Archive for November, 2009

Reflections on NWP and NCTE 2009

November 26, 2009Troy Hicks No Comments »

As the holidays begin, another conference season comes to a close. For the past week, Sara and I have been in Philadelphia at the National Writing Project‘s “Digital Is…” pre-conference, the NWP Annual Meeting, and the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention. As it is each year, we enjoy spending time with colleagues [...]

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Notes from “Erasing Copyright Confusion” at NCTE 2009

November 22, 2009Troy Hicks 1 Comment »

Notes from “Erasing Copyright Confusion” at NCTE 2009 Joyce Valenza, Renee Hobbs, Kristin Hokanson, and Michael RobbGrieco Center for Social Media Renee Hobbs, Temple — What is the purpose of copyright? Protect intellectual property Ownership, profit Authors’ right In fact, the purpose of copyright is to promote creativity, innovation, and the spread of knowledge Owners [...]

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Notes from “Integrating New Literacies into Classroom Practice and the Resulting Impact on Site Leadership”

November 20, 2009Troy Hicks No Comments »

Notes from “Integrating New Literacies into Classroom Practice and the Resulting Impact on Site Leadership” NWP 2009 Annual Meeting This session invited four teacher consultants/tech liaisons to discuss their personal experiences with technology and the ways in which these experiences led to changes in their site’s work. Knowing two of these teachers through my work [...]

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Notes from “The Social Media Portfolio: Using Technology to Promote Meta-cognitive Skill Development” at NWP’s Digital Is

November 18, 2009Troy Hicks No Comments »

The Social Media Portfolio: Using Technology to Promote Meta-cognitive Skill Development At NWP’s Digital Is Rafi Santo, Amana Kaskazi, and Shonell Richmond Global Kids 20 Years in existence and focusing on significant global issues Issues: Local to global and global to local understanding Leadership: Skills necessary to affect change Technology: How does new media contribute [...]

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Notes from Danielle Nicole DeVoss’s Opening Keynote at NWP’s “Digital Is…”

November 18, 2009Troy Hicks No Comments »

Danielle Nicole DeVoss asks us to think about what digital was then and is now… Digital is… Networked — we compose in networked spaces Collaborative — people are able to connect and create through these networks (LolCats) Multimodal — typography, kinetic type, digital stories Re-Mediated — taking a media object and recreating it so it [...]

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Looking for Feedback on the Idea of a Digital Writing Project

November 8, 2009Troy Hicks 2 Comments »

As we prepare to head to the NWP Annual Meeting and NCTE Convention in just about a week, I am also plugging away at our Chippewa River Writing Project Continued Funding Application. I have come to one of the most compelling parts of the report, at least for me… the point where we reflect on [...]

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