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thebda

What Should Children Read? - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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non-fiction CommonCore reading nytimes

shared by thebda on 26 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • careful reading can advance great writing.
  • Common Core dictates that by fourth grade, public school students devote half of their reading time in class to historical documents, scientific tracts, maps and other “informational texts” — like recipes and train schedules
  • What schools really need isn’t more nonfiction but better nonfiction,
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  • Most students could use greater familiarity with what newspaper, magazine and book editors call “narrative nonfiction”: writing that tells a factual story, sometimes even a personal one, but also makes an argument and conveys information in vivid, effective ways.
  • Web sites, which have begun providing online lesson plans using articles for younger readers, and on ProPublica.org.
thebda

The False Digital Imperative | Teaching Writing in a Digital Age - 7 views

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digitalliteracy writing literacy blogging digital writing

shared by thebda on 16 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • Digital media supplies information, but it also shapes the process of thought. 
  • My mind now expects to take in information the way the Net distributes it: in a swiftly moving stream of particles.
  • Literary figures are openly admitting that they cannot engage in sustained critical reading, in a sense, they can no longer read for a purpose
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  • we should be moving towards, “a carefully employed pedagogy aimed at furthering students digital literacy, just as earlier, process-based composition emerged as a dominant pedagogical model”
  • being wary of public writing in the classroom.  He suggests that if not implemented properly, this public writing can have far reaching consequences.
  • “Before students can engage in the new participatory culture, they must be able to read and write
  • this intentional move towards brevity and away from sustained critical reading/writing is sure to negatively impact the future of our students, thereby impacting the future of our country. 
thebda

TOP TEN REASONS TO HAVE STUDENTS BLOG ABOUT THEIR READING EXPERIENCES by Russ Anderson ... - 2 views

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blogging literature audience TechTools

shared by thebda on 10 Mar 13 - No Cached
    • thebda
      thebda on 10 Mar 13
       
      I see text blogging and video blogging as the same and both can generate the positive behaviors described in the article.
  • By having students blog, you are giving them a place to share their love of reading
  • When students write deeply, about ideas they care about (in this case, books and reading), their voices organically begin to take shape. Their words start to sound like them and represent them as readers, but more importantly, as people.
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  • Not to say that writing for a teacher contains no value, it does, but when a student writes for an audience of 100 or 1,000, neat things start to happen. The ownership they feel over their words increases.
  • Thanks to the wonderful world of social media, students have a closer connection than ever to their literary celebrities.
  • Online writing is a 21st-century skill
Susan Inman

Common Core State Standards in English spark war over words - The Washington Post - 1 views

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commoncore reading standards literacy

shared by Susan Inman on 04 Dec 12 - No Cached
  • Susan Inman on 04 Dec 12
     
    To teach or not to teach fiction...according to the Common Core.  An interesting read...
seth_mitchell

EITT Project - 0 views

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Teaching Technology Tech Reading Podcast Digital Tech Team

shared by seth_mitchell on 25 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • seth_mitchell on 25 Feb 11
     
    A description of how one site is using podcasts to help students with reading fluency.
Rebecca Redlon

Welcome to Teaching That Makes Sense! - 8 views

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teaching resources

shared by Rebecca Redlon on 03 Jul 12 - Cached
  • Rebecca Redlon on 03 Jul 12
     
    Free Teaching Tools for Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum
seth_mitchell

http://www.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/0556/chapter1.pdf - 3 views

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writing WAC WTL content area writing

shared by seth_mitchell on 04 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • seth_mitchell on 04 Aug 12
     
    Admittedly haven't read this yet, but it sounds promising.
Susan Inman

Google Glasses: Frightening Or Fantastic? : The Two-Way : NPR - 0 views

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Technology

shared by Susan Inman on 23 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Susan Inman on 23 Feb 12
     
    Anybody ever read the book _Feed_?
seth_mitchell

Digital Learning Day: Collaborative Romeo and Juliet Blogging Community | NWP Digital Is - 2 views

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blogging collaboration Reading Technology

shared by seth_mitchell on 10 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Every day at BCLUW is Digital Learning Day. Technology is not viewed as a separate entity needing a specific time to be etched into the classroom for use, in fact it reminds me a lot of the dichotomy between reading and writing; technology infused curriculum is the norm here, a natural part of pedagogy and student learning. 
  • seth_mitchell on 10 Feb 12
     
    Digital approach to exploring a classic.
Suzanne Tighe

The Writing Revolution - Peg Tyre - The Atlantic - 4 views

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shared by Suzanne Tighe on 29 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • “How could they get passed along and end up in high school without understanding how to use the word although?”
    • Elizabeth Tewksbury
      Elizabeth Tewksbury on 29 Sep 12
       
      EXACTLY
  • Literacy, which once consisted of the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently, and express complex thoughts about the written word, has become synonymous with reading. Formal writing instruction has become even more of an after­thought.
    • Elizabeth Tewksbury
      Elizabeth Tewksbury on 29 Sep 12
       
      SO sad.
    • Hannah Rohner
      Hannah Rohner on 29 Sep 12
       
      What a bummer. 
    • Alyssa Littlefield
      Alyssa Littlefield on 29 Sep 12
       
      I think it's interesting that the focus is only on expository and grammar. Isn't there room for everything? 
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    • Alyssa Littlefield
      Alyssa Littlefield on 29 Sep 12
       
      I agree with early instruction, the how to, for writing. I can't help but allow creativity in there as well. 
  • Kids who come from poverty, who had weak early instruction, or who have learning difficulties, he explains, “can’t catch anywhere near what they need” to write an essay.
  • The harder they looked, the teachers began to realize, the harder it was to determine whether the students were smart or not—the tools they had to express their thoughts were so limited that such a judgment was nearly impossible.
    • Suzanne Tighe
      Suzanne Tighe on 29 Sep 12
       
      Sometimes its not whether a child is "smart" or not, but if they have the ability to express their thinking (verbally or written)
  • understanding
  • don’t learn how to teach writing
thebda

Subtext - 1 views

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collaboration reading education digital classroom group differentiation

shared by thebda on 27 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • Subtext is a free iPad app that allows classroom groups to exchange ideas in the pages of digital texts. You can also layer in enrichment materials, assignments and quizzes—opening up almost limitless opportunities to engage students and foster analysis and writing skills
  • Teaching in a 1:1 iPad classroom allows me to use technology to redefine teaching and learning. Subtext has been a wonderful addition to the 'toolbox'
Susan Inman

Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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distraction reading education

shared by Susan Inman on 27 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Susan Inman on 27 Feb 12
     
    This article is long-ish, but it brings up one of my biggest concerns about technology and whether or not we should use it so much.  It talks about they way kids' brains are changing to a multi-tasking mode, leaving them unable to focus for a longer period of time on any one thing.  How does our work respond to this?  If our kids are always on their screens, and then we start using them a lot in school, we are increasing their screen time.  But then, our approach is more "focused and academic," right?  Does that make it ok?
seth_mitchell

The dumbest generation? No, Twitter is making kids smarter - The Globe and Mail - 1 views

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technology collaboration authentic audience writing achievement

shared by seth_mitchell on 11 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • And here’s the thing: He wrote that at the age of 14, in his spare time, at a point when the longest assignment he ever had in school was maybe 500 to 1,000 words. What motivated him? Other gamers. He had written a little bit of the guide and put it online – when he started getting e-mails saying how much other players liked it, were using it and asking when he was going to complete it.
  • Part of what makes the online environment so powerful, as Prof. Lunsford says, is that it provides a sense of purpose: “[Students are] writing things that have an impact on the world – that other people are reading and responding to.
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