Effective Literacy Website #4

Mary Jean Sumbang

ED638-Fall Intersession 2018

Dr. Rivera

IRA Newsletter Project: Effective Literacy Website #4

Unlock the power of PBS LearningMedia (https://guam.pbslearningmedia.org/) PBS LearningMedia is brought to you by PBS Guam. Where you’ll be able to create a free account to gain full access to the website. In this website you’ll be able to save and organize resources, see state standards, manage classes and assignments, puzzles and quizzes, sync with Google Classroom, and create or view many lesson plans that are readily available. PBS Guam and PBS have also curated FREE standards-aligned videos and interactives.

In PBS Education they believe that the greatest teachers ignite a love of learning and a sense of possibility that motivates students to reach their full potential. This site is definitely for the teachers. You’ll find new opportunity to engage with your students and inspire them with a range of exciting new resources. PBS Kids and Learning Media have amazing resources for the classroom, ideas for out of school activities, teaching tips, toolkits and more. Many of the most popular kids programming have apps and games to extend the fun of learning.

I feel in using this resource you can spice up the classroom with some different types of curriculum. Trying something new every month with the students just to make sure we’re up to date with fresh ideas and are not doing the same thing over and over. When you join the PBS Teachers Community you’ll stay up to date on the latest blog posts, content, tools, and more from PBS Education!

You will also find “Voices in Education, helping students find their voice” it encourages students to find their voice and use it to express their thoughts and opinions. I firmly believe that the use of voice is a fundamental skill that will help to achieve any life goal. In our society today, now more than ever, students need to not only know what they want in life but be able to state it in the proper forum to the appropriate people to make that wish into a reality. Digital media literacy is the key to voice in the classroom. In digital media, this helps students find their voice and express their thoughts and individuality through and beyond a text.