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Sally Summey

Writing, Technology and Teens - Pew Research Center - 0 views

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writing teens project

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  • Overall, nearly two-thirds of teens (64%) say they incorporate some informal styles from their text-based communications into their writing at school.
  • Teens are motivated to write by relevant topics, high expectations, an interested audience and opportunities to write creatively.
  • eens who communicate frequently with friends, and teens who own more technology tools such as computers or cell phones do not write more for school or for themselves than less communicative and less gadget-rich teens.
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  • Most teens feel that additional instruction and focus on writing in school would help improve their writing even further.
  • verall, 82% of teens feel that additional in-class writing time would improve their writing abilities and 78% feel the same way about their teachers using computer-based writing tools.
  • All teens write for school, and 93% of teens say they write for their own pleasure.
  • Teens generally do not believe that technology negatively influences the quality of their writing, but they do acknowledge that the informal styles of writing that mark the use of these text-based technologies for many teens do occasionally filter into their school work. Overall, nearly two-thirds of teens (64%) say they incorporate some informal styles from their text-based communications into their writing at school.
  • Parents believe that their children write more as teens than they did at that age.
  • Teenagers' lives are filled with writing.
  • At its core, the digital age presents a paradox. Most teenagers spend a considerable amount of their life composing texts, but they do not think that a lot of the material they create electronically is real writing. The act of exchanging emails, instant messages, texts, and social network posts is communication that carries the same weight to teens as phone calls and between-class hallway greetings.
  • At the same time that teens disassociate e-communication with "writing," they also strongly believe that good writing is a critical skill to achieving success -- and their parents agree.
  • While the debate about the relationship between e-communication and formal writing is on-going, few have systematically talked to teens to see what they have to say about the state of writing in their lives.
  • The internet is also a primary source for research done at or for school. 94% of teens use the internet at least occasionally to do research for school, and nearly half (48%) report doing so once a week or more often.
  • Teens believe that the writing instruction they receive in school could be improved.
  • Overall, 82% of teens feel that additional in-class writing time would improve their writing abilities and 78% feel the same way about their teachers using computer-based writing tools.
  • 47% of black teens write in a journal, compared with 31% of white teens. 37% of black teens write music or lyrics, while 23% of white teens do. 49% of girls keep a journal; 20% of boys do. 26% of boys say they never write for personal enjoyment outside of school. Multi-channel teens and gadget owners do not write any more -- or less --than their counterparts, but bloggers are more prolific.
  • Amy Brewer on 28 Jul 10
     
    Overall, nearly two-thirds of teens (64%) say they incorporate some informal styles from their text-based communications into their writing at school.
  • Meaghan Rand on 28 Jul 10
     
    "At its core, the digital age presents a paradox. Most teenagers spend a considerable amount of their life composing texts, but they do not think that a lot of the material they create electronically is real writing. "
Malcolm Campbell

Technology Transforms Writing and the Teaching of Writing - Technology - The Chronicle ... - 1 views

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technology teaching writing social netwrking

shared by Malcolm Campbell on 28 Jul 10 - Cached
  • bad habits they fear their students pick up on computers
    • Malcolm Campbell
      Malcolm Campbell on 28 Jul 10
       
      Wouldn't it be nice to capture 'gamers' attention for such sites as these? Wonder how it might work?
  • Students submit essays that are longer but not better written than those in years past
    • Malcolm Campbell
      Malcolm Campbell on 28 Jul 10
       
      This doesn't appear to be the case, re: longer papers. Whycome so many papers fall short of minimum page counts?
  • The perils are clearer. "Students will tinker endlessly with the text and forget that their paper doesn't have a thesis," says Kathleen Skubikowski, an assistant professor of English who directs the writing program at Middlebury College. "I receive immaculately word-processed documents that are just terrible," says David Galef, an associate professor of English at the University of Mississippi.
    • Malcolm Campbell
      Malcolm Campbell on 28 Jul 10
       
      Interesting! Sometimes a roadblock to me is the time it takes to learn the technology associated with new applications and, like the thesis for students, I'm occaionally in danger of forgetting to plan my class lessons.
  • Malcolm Campbell on 28 Jul 10
     
