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Digital Is | National Writing Project - 0 views

digitalis.nwp.org

writing digital literacy literacy social media twitter blogs

shared by anonymous on 01 Jul 11 - No Cached
  • anonymous on 01 Jul 11
     
    Direactly from the website: "The NWP Digital Is website is a collection of ideas, reflections, and stories about what it means to teach writing in our digital, interconnected world. Read, discuss, and share ideas about teaching writing today."
Sheryl Anderson

ThinkCerca - 0 views

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Common_Core reading writing

shared by Sheryl Anderson on 20 Jul 13 - No Cached
  • Sheryl Anderson on 20 Jul 13
     
    A site dedicated to providing Common Core tools for reading and writing. A new site, supposedly free, bears some watching as it looks pretty cool in the demo
Gwen Phifer

ReadWrite Think - 4 views

www.readwritethink.org

reading writing language arts

shared by Gwen Phifer on 17 Feb 11 - Cached
  • Gwen Phifer on 17 Feb 11
     
    This is a great resource for many tools, lesson plan ideas, templates, etc. I have used it for years - and for a number of different things.
  • Erica Modzelewski on 25 Feb 11
     
    Gwen, I agree this is a great tool. I have found great lessons on personification and persuasive writing.
Tracy Watanabe

Experts & NewBIEs | Bloggers on Project Based Learning: How can I design an interdiscip... - 2 views

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pbl commoncore 21stCentury

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 04 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • One of the best ways to share the responsibility for Common Core is for teachers to design interdisciplinary Project Based Learning units. In addition to serving as an authentic purpose for the math and ELA skills in the Common Core, PBL, no matter what content area is the focus, promotes the acquisition of critical thinking skills needed by students
  • No matter what subject area you teach, determine how you can integrate both math and writing into your project.
    • Tracy Watanabe
      Tracy Watanabe on 04 Apr 12
       
      I love this idea for getting collaboration amongst colleagues.
  • Lydia Henry on 04 Apr 12
     
    Tracy, Jake, Bethany, and I are going to do this before school is out. Jake is looking up a story with math and science focus. We want to bring all our students together to work on this. We are in the developing stages and want to try to do more next year.
  • Tracy Watanabe on 09 Apr 12
     
    @Lydia -- Love it! How can I help?
Tracy Watanabe

Keeping Students Engaged in a 1:1 Project-Based Classroom [guest post] | 1 to 1 Schools - 0 views

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one-to-one 1:1 1to1 nick_sauers scott_mcleod

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 30 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • The fol­low­ing are sug­ges­tions for keep­ing stu­dents engaged in a project and account­able for their time with computers:
  • ask What are you try­ing to learn? or What are you try­ing to com­mu­ni­cate? or What are you work­ing on as a writer? Those ques­tions get answers like I want to know more about the horses that Civil War gen­er­als rode or I want to con­vince peo­ple that Justin Bieber is the best singer ever or I’m try­ing to describe the character’s actions. When you ask about learn­ing and com­mu­ni­ca­tion, you are sig­nal­ing that the con­tent is more impor­tant than the tech­nol­ogy.
  • Stu­dents set time-bound goals. Once stu­dents have a plan, they break the project into smaller tasks that can be fin­ished in 10– to 15-minute chunks of time. Have stu­dents write the spe­cific tasks on Post-it notes. Post-its are set beside the com­puter. On their Post-its, stu­dents fin­ish the sen­tence, “In the next [x-amount of] min­utes, I plan to…”
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  • Tasks should be spe­cific. I’m gonna work on my project is not spe­cific enough. At the end of class, Post-its become “exit slips”.
  • Lap­top screens are “fisted” or “put at half mast”. 
  • Fin­gers indi­cate the amount of time stu­dents need to com­plete a shorter task.
  • Cir­cu­late the room, con­fer­enc­ing with students.
  • Rather than ban­ning chat, teach stu­dents how to use it for collaboration.
  • Don’t be afraid to have tough con­ver­sa­tions with indi­vid­ual students.
  • Many of the sug­ges­tions above apply to project-based learn­ing envi­ron­ments both with and with­out com­put­ers. The trick in a 1:1 envi­ron­ment is to main­tain focus on learn­ing and com­mu­ni­ca­tion. Then let tech­nol­ogy nat­u­rally enhance those outcomes.
Tracy Watanabe

Character Scrapbook - 1 views

www.thecreativeeducator.com/...Share_Character_Scrapbook.pdf

reading language writing lessonplans 21stCentury character

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 06 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Tracy Watanabe on 06 Jan 11
     
    Grade Level: 4-12 Subject: Language Arts Duration: 2 weeks Objective: Students will analyze the main character in a novel they have read. Description: Students will create a digital scrapbook that showcases the viewpoint of the main character. Application: Share
Tracy Watanabe

Class Blog Challenge - 1 views

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blog Edublog writing

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 07 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Tracy Watanabe on 07 Feb 11
     
    directions and steps for setting up a class blog
Tracy Watanabe

Free Technology for Teachers: Backup plans - some tips for teachers (guest post) - 0 views

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tech edtech

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 12 May 11 - No Cached
  • Every teacher is taught that back up plans are a must.
  • 1. Computer breaks - if possible, have a laptop or netbook available for use
  • 2. Internet goes down - see computer breaks.
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  • smartphones
  • 3. File corrupted - have backups of your files on a backup system
  • 5. Finish lesson early - have some kind of material to work with if you finish your lesson early. Going to the next lesson doesn't always work depending on the time remaining. You could show a short video about the topic you just finished, you can have a classroom discussion about the topic, have students write a short paragraph about what they learned today (and anything that surprised them).
  • 6. Low attendance - many times there are school activities such as AP testing or class trips that can leave your class looking barren. I always have some kind of extra activity that I can do with the students that are there.
  • 7. Lesson runs long - Sometimes a lesson takes longer with one class than with another due to the student make up, discussion, or other issues that may interrupt the lesson. I try to be flexible when planning and give myself time in the plans for some classes to take longer
  • 8. Class interruptions - don't get flustered. Just come back to class and get started again. You can use the ideas above in #7 to deal with the fact that you lost class time and therefore your lesson may "run long".
  • 9. Students don't understand the material - have a different idea or method to teach the material. A video, activity, or just a different approach can be used to help the students
  • 10. Adapt and overcome - issues will happen. Just go with the flow and put your backup plan into effect.
  • Tracy Watanabe on 12 May 11
     
    Good post on having a "Plan B." What would you add to the list?
Tracy Watanabe

Digiteen Project: Global Digital Citizenship Collaboration and Education - Home - 0 views

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Digiteen digitalcitizenship wiki pbl

shared by Tracy Watanabe on 22 Aug 11 - Cached
  • The Digiteen™ Project is a global hands-on project for middle and early high school students, (typically Grade 6-9, 11-15 year old)
  • This project studies digital citizenship with students researching current topics, writing a collaborative report on a wiki, and performing and documenting offline action educational projects to promote effective digital citizenship at their local schools. The purpose of the project is to educate on and promote effective Digital Citizenship and responsible online choices as well as immersing students into an educational community for learning and collaborating.
  • Tracy Watanabe on 22 Aug 11
     
    I'm not sure if there are any fees, but I am sure that this is a great PBL.
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