TY - JOUR AU - Ashlee Himes, PY - 2022/09/08 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Implementing Technology in Upper Elementary English Language Arts JF - Learning to Teach Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Through Research and Practice JA - LearnTeach VL - 11 IS - 1 SE - Section on Language Arts DO - UR - https://openjournals.utoledo.edu/index.php/learningtoteach/article/view/543 SP - AB - <p style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="TextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">In the education field</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0"> we have experienced a shift in how we utilize technology to teach English </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">language arts </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">(ELA) </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">concepts. T</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">echnological literacies can </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">easily </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">integrate</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0"> into curriculum</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0"> when using the Ohio ELA</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0"> and Technology</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0"> Standards to determine the most important objectives and implementation</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0"> strategies</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">When e</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">ducators </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">understand the use and efficacy of technology in ELA instruction and research, they </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW188987680 BCX0">are able </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW188987680 BCX0">to</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0"> implement new media into reading, writing, and when speaking and listening</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">.</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">S</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">tudents will </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">be able to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">naturally learn how to use technology in everyday work</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">I</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">ntegrati</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">ng</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0"> ELA and technological concepts help</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0"> students understand how these medias and modalities can work together.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0"> When we implement technology into the umbrellas of ELA, we set students up for success as adults in the 21</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW188987680 BCX0" data-fontsize="12">st</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW188987680 BCX0"> century digital world. </span></span></p> ER -