Using Digital Text Sets To Enhance Classroom Literature
Mary Saunders, Librarian, Hampton Academy, [email protected]
Jenna Nadeau, 7th Grade ELA, Hampton Academy, [email protected]
Digital text sets support classroom literature by allowing students to make deeper connections to the
text by providing greater background knowledge and context with digital media.
Example digital text set to accompany The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton:
http://ha.sau90.libguides.com/outsiders
Example digital text set to accompany The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis:
http://ha.sau90.libguides.com/breadwinner
Example digital text set to accompany Call of the Wild by Jack London:
http://ha.sau90.libguides.com/jacklondon
Resources for Creating Digital Text Sets
Tools for creating guides:
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LibGuides (subscription): http://www.springshare.com/
Protopage (free): http://www.protopage.com/
PBWorks (free): http://www.pbworks.com/education.html
Copyright Free Image Resources:
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Creative Commons: http://search.creativecommons.org/
Open Clip Art: https://openclipart.org/
Pics 4 Learning: http://www.pics4learning.com/
Primary Sources:
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World Digital Library: http://www.wdl.org/en/
Library of Congress Digital Collections: http://www.loc.gov/library/libarch-digital.html
National Archives Digital Vaults: http://digitalvaults.org/
New York Public Library Digital Collections: http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
American Originals: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/eyewitness/flash.php
National Jukebox from the Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/
US National Archives on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/usnationalarchives#p/p
Primary Sources @ the National Humanities Center: http://americainclass.org/primary-sources/
What Was There: http://www.whatwasthere.com/
Video Resources:
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100 Best Video Sites for Educators: http://www.edudemic.com/best-video-sites-for-teachers/
Crash Course: https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse
EDU on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/education?category=K-12
PBS Learning Media: http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/
TED Ed: http://ed.ted.com/
Shortcuts to Finding Quality Websites:
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Great Websites for Kids: http://gws.ala.org/
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/
Free Technology for Teachers: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
Book previews: https://books.google.com