The challenge for all of us - students, parents and educators alike - is to understand that these modes of online writing with which so many people engage today are writing. Rather than dismissing these digital exchanges as silly or superficial, we should put them to work for us
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oneword.com - 0 views
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You have 60 seconds to write about the word that appears on the screen.
Do we teach kids to hate writing? « The Spicy Learning Blog - 7 views
Free grammar check at GrammarBase.com - 3 views
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"his is a free proof reader, grammar checker. Just copy and paste in your text and get a detailed report and some advice on ho to improve your writing. Completely free (or so they say)"
Tons of Copyright Free Comics to Use with Students ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning - 3 views
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"A couple of days ago I shared with you here in Educational Technology an Mobile Learning a list of some useful educational web tools to use with your students to create comics. I also argued that those comics can be used to teach both writing and reading. However, today I am sharing with you a great resource where you can find tons of free comics to use in your class."
The dumbest generation? No, Twitter is making kids smarter - The Globe and Mail - 4 views
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The only way to tell whether kids today are really less coherent or literate than their great-grandparents is to compare student writing across the past century
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Over the past century, the freshman composition papers had exploded in length and intellectual complexity.
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Prof. Lunsford’s research has found, 40 per cent of all writing is done outside the classroom – it’s “life writing,” stuff students do socially, or just for fun.
The Best Apps for Any Kind of Writing - 1 views
Mr P's ICT blog - iPads in the Classroom: Inspiring writing through the new Pixel Press App - 0 views
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"Prince of Persia - £335 million at the box office. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - £150 million at the box office. Resident Evil - £200 million at the box office What do all these movies have in common? They are all video games that were developed into films. With other popular video games currently being made into films, such as, Angry Birds, Temple Run and Assassin's Creed, it seems Hollywood is exploiting the popularity and the storytelling potential of video games. Why not do it in the classroom?"
How To Cite Social Media In Scholarly Writing - 0 views
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"So when we saw the very useful teachbytes graphic above making some noise on pinterest on several different popular #edtech websites, it reminded us of the constant demands changing technologies place on existing ways we do business. When and in what contexts it makes sense to cite social media content is probably a more relevant post than sharing a graphic that simply shows the format, but they're both nice to have, yes?"
Teaching Writing With Technology? Blogging, Blogging, Blogging - 3 views
Free Technology for Teachers: Analyze My Writing - Way More Than Word Clouds - 4 views
Is Your Writing Pinteresting? 3 Uncommon Ways to Curate Literary Characters - Brilliant or Insane - 0 views
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"Pinterest has established itself as one of the most addictive content curation tools on the web. Users from all walks of life maintain boards on everything from appetizers to graphic design ideas to tattoos. I keep some of my favorite recipes there, right beside my collection of Brilliant or Insane pins. Pinterest is a great tool for teachers, too. This is what I love most about Pinterest: it's ability to reveal the variety and complexity of our individual interests. And this is what makes it a perfect tool for curating and crafting literary characters."
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