Boys,+Books,+Tech

** Boys, Books, and Technology ** //A good book for a boy is one he wants to read.//~James Moloney~ Share throughout the day!

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**Have the right stuff.**
Choosing and promoting appropriate classroom resources for boys.

Book Adventure Book Finder A Book and a Hug: Books for Boys Kidsreads: Great Books for Boys Teacher Book Wizard from Scholastic Literature Map [|Common Sense Media]

Help make it a habit.
Providing frequent opportunities to read and write.

The Purple Teapot - Grade 3 - 5 blog created by a retired instructional technology coach. Kids are encouraged to respond to weekly writing prompts. Blogs for Kids - Jogtheweb created by Lauri Brady.

Kidblog Edublog Blog Training - A Symbaloo webmix containing videos, screencasts, links and more to help with blogging in the classroom.

Teach with purpose.
Understanding boys' learning styles.

Tyler's Reading Show - CVSD student working on fluency and self-correcting. Glogster, Vocaroo, Audacity (requires download)

Differentiated Instruction - IU 12 wiki for DI - resource links Graphic Organizers - Ann's bookmarks for graphic organizers

Embrace the arts.
Using the arts to bring literacy to life.

Bookdrum - Books are brought to life through pictures, videos, music, and maps. Book Screening - Children, Youth Literary Graffiti from ReadWriteThink

Skeleton Creek video(theraven), site Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children video

Let them talk.
Appealing to boys' need for social interaction and talk.

GreatBookStories - Tons of links to digital stories about books, categorized by genre. Example by Alexander Fryer (9 year old) - Choose Your Own Adventure Books: media type="custom" key="9300670"

VoiceThread - A collaborative, multimedia slideshow that allows various file uploads and then comments by others. VoiceThread Links - Fantastic - tutorials/resources for teachers, students, and more!

Readers' Cafe from EHMIS (Bryan Tayman) - Students create and discuss book reviews.

Destiny Library Manager: DestinyQuest

Find positive role models.
Influencing boys' attitudes through the use of role models.

Boys Read: Considering Courage in Novels from ReadWriteThink

Read between the lines.
Bringing critical literacy skills into the classroom.

Critical Literacy results from the International Reading Association (IRA) Thinkfinity - search critical literacy, PDE SAS - search "sastf" for Thinkfinity resources in SAS

Keep it real.
Making reading and writing relevant to boys.

SSR Meets RSS - Making Reading Time Relevant - Presentation by Aly Tapp from York Suburban Tips on a good blog entry from National Council of Teachers of English

Get the net.
Using technology to engage boys and facilitate their learning.

Boys' Voices - Technology in the Classroom

10 Technology Enhanced Alternatives to Book Reports

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Assess for success.
Using appropriate assessment tools for boys.

Myers Briggs Test: What is your Myers-Briggs Personality Type? from Personality Pathways

Interactive Student Contract - from ReadWriteThink Student Contracting

Be in their corner.
The role of the teacher in boys' literacy.

Like Mud, Not Fireworks: The Place of Passion in the Development of Literacy an article by Mem Fox

Boy Story: Do you really want guys in your library? an article by Helen Cox

Drive the point home.
Engaging parents in boys' literacy.

Verizon Literacy Network - Thinkfinity's Literacy Network. Parent resources are available. Click on the library tab and search for various topics, including parents. 10 tips to help your son with reading Tips and tools for parents

Build a school-wide focus.
Building literacy beyond the classroom.

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Split them up.
Using single-sex groupings. Guys Read

**Additional Resources** Boys and Reading - Blog post by Kelly Pauling, IU 20 Ideas for Getting Boys into Reading Boy Story: Do you really want guys in your library? Tales Told Tall - Web Home of Michael Sullivan

May 05, 2011
READ image created with Spell with flickr 14 Best Practices adapted from @http://cheekylit.com/14-best-practices/ based on the **Ontario Ministry of Education 2009 document Me Read? And How!**.