For those of you looking for another resource about NWP that provides a concise, yet thorough, overview of the work, check this resource out from the National Staff Development Council’s Journal (Summer 2006): National Writing Project plunges teachers into specific expertise with a thorough … Immersion in writing. (PDF version) The National Writing Project is [...]
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When I attended an ELA meeting last week, one of the other participants made us aware of a great online resource: NetTrekker. It is an interface with hundreds of pre-screened and categorized websites on numerous topics from grammar to digital storytelling and more. Check out the press release and then the tool by signing up [...]
Wikis as a collaborative and social writing tool – and not just a way for students to cheat by calling something “original” material or for someone to create truth through “wikiality” – are starting to come into the news. But, I don’t think it is enough. For instance: Recently, Columbia University has begun to embrace [...]
Bud, I, too, have been listening to GEEK!ED!, and found the discussion with David Warlick engaging. Sometimes they seem right on target, sometimes they veer, but it is generally a good show. I appreciate their humor, but when they really start to laugh, it can hurt the eardrums! Abject Learning is a blog by Brian [...]
As we think about the types of writing we ask students to do in school, and whether or not they feel it is for a real audience and purpose, can it even come close to this? Nick Barnowski is in multitask mode. His fingers dance around a keyboard, keeping up his end of the bargain [...]
What is it with our affliction with Power Point? Check out today’s Foxtrot: FoxTrot by Bill Amend – September 8, 2006 Over the years, I have seen many cartoons, articles, and voices in education and the media taking pot shots at Power Point without ever really talking about the root of the problem: lacking a [...]
I am blogging notes from Dr. Jabari Mahiri’s “Engaging “New Literacies” of Youth in Urban Schools” Presentation here at MSU. Here is the official description of the talk: Jabari Mahiri, Professor of Literacy and Education at the University of California at Berkeley, will be visiting MSU to consult with faculty on Urban Literacy and Education. [...]
Finally, I am catching up on some blog reading/writing. This past summer was super busy for me at RCWP, as we did many, many workshops — averaging about one a day over the entire summer — all focused on new literacies and new technologies. Julie had some kind words to say about one of the [...]
Dear Mrs. Klotz, I think that it is great that you are asking your students to have a jump drive as part of their school supplies. Given the work that we did this summer, I think that this is an incredibly practical idea and I look forward to seeing how this works out for you [...]
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Re: Episode 11 on its way!
Hi Chris, I just wanted to touch base with you about your Teach with Tech podcast. I have been listening for a few months and I appreciate how you discuss new technologies and contextualize them in K-12 and higher ed applications. Just a quick comment on your Opera segment from last month. I have been [...]