Conclusions that computers can score as well as humans are the result of humans being trained to score like the computers (for example, being told not to make judgments on the accuracy of information).
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Infographic: "How Does The Act Of Writing Affect Your Brain?" | Larry Ferlazz... - 0 views
Why You Should Write Daily : zenhabits - 0 views
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A nice impetus for blogging....
NCTE Position Statement on Machine Scoring - 0 views
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Computer scoring systems can be "gamed" because they are poor at working with human language, further weakening the validity of their assessments and separating students not on the basis of writing ability but on whether they know and can use machine-tricking strategies.
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Important and well written
Meet the man behind "Is Twitter Wrong?" who helped debunk fake pictures during Hurrican... - 0 views
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Great example of the new challenges of a read-write web. New skills/literacies are required to practice informed citizenship.
talking word processor | Free Resources from the Net for EVERY Learner - 0 views
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WordTalk is a powerful free tool that ought to be on every computer in every school where Microsoft Word is installed on a Windows computer! This is a tool that has the potential to benefit ALL learners, especially any who struggle with reading or writing. I'm adding WordTalk to my list of Extra Special Learning Resourses. WordTalk is a high quality free add-in that provides convenient, versatile and customizable text-to-speech for any document written or opened in Microsoft Word. It works in every version of MS Word, from Word 97 through Word 2010; and it's available to run on every version of Windows from Windows 98 through Windows 7.
Kaizena: improving voice feedback for student writing - @joycevalenza NeverEndingSearch - 0 views
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Free Chrome extension for adding voice comments to a Google Doc Great way to leave audio-based comments/feedback
Think Before You Tweet (Blog or Update Status) - 0 views
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Speaking these words can be a way to commiserate with colleagues, or they can become “in jokes” among friends. These exchanges can be OK when we are face-to-face with others, as we have body language and voice inflections to help us understand the meaning and context behind the statements. Online is a different situation, however.
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Suddenly my Twitter stream was a teacher’s lounge.
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if we have an online presence, we must be responsible in what we say or write. This seems simple, doesn’t it? Nevertheless, we forget that we are not in the company of friends when we say or write the things we do. Almost anyone can read our words, and they might misunderstand our intent.
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Good advice.
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