Just read the blog entry

Books to Inspire Creating with Technology

on Jackie Child’s blog http://tinkeringchild.com/

As someone who spends a lot of time in the maker’s space at school helping students with their design and e-portfolio projects, it was a real inspiration.  Many of the projects relate to sustainability and reuse of materials and link to other curriculum areas. As I am currently working on an assignment about the use of trade books, specifically picture books, in the science curriculum, I could see that using stories as a way of creating interest and connecting science to real-life situations and experiences is a great way of putting science into context.

For ways of introducing the new literacies of the Internet through children’s literature, take a look at:

Integrating literature in the content areas; enhancing adolescent learning & literacy. (2008). Reference and Research Book News, 23(1) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.csu.edu.au/docview/199681758?accountid=10344

Castek, J., Bevans-Mangelson, J., & Goldstone, B. (2006). Reading adventures online: Five ways to introduce the new literacies of the internet through children’s literature. The Reading Teacher, 59(7), 714-728. Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.csu.edu.au/docview/203275829?accountid=10344