http://hickstro.org/2006/12/28/end-of-year-reflection/ Integrating New Literacies into the Teaching of Writing Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:33:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://hickstro.org/2006/12/28/end-of-year-reflection/comment-page-1/#comment-521 aakabodian Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:09:05 +0000 http://hickstro.org/?p=73#comment-521 Thanks for sharing all of this, Troy --- your journey, the interesting links, and your insightful spin on all of it. As an English teacher, I struggle with many of the issues you've raised. I'm acutely aware that my students will be adults in a very different world than the one in which I was raised (or even the one they're living in now). Change is a constant and one of the things I try to teach them is how to adapt to change. I model the process of learning new technologies/software (blogs, wikis, Inspiration...) not only to get them familiar with the changing world, but to show them my learning process. I want them to be open to the messy process of learning and I hope that my willingness to press on can inspire them to keep trying when they get frustrated. Part of my challenge as a teacher is to take the time to do that important stuff while still fulfilling all the Grade Level Content Expectations, instilling a love for literature, keeping up with currect research, getting to know each of them as writers and thinkers.... I'm excited by the possibilities of the emerging tech-world. It's also a challenge to excite some students and most teachers in my building about these opportunities. At times I have a love-hate relationship with my computer (as most of us do); getting others to believe that there's more to love than hate is a continuing battle...but one that's worth the time and effort. Thanks for sharing all of this, Troy — your journey, the interesting links, and your insightful spin on all of it.
As an English teacher, I struggle with many of the issues you’ve raised. I’m acutely aware that my students will be adults in a very different world than the one in which I was raised (or even the one they’re living in now). Change is a constant and one of the things I try to teach them is how to adapt to change. I model the process of learning new technologies/software (blogs, wikis, Inspiration…) not only to get them familiar with the changing world, but to show them my learning process. I want them to be open to the messy process of learning and I hope that my willingness to press on can inspire them to keep trying when they get frustrated.
Part of my challenge as a teacher is to take the time to do that important stuff while still fulfilling all the Grade Level Content Expectations, instilling a love for literature, keeping up with currect research, getting to know each of them as writers and thinkers….
I’m excited by the possibilities of the emerging tech-world. It’s also a challenge to excite some students and most teachers in my building about these opportunities. At times I have a love-hate relationship with my computer (as most of us do); getting others to believe that there’s more to love than hate is a continuing battle…but one that’s worth the time and effort.

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