Jessica D. Powell and Melody Shetter

The project, "living out language arts" goes by the acronym "lol" to reference the "text lingo" teenagers use in order to suggest to a generation of students immersed in technology that language arts can be hands-on, up-to-date, and infused with technology. The project is designed to show students how they use language arts everyday, in and out of school. It provides real-life experiences and a model of what the real world is like by demonstrating language arts and technology in action through speaking and writing exercises. Students construct resumes and business letters on large interactive boards to enable real-time, constructive feedback from their peers. Educational Web sites with online lessons for students will give them the capability to keep online journals, receive daily prompts and have access to literary works. This program will serve as an excellent motivational tool for students and will introduce them to the fields of communication and technology.