Based on the Poll Everywhere results and feedback from Monday's session, today we'll take a look at the following tools:
TodaysMeet
An easy-to-use option for creating a classroom backchannel
Edmodo
A secure social network designed for use in education
LWP Group Code: sv8rlq
Dropbox
Free cloud storage
Voicethread
Upload documents and presentations, and give your students a voice by allowing them to record their own comments
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
LWP Tech Session 06.06.11
Check out this e-book I've created to showcase some of the web 2.0 tools you can use for free in your classroom.
Click here to view if using a device that doesn't support Flash.
We touched on several of these tools at the end of our last tech session. Please browse through the book and choose one resource you'd like to learn more about. When you've made your selection, vote for it by responding to this poll. We'll focus on the winning tool for today's discussion.
Click here to view if using a device that doesn't support Flash.
We touched on several of these tools at the end of our last tech session. Please browse through the book and choose one resource you'd like to learn more about. When you've made your selection, vote for it by responding to this poll. We'll focus on the winning tool for today's discussion.
Friday, May 27, 2011
E-Anthology Access
It's almost time for Summer Institute!
When you're ready to start using the 2011 E-Anthology click here to visit the National Writing Project site. On the right side of the page, you'll see a login box for NWP Interactive (NWPi), which you've already signed up for.
Log in using the NWPi username and password you created for yourself. This will take you to your NWPi dashboard where you can access the 2011 E-Anthology.
Happy writing!
When you're ready to start using the 2011 E-Anthology click here to visit the National Writing Project site. On the right side of the page, you'll see a login box for NWP Interactive (NWPi), which you've already signed up for.
Log in using the NWPi username and password you created for yourself. This will take you to your NWPi dashboard where you can access the 2011 E-Anthology.
Happy writing!
Monday, May 23, 2011
E-Anthology Registration
The National Writing Project created the E-Anthology as an online forum for participants around the country to interact with other professionals and get feedback that can build both writing skills and writing instruction.
All 2011 Longleaf fellows will use the e-anthology as part of Summer Institute activities. Please follow the instructions below prior to the first day of institute to get signed up:
All 2011 Longleaf fellows will use the e-anthology as part of Summer Institute activities. Please follow the instructions below prior to the first day of institute to get signed up:
- Register for NWPi. Here, you'll enter your name and email address and also choose a username and password, which you'll need in order to log in each time. Be sure to choose our writing project site (Longleaf Writing Project - Alabama) so that you are affiliated correctly before you click Submit Registration.
- Once you've established your NWPi account, I'll be able to register you for the e-anthology.
- I will send you an email confirmation once you are registered and ready to go for the summer.
2011 E-Anthology ppt
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Saturday, May 14, 2011
Upcoming Post Requests
Had a great time presenting the Twitter workshop for today's LWP Pre-Institute! Click here for a copy of the workshop handout (PDF).
Based on our discussion at the workshop, upcoming posts will address the use of the following resources for the classroom:
Edmodo - a social networking / class management tool
Glogster - resource for creating interactive online posters
Sqworl - visual bookmarking tool
Twiducate - social networking for schools
If there are other tools or resources you'd like to learn more about, or if you're interested in sharing a classroom experience here on the blog, let me know in the comments.
Based on our discussion at the workshop, upcoming posts will address the use of the following resources for the classroom:
Edmodo - a social networking / class management tool
Glogster - resource for creating interactive online posters
Sqworl - visual bookmarking tool
Twiducate - social networking for schools
If there are other tools or resources you'd like to learn more about, or if you're interested in sharing a classroom experience here on the blog, let me know in the comments.
Twitter in the Classroom
Today's LWP Pre-Institute workshop example dealt with using Twitter as a part of writing instruction. An article in yesterday's New York Times entitled "Speaking Up in Class, Silently, Using Social Media" offers a look at how several classroom teachers use Twitter with their students in order to increase participation in class discussions, and the topic has been met with both positive feedback and concerns. The NYT Learning Network has provided a forum for commenting on social media in the classroom, which you can check out here.
What is your response to the article and the posted comments? Feel free to share your thoughts here.
What is your response to the article and the posted comments? Feel free to share your thoughts here.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Teaching to the Text Message
Andy Selsberg, an English teacher at John Jay College, recently wrote the following as part of an op-ed piece in The New York Times:
I don’t expect all my graduates to go on to Twitter-based careers, but learning how to write concisely, to express one key detail succinctly and eloquently, is an incredibly useful skill, and more in tune with most students’ daily chatter, as well as the world’s conversation. The photo caption has never been more vital.
Selsberg does not suggest eliminating more lengthy pieces from the syllabus, but does outline a variety of short compositions he assigns to his students, from YouTube video comments to Amazon product reviews, and notes that "short isn't necessarily a shortcut."
What do you think? Is there value in short, real-world assignments such as these? Can they provide students with opportunities to practice language skills that longer assignments can't?
I don’t expect all my graduates to go on to Twitter-based careers, but learning how to write concisely, to express one key detail succinctly and eloquently, is an incredibly useful skill, and more in tune with most students’ daily chatter, as well as the world’s conversation. The photo caption has never been more vital.
Selsberg does not suggest eliminating more lengthy pieces from the syllabus, but does outline a variety of short compositions he assigns to his students, from YouTube video comments to Amazon product reviews, and notes that "short isn't necessarily a shortcut."
What do you think? Is there value in short, real-world assignments such as these? Can they provide students with opportunities to practice language skills that longer assignments can't?
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