Iroquois Public School to Host Digital Literacy Event

(Iroquois) – Iroquois Public School’s Parent Council is hosting its first “Digital Literacy” event on Wednesday night.

Students and their parents can attend the evening to participate in a variety of seminars on new technologies available for use at home and school to develop literacy skills, said Principal Kelty Grant.

“It’s a chance to learn how your child and you can make use of common technology such as iPhones and iPods, as well as educational Web sites, to help in students’ learning,” said Grant.

The evening begins at 6:00 p.m. in the school gym. Presentations will be given at 6:15 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Participants can attend their choice of two of four free sessions. Child care will also be available at no cost.

Sessions available include:

1) Brain Pop and iknowthat.com: Offered by Mike Singh from “SoftWheretoLearn”, this session will use computers to access and share information on two Web sites – Brain Pop and iknowthat.com – that have excellent school-related activities for students in Kindergarten to Grade 6. This session takes place in the school’s computer lab.

2) iTechnology: This seminar will use an iPad to share use of iTechnology (iPads /iPods /iPhones) and literacy-related apps. An iPad will be connected to a projector to share the learning with participants and some devices will be available for sharing. The session will show how teachers and students can use this technology to assist students in Kindergarten to Grade 6. The workshop, offered by Regional Student Engagement Teachers Laura Oliver and Candy Campbell, will take place in room 4.

3) SMART technology: This session, run by Regional Speech Language Pathologist Elaine Gribbin, will use a SMART board to share Web sites and information related to early literacy and phonological awareness skills. Sites to be showcased include: www.starfall.com<http://www.starfall.com;
www.readinga-z.com<http://www.readinga-z.com, and www.raz-kids.com. This session will be offered in room 5 (alternate location room 14).

4) In-School software and technology: Teacher Alison Sutherland, the learning resource coach at Iroquois Public School, will share information on two main computer programs – Kurzweil and WordQ – in-school software available for use by students in Kindergarten to Grade 6. The session takes place in room 15.

All parents are welcome at the event.

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For more information, please call:

Kelty Grant
Principal
Iroquois Public School
613-652-4580

Posted January 31, 2012