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On Cloud Nine -- THE Journal - 3 views

thejournal.com/...On-Cloud-Nine.aspx technology collaboration
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  • Rebecca Redlon on 15 Feb 12
     
    An article that defines a bunch of different collaborative tools -- informative
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CITE Journal - Search - 3 views

citejournal.org/search.cfm technology research
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  • Renee Liepold on 11 Feb 12
     
    Contemporary issues in technology and teacher education journal. This looks like a great resource for our work with research.
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Teaching Technology to Teachers: I Used to Think... but Now I Think... - EdTech Researc... - 4 views

blogs.edweek.org/..._to_think_but_now_i_think.html technology PD workshops
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  • workshops should begin and end by having people think and write about their learning goals. Workshops and series should be named after learning goals rather than tools.
  • involves introducing tools not by the unconscionably boring "click-along-with-the-presenter" method, but by giving participants a logical series of steps to perform and having them figure out how to do them through play, exploration, peer and facilitator support.
  • professional development plans ultimately need to build towards creating environments where teachers are coaching, guiding, supporting and inspiring one another.
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  • Outside consultants and technology coaches can provide a boost, but really sustained change happens when teachers are teaching each other.
  • It's not about technology, it about learning. It's not about tools, it's about goals. It's not about new gizmos, it's about enduring pedagogy.
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http://www.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/0556/chapter1.pdf - 3 views

www.heinemann.com/...chapter1.pdf writing WAC WTL content area writing
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  • seth_mitchell on 04 Aug 12
     
    Admittedly haven't read this yet, but it sounds promising.
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Collaborative Inquiry Differs from Traditional Professional Development | Literacy in L... - 2 views

www.literacyinlearningexchange.org/collaborative-inquiry-differs PLN collaborative professional development
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  • Rebecca Redlon on 06 Aug 12
     
    Tweet as PD
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Why American Students Can't Write - The Atlantic - 3 views

www.theatlantic.com/...education writing creative expository
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  • thebda on 26 Sep 12
     
    This is one perspective.
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At the Teacher's Desk: Blogging Isn't the Answer to Your Students' Writing Needs - 2 views

attheteachersdesk.blogspot.com/...t-answer-to-your-students.html blogging writing feedback technology digital writing blogs
shared by seth_mitchell on 26 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • for teaching writing, blogging isn't the best choice. Your students will learn much more and be less likely personalize their mistakes if you have those conversations face to face. Where blogging shines is through the ideas shared and the conversations created by posting online. If that isn't the goal of your writing assignment, perhaps you need to rethink the medium you have chosen for your students to use.
    • seth_mitchell
      seth_mitchell on 26 Jul 12
       
      Blogging as shared thinking -- an excellent point.  Makes me rethink some things before leaping back into blogging projects next year.
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Digital Learning Day: Collaborative Romeo and Juliet Blogging Community | NWP Digital Is - 2 views

digitalis.nwp.org/...3500 blogging collaboration Reading Technology
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  • 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.
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Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction - NYTimes.com - 2 views

www.nytimes.com/...21brain.html distraction reading education
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  • 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?
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Free Technology for Teachers: Free Downloads - 2 views

www.freetech4teachers.com/...free-downloads.html technology resources teaching
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  • Rebecca Redlon on 15 Feb 12
     
    Richard Byrne's blog with free resources and lesson plans for teaching with technology
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Five-Minute Film Festival: Pinterest for Teaching and Learning | Edutopia - 2 views

www.edutopia.org/...al-pinterest-teaching-learning Pinterest video teaching technology
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  • smithfraney on 11 Aug 12
     
    Finally, maybe someone who can explain to my why my pinterest account is worthwhile.  
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14 Steps to Meaningful Student Blogging - 2 views

www.pernilleripp.com/...aningful-student-blogging.html blogging technology writing collaboration web2.0 digital writing blogs
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  • Teach them how to blog first. We did an excellent paper blogging lesson first (found on the blog of McTeach), which brought up why we were blogging and how to do it appropriately.  This got the students excited, interested as well as got them thinking about what great comments look and sound like.
    • seth_mitchell
      seth_mitchell on 25 Jul 12
       
      This is such a crucial step.  My own failed attempts at creating a classroom of bloggers can be traced back to this missing step. The paper idea is worth exploring.
  • Talk safety!
    • seth_mitchell
      seth_mitchell on 25 Jul 12
       
      It would be worth offering some of Common Sense Media's lessons here: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/curriculum
  • They taught each other how to do anything fancy and also let each other know when font or color choices were poor.
    • seth_mitchell
      seth_mitchell on 25 Jul 12
       
      There's an untaught rhetoric here.
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  • Don't grade!
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Curriculum: Understanding YouTube & Digital Citizenship - Google in Education - 2 views

www.google.com/...index.html youtube digital citizenship google Education
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  • thebda on 25 Jul 12
     
    Perhaps some useful information to help set guidlines at the beginning of the year.
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Common Core State Standards Initiative | English Language Arts Standards | Anchor Stand... - 3 views

www.corestandards.org/...s-anchor-standards-for-writing Standards common core Technology writing
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      seth_mitchell on 27 Feb 12
       
      These three standards hit all four of our tech PD focus areas: reflection, collaboration, publication, and revision.
  • 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.
  • 5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
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  • 10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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