spell or represent numbers!