Effective Strategies for Technology Integration

Grades K-3 ELA

Strategies to Promote Discussion and Collaboration

Vocabulary Activities Templates
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Foundational Skills and Writing Activities Templates
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Digital Discussion

Students will respond to teacher prompts using a digital discussion tool, such as SMART Shout it Out, in order to comment and share ideas with each other.

Explore an example activity HERE.


Story Sequencing

Students will sequence story events using online interactive activities in Lumio, such as Rank Order, to demonstrate their understanding of story events.

Explore an example activity HERE.

Inquiry-Based Learning

Students will collaborate in pairs or small teams using SMART's Label Reveal activity to label a literary image (character, scene, etc.) with factual information gathered via inquiry-based learning opportunities.