Alys Munoz

Annotated Bibliography
1. 5 Reasons to Incorporate Technology into Your Classroom
5 Reasons to Incorporate Technology into Your Classroom | Capella University Blog. (n.d.).
Retrieved from http://www.capella.edu/blogs/cublog/benefits-of-technology-in-theclassroom/
This articles explains the main reason why is it important for students to integrate
technology in the classroom.
a. The first reason is that students will be actively engage in the classroom, because it helps
them be entertain in the lesson plan.
b. The second reason is that all students learn in different ways, that is why providing
technology for some students can be beneficial for their learning. With technology the
teacher can provide accommodations, and modifications. This can help students with
disabilities, and student will be able to learn at their own speed.
c. Students are able to work collaborative. The students who are more skilled with the
technology devise will help the students who need the most help.
d. It prepares the students for the future. Integrating technology is the classroom will help
e.

students learn more about how it works, since technology is part of our word.
Also, it helps teachers have a little more time to be able to work one- on-one with the
students that need the extra help.
The article 5 Reasons to incorporate technology in the classroom, helps me realize the
importance of incorporating technology in the classroom. It gives me ideas on things I
can do to incorporate technology, and make it productive for students. For example, to
help student brainstorm in what to write, I can have them do research in the computer of

what they would like to write. I feel that my students will be more engage, I will be able
to provide modifications, accommodations, and I will be able to provide skills to the
students that they will be able to use in the real world.
2. Technology To Support Creative Writing
Technology to support creative writing | ICTEvangelist. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://ictevangelist.com/technology-support-creative-writing/
This article talks about the different ways teacher can apply technology for creative writing,
and how even with technology the students can get inspired, creative, and be able to publish their
work in a fun interesting way. One of the applications that are recommended by this article is
Watch Documentary. This application will allow students to get inspired about what things to
write with an interesting video. Another way students are able to find creativity in their writing is
by looking at images based on their interest. A good site for this is Compfight, there is a lot of
images where students will be able to get inspired about what to write. The third application is
Behappy.me. In this application the student will be able to look for inspirational quotes that
will allow them start a conversation that can lead to brainstorming. For creation the students can
use applications like Popplet, this app is great for students to be able to brainstorm or organize
their ideas in a more visual, easy way. Also, StoryBird, will help students create their own
book while using visuals that are kids friendly. Finally, StripGenerator which allows students
to use their creative writing by creating comics and putting images with it.
This is a very helpful article, because it expands my possibilities to implement different
applications for creative writing. Creative writing is fun for most students, and it can help
teachers incorporate different courses, related with writing. Also, students will be able to practice

their grammar, and use descriptive words with creative writing. This article help me realize how
interactive and fun creative writing can be with technology. Also, it showed me all the different
possibilities on how I can incorporate technology with creative writing. As well as it thought me
how to help students get inspired, and be able to brainstorm.

3. 5 Lesson Planning Tips for Incorporating Technology

5 Lesson Planning Tips for Incorporating Technology - Teachingcom. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://teaching.monster.com/benefits/articles/8058-5-lesson-planning-tips-forincorporating-technology

This article gives five tips for teacher to be able to integrate technology successfully in a lesson
plan:
1. Start Small: it is important that teacher use the specific technologies that will suits the
students needs, the technology that the teacher will feel the most comfortable, and that
are based around the students personalities.
2. Learn: It is important that teacher learn the new technologies quickly, and apply
modifications based on how the students are doing. Also, it is important to anticipate
what problems may occur while the students use the technology.
3. Plan Your Lesson: This article gives guided questions that can help teacher plan a lesson
with technology. Some of the questions are: What might be hard for them to
understand/cope with/manage? Easy? How can you pace the material using differentiated
instruction techniques? When might a student go off task? How do you mediate the

technology before, during and after students have worked? How will you assess their
work?
4. Get Help and Support: finding someone that is an expert in technology will help teacher
reduce their stress and become more familiar with creating lesson plan and integrating
technology.
5. Think Organized: Sometimes technology doesnt work as plan, because the computer is
running slow, the internet is down, or iPads are running with low battery. Therefore, this
article gives a couple of tips on how to make sure the lesson plan can run smoothly while
using technology. The tips are:
a. Make reservations for computers (if needed)
b. Make sure the equipment is running and working properly
c. Make sure every student will have access to the devises
d. Make sure there are other options like worksheets, or use an application the
teacher and the student are very familiar with.
This article it is very helpful for me as a future teacher, because it talks about the different
steps I need to take to be implement a good lesson plan incorporating technology. I want my
students to be able to write their work using computers. I want them to be able to type their
rough draft or final drafts, but I need to make sure that all my students know how to use the
technology. With this article I am able to know the steps to take to make sure that every students
will be able to benefit with the technology device. Also, it talks about what to do when
technology is not working. I think this is very important to know, because technology will not
always work as it was planned, and it is up to the teacher to have a backup plan or find a
professional that can help me.

