Often, in school, students write only to prove that they did something they were asked to do, in order to get credit for it. Or, students are taught a single type of writing and are led to believe this type will suffice in all situations. Writers outside of school have many different purposes beyond demonstrating accountability, and they practice myriad types and genres. In order to make sure students are learning how writing differs when the purpose and the audience differ, it is important that teachers create opportunities for students to be in different kinds of writing situations, where the relationships and agendas are varied. Even within academic settings, the characteristics of good writing vary among disciplines; what counts as a successful lab report, for example, differs from a successful history paper, essay exam, or literary interpretation.
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Welcome - Valkommen - 0 views
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Done by students in conjunction with a local museum. Not a bad idea.
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This is a project that students in Maine did in partnership with the local historical society and museum. Vicki Davis pointed to this and asked why we don't see more of this. I agree.
Futurework - 0 views
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great connections project - fits in with did u know
content.select (video/x-ms-wvx Object) - 0 views
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Here is the link to the new version of "Did you Know"
teachingwithted / FrontPage - 0 views
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I love that someone did this.
Printing The NYT Costs Twice As Much As Sending Every Subscriber A Free Kindle - 0 views
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You just have to let your kids go nuts with this one.
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While unlikely, this just jumps up at me. As Josh wrote in the diigo notes for the page, what if we did this for schools?
edtech VISION - Visionary uses of edtech » ONE Project: FOUR Formats - 0 views
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I love several elements about this one. One is how the students had choice in choosing the topic based on their interest, and two how they chose the outcome they wanted. This looks like a good fit for the Self-Awareness unit that the 8th grade did in the beginning of the year.
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Colette Cassinelli's description of a project she completed with her students.
YouTube - Did You Know 2.0 - 0 views
NCTE Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing - 0 views
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Take a look at the section I highlighted.
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More fodder for writing as embodying many different forms.
NSFW: After Fort Hood, another example of how 'citizen journalists' can't handle the truth - 2 views
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This author brings up the question that I've wrestled with before: just because we can, does it mean that we should? Or should our abilities always go to make us more human?
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Did you watch the "This American Life' cartoon? That is exactly what you are describing, where even the premise of creating news shows altered how kids behaved in the face of a situation that called for social action. It raises the question for me of "should the kids know more how to operate the high tech camera, or when to step out from behind it and act?"
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Yeah I watched the cartoon and saved it in hopes that I can show it to my students one day and have that discussion. I think they NEED to know how to step out and act - being a good person and citizen should always be number one and if they do that then they will use their technology for the best things! I love these diigo posts - thanks!
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