    Chronical of Higher Ed piece
Karen Lands

why teach digital writing? > how technology changes writing practices - 1 views

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writing digital technology

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  • Many writing technologies have streamlined the writing process (the typewriter is one example), but only a few writing technologies have had truly dramatic social impact. The printing press is one; the networked computer is another. It is the networked computer, the spaces to which networked computers provide access, and the public ways in which individuals are writing that are together changing the cultural landscape. These elements, taken together, are truly revolutionary.
  • When we use the term “digital writing,” we refer to a changed writing environment—that is, to writing produced on the computer and distributed via the Internet and World Wide Web. We are not talking about the computer as a stand-alone machine for writing; although that particular technological development has indeed changed the writing process, the computer itself as a stand-alone machine is not revolutionary in the sense we mean. Rather, the dramatic change is the networked computer connected to the Internet and the World Wide Web. Connectivity allows writers to access and participate more seamlessly and instantaneously within web spaces and to distribute writing to large and widely dispersed audiences.
  • Karen Lands on 28 Jul 10
     
    WHY TEACH DIGIGAL WRITING
Jenna Waid

eSchoolNews.com » Technology a key tool in writing instruction » Print - 0 views

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technology teachers writing project

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  • “Technology can’t have an impact on children if they don’t have access,”
Alicia Wright

Technology Impact on Learning - 0 views

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technology

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  • "We know that successful technology-rich schools generate impressive results for students, including improved achievement; higher test scores; improved student attitude, enthusiasm, and engagement; richer classroom content; and improved student retention and job placement rates.
    • Alicia Wright
      Alicia Wright on 28 Jul 10
       
      It's backed!
Sally Summey

Technology helps boost students' writing skills | Top News | eSchoolNews.com - 0 views

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writing technology

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  • Students’ writing skills were in the spotlight in early April, as a new report suggested that an increasing number of U.S. students understand the basics of writing. And one of several possible reasons for this trend could be the growing use of writing software tools among educators.
Steve Fulton

Free Technology for Teachers: 11 Techy Things for Teachers to Try This Year - 5 views

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technology education tools resources web2.0

shared by Steve Fulton on 09 Aug 10 - No Cached
  • Malcolm Campbell on 10 Aug 10
     
    Awesome, Steve -- for this and for the top YouTube Videos! I've just dug myself out from under a lot of administrative work and am compiling some of the fine material we received via Summer Institute. This includes a Word document listing all the websites you gave, plus others folks shared plus what I pick up from Facebook friends/teachers who shoot links around. Peace out, mc
Steve Fulton

Free Technology for Teachers: How To Do 11 Techy Things In the New School Year - 4 views

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technology tools howto tutorials

shared by Steve Fulton on 13 Aug 10 - No Cached
  • Earlier this week I published a list of 11 Techy Things for Teachers To Try This Year. As promised at the end of that post, I have created a free how-to guide for the things I listed.
Steve Fulton

Teaching and technology ~ presentations and resources for educators - 0 views

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tutorials web2.0 resources technology education presentations tools

shared by Steve Fulton on 29 Jul 10 - Cached
  • During the last six or so years I have created a number of 'how-to' documents and presentations for a variety of web based and related technologies. They are available from the various workshop web pages however I thought it might prove helpful to link to all the documents from a single page. Some of my workshop participants have referred to these documents as 'cheat sheets'
Steve Fulton

Youth Plans - curriculum - 0 views

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writing curriculum wiki plans tools web2.0 digital-writing

shared by Steve Fulton on 31 Jul 10 - No Cached
  • Steve Fulton on 31 Jul 10
     
    Cool curriculum for integrating technology into the writing process. Assignments are digital and build upon one another.
Lucy Arnold

Literacy Through Technology: The Power of Digital Storytelling - National Writing Project - 0 views

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digitalstorytelling literacy technology NWP

shared by Lucy Arnold on 28 Jul 10 - Cached
  • igital storytelling has changed Butterfield’s classroom. “Students quickly become invested in their classmates’ stories. The sense of collaboration enhances the writing community. Revision is given true purpose a
  • Lucy Arnold on 28 Jul 10
     
    Impact of digital storytelling
Megan Clement

ideas for using Google Notebook in the K-12 classroom - 2 views

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Google collaboration technology web2.0 digital-writing writing publishing resources tools education

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  • Megan Clement on 07 Oct 10
     
    another Google tool for collaboration
Steve Fulton

Teaching with Technology in the Middle: Rethinking Student Blogging, For Real - 2 views

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technology teaching blogging blog Blogger

shared by Steve Fulton on 04 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Steve Fulton on 04 Oct 10
     
    Blog post about my latest attempt to bring blogging into my classroom.
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