4. Introduction to Electronic Publishing: Planning Lessons

Introduction to Electronic Publishing: Planning Lessons | Scholastic.com. (n.d.). Retrieved

from
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/introduction-electronic-publishingplanning-lessons
This article gives examples on how teacher can incorporate technology while students are
writing. The article explains that it important to teach the students how to use the technology
device before using it. Also, giving one-on-one help, can also be beneficial for students to
successfully publish their work through technology. The article gives an example of a lesson plan
that incorporated technology. First, the first teacher reads a book about building up self-esteem.
Then, the students and the teacher decided to write their own book about what they were good at.
The application they used is iPhoto, with this application the kids were able to draw what they
were good at and type it. At the end the teacher was able to put it all together, and create the book
What Are You Good at Doing?. This article gives other ideas for application to incorporate in
the brainstorming, and publishing. Like for example: comic book creation program such
as ComicLife.
This article is great for me as a future teacher, because it helps on how to create a lesson
plan based on students publishing their work in a fun interactive way. This article gives examples
on how to create a lesson about writing while using different types of technologies that are fun
and interactive for students. The applications mention in here are easy to apply to any lesson
plan, specially. For example, I can use iPhoto to create poems with illustrations, or create a
bibliography with drawings. The students will be able to share their final writing with their

parents and teachers. I think this is a great engaging activity for all students, and is a fun way to
integrate technology, with writing.
5. Writing
Writing | Reading Rockets. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.readingrockets.org/literacyapps/writing
This a websites that give teacher a useful application to incorporate in the classroom. Some
of the applications that are mention in this website are: Alphabet Organizer, Book Creator,
Grammaropolism , and iWriteWords. For all of this apps it explains the price, the grade level is
appropriate, the writing skills, and what devices the teacher can use it with. Also, this website
give a small explanation of what the app is about, and how it is related to writing. It provides
reviews from other teachers that have use it in their classroom, and it explains how it worked in
the students. Some of this applications are free, but the ones that come with a charge come at an
affordable price.
This is a website that will help me see all the writing applications I can use for my lesson
plans. Also, which ones I can use for editing, publishing, or brainstorming. I really enjoy how it
teacher me about what skills each application covers, and for what grade. As a future teacher I
want my students to be engage, and I want to make sure that they are able to grow in their
writing skills by using technology devices that are actually helpful for them. That is why, with
this application I will be able to see how well each student will be able to improve or get creative
with their writing. This is an easy website where I can find good writing apps, and if my students
will like it or be engaged.
6. Chapter 1: The Writing Process

Tompkins, G. E. (2000). Teaching writing: Balancing process and product. Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Merrill.
In chapter one from the book Teaching Writing: Balancing Process and Product by
Tompkins, it explains the steps that the students take and do while writing. The steps
are prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Each steps is an important
part of the process for writing. This chapter explains what each step means, and it
goes in depth and how teacher can help students guide through each step.
a. Prewriting: students choose a topic, they consider the purpose and the audience, and they
organize their ideas.
b. Drafting: the students write a rough draft, and become creative in their writing.
c. Revising: the students re-read their rough draft, they can share it, and they revises it based on
the feedback.
d. Editing: the students distance themselves from the composition, proofreading to locate errors,
and correcting errors.
e. Publishing: the students can read it aloud, put it in a website, share with friends or parents,
submitted to a magazine, and many more.
Finally, this chapter also explains how to incorporate the writing process, in minilessons, and how to implement accommodations for English Language Learners.
This chapter helps me as a future teacher to know exactly what my students will need to
learn and do while writing. It is important to know the steps the students need for writing, and
what each step means before incorporating technology. It is important that I understand what
students need to do when prewriting, editing, and publishing, before I create a lesson plan where
the students will be able to use a writing with technology. That is why, I think this chapter is
really helpful, because it provides information that will help expand my knowledge, and learn
more about the importance of writing.

7. BookmarkWhat Is Successful Technology Integration?

What Is Successful Technology Integration? | Edutopia. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-guide-description

This website explains what technology integrations means, and types of technology
integration. This website explains that technology integration is seamless integration is when
students are not only using technology daily, but have access to a variety of tools that match the
task at hand and provide them the opportunity to build a deeper understanding of content. Also
it explains that there are different types for integrating technology. For example: using google
docs or wikis to help children collaborate with each other, using social media to engage students,
students can create videos, podcasts, or slide shows and share it, and web-based projects or
research. This websites explains how teachers can incorporate technology in the classroom, and
how teacher can learn from it.
This website will help me see the importance of understanding what integrating
technology really means. It also helps me understand the ways I can incorporate technology. I
believe that technology is becoming a major part of the students life that is why as a future
teacher it is important for me to know the concepts, and how will the students learn at their best.
I want to be able to create lesson plans that will help students reach their goals, and that is based
on the curriculum.
8. Chapter 5: Personal Writing
Tompkins, G. E. (2000). Teaching writing: Balancing process and product. Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Merrill.
Chapter 5 from the book Teaching Writing: Balancing Process and Product by Tompkins,
talks about incorporating technology by having the children create emails. It explains how

children can have the opportunity to talk to people around the world. This opens a new
opportunity to students and they can practice their grammar, make their subject descriptive, they
motivate themselves to proofread, and they use threads to reply to a message. This will help the
students be engage, and learn to improve their writing skills.
This chapter opened my eyes to incorporate technology in the classroom in a new, fun way.
When teaching children about writing letters this is the perfect way to get the students engaged,
and learn faster. When writing emails the students learn to brainstorm, because they get to
expand their thinking of what they would like to do write about or who. Also, they get to
proofread their writing before sending their emails, and publishing it will be sending it. This is a
great way to integrate technology in the classroom when creating lesson plans about teaching
children about writing letters. Also, students can email children from other countries, and they
can expand their cultural knowledge. I think this is a great idea on how to incorporate writing
with technology.