Comments on: Framing an Approach to the Digital Writing Workshop http://hickstro.org/2009/12/02/framing-an-approach-to-the-digital-writing-workshop/ Integrating New Literacies into the Teaching of Writing Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:31:16 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Write Essay http://hickstro.org/2009/12/02/framing-an-approach-to-the-digital-writing-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-2051 Write Essay Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:30:53 +0000 http://hickstro.org/2009/12/02/framing-an-approach-to-the-digital-writing-workshop/#comment-2051 Very nice and interesting topic Very nice and interesting topic

]]> By: Troy Hicks http://hickstro.org/2009/12/02/framing-an-approach-to-the-digital-writing-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-2047 Troy Hicks Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:19:05 +0000 http://hickstro.org/2009/12/02/framing-an-approach-to-the-digital-writing-workshop/#comment-2047 Kristen -- Thanks for contacting me and I wish you well in your project! If you are completely blocked from sharing student work online, then there is a new twist on an old standby -- send the digital project home (on a flash drive or CD) and ask for parents, family, and friends to email you with a response. That way, students only share with people they know, and the feedback gets filtered through you. Otherwise, if you can convince them to create a private blog/wiki/social network that you are able to monitor and invite parents into, then you could go that route, too. I hope this helps! Kristen — Thanks for contacting me and I wish you well in your project!

If you are completely blocked from sharing student work online, then there is a new twist on an old standby — send the digital project home (on a flash drive or CD) and ask for parents, family, and friends to email you with a response. That way, students only share with people they know, and the feedback gets filtered through you.

Otherwise, if you can convince them to create a private blog/wiki/social network that you are able to monitor and invite parents into, then you could go that route, too.

I hope this helps!

]]> By: Kristen Hartranft http://hickstro.org/2009/12/02/framing-an-approach-to-the-digital-writing-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-2044 Kristen Hartranft Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:30:37 +0000 http://hickstro.org/2009/12/02/framing-an-approach-to-the-digital-writing-workshop/#comment-2044 I have done some digital storytelling with my fourth graders, but am finding it limiting in the sense that my district doesn't have a way to "safely" open blogs and wiki sites for students. I want to open up their projects for others to comment on and offer feedback, thus showing them a true audience for writing. What other ways do you suggest to incorporate digital writing into the curriculum if we can't post to the "outside world?" I also like your class interview project! It's a great first week of school project that not only engages students, but also excites them about writing. I'm hoping to give it a try and work out any of the "bugs" so at the beginning of the 2010/2011 school year, I can feel confident using it as an ice-breaker activity. Thanks for sharing! I have done some digital storytelling with my fourth graders, but am finding it limiting in the sense that my district doesn’t have a way to “safely” open blogs and wiki sites for students. I want to open up their projects for others to comment on and offer feedback, thus showing them a true audience for writing. What other ways do you suggest to incorporate digital writing into the curriculum if we can’t post to the “outside world?”

I also like your class interview project! It’s a great first week of school project that not only engages students, but also excites them about writing. I’m hoping to give it a try and work out any of the “bugs” so at the beginning of the 2010/2011 school year, I can feel confident using it as an ice-breaker activity. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: links for 2009-12-06 | Creating a Path for Learning in the 21st Century http://hickstro.org/2009/12/02/framing-an-approach-to-the-digital-writing-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-2007 links for 2009-12-06 | Creating a Path for Learning in the 21st Century Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:11:05 +0000 http://hickstro.org/2009/12/02/framing-an-approach-to-the-digital-writing-workshop/#comment-2007 [...] Digital Writing, Digital Teaching – Integrating New Literacies into the Teaching of Writing »... I was fortunate enough to engage with a Michigan colleague who, as a part of her master’s program, is doing an inquiry project on establishing her own digital writing workshop. She had picked up my book (thanks!) and then had some questions for me, specifically related to her teaching context. With her permission, I share excerpts of our email conversation here in hopes that it may be useful for some of you attempting to establish digital writing workshops in your own classrooms and schools. (tags: digitalwritingworkshop) [...] [...] Digital Writing, Digital Teaching – Integrating New Literacies into the Teaching of Writing »… I was fortunate enough to engage with a Michigan colleague who, as a part of her master’s program, is doing an inquiry project on establishing her own digital writing workshop. She had picked up my book (thanks!) and then had some questions for me, specifically related to her teaching context. With her permission, I share excerpts of our email conversation here in hopes that it may be useful for some of you attempting to establish digital writing workshops in your own classrooms and schools. (tags: digitalwritingworkshop) [...]

]]> By: links for 2009-12-05 | Creating a Path for Learning in the 21st Century http://hickstro.org/2009/12/02/framing-an-approach-to-the-digital-writing-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-2006 links for 2009-12-05 | Creating a Path for Learning in the 21st Century Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:36:07 +0000 http://hickstro.org/2009/12/02/framing-an-approach-to-the-digital-writing-workshop/#comment-2006 [...] Digital Writing, Digital Teaching – Integrating New Literacies into the Teaching of Writing »... I was fortunate enough to engage with a Michigan colleague who, as a part of her master’s program, is doing an inquiry project on establishing her own digital writing workshop. She had picked up my book (thanks!) and then had some questions for me, specifically related to her teaching context. With her permission, I share excerpts of our email conversation here in hopes that it may be useful for some of you attempting to establish digital writing workshops in your own classrooms and schools. (tags: digitalwritingworkshop) [...] [...] Digital Writing, Digital Teaching – Integrating New Literacies into the Teaching of Writing »… I was fortunate enough to engage with a Michigan colleague who, as a part of her master’s program, is doing an inquiry project on establishing her own digital writing workshop. She had picked up my book (thanks!) and then had some questions for me, specifically related to her teaching context. With her permission, I share excerpts of our email conversation here in hopes that it may be useful for some of you attempting to establish digital writing workshops in your own classrooms and schools. (tags: digitalwritingworkshop) [...]

]]> By: BalancEdTech http://hickstro.org/2009/12/02/framing-an-approach-to-the-digital-writing-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-2000 BalancEdTech Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:52:58 +0000 http://hickstro.org/2009/12/02/framing-an-approach-to-the-digital-writing-workshop/#comment-2000 Is One-to-One Computing the Best Solution? My first response is no, for most teachers. It is expensive and has some potential drawbacks that might be avoided with a different ratio. With the right teacher, the necessary funding, decent support, time to develop quality projects, and whatever professional development is necessary then I'd love to see it in more classrooms, schools, or districts. http://balancedtech.blogspot.com/2009/12/is-one-to-one-computing-best-solution.html Is One-to-One Computing the Best Solution? My first response is no, for most teachers. It is expensive and has some potential drawbacks that might be avoided with a different ratio. With the right teacher, the necessary funding, decent support, time to develop quality projects, and whatever professional development is necessary then I’d love to see it in more classrooms, schools, or districts.

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