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Drinda Williams

Ning and Writing to Learn (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) | EDUCAUSE - 1 views

www.educause.edu/...192956

ning education

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  • The social networking site Ning offers a variety of Web 2.0 tools that can help students learn to write as well as write to learn.
  • educators now often view writing not only as a means of evaluating what students “know” but also as a powerful tool that fosters learning, the ability to understand new material, and the ability to think critically.
  • Ning is a social networking site created by Gina Bianchini and Marc Andreessen. The first networks appeared in February 2007, and today Ning has approximately 1.6 million networks and 36 million registered users.4 Although it shares some features with other social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, Ning sets itself apart by focusing on groups and common interests rather than individuals’ personal pages.
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  • helps students understand concepts and formulate their own ideas
  • student contributions would be visible to a global community through the Ning network,
  • With a public forum, students would be required to stand behind their work, encouraging them to take the activity seriously and put forth their best efforts.
  • multimedia capabilities.
  • I would say seeing what other people wrote in their posts helped my writing. I could also see a different perspective on the topic which helped me by knowing what other writing styles students were using.”
  • Ning gave them the opportunity to hear other opinions on the material covered in class. It helped them prepare for class discussions. It sparked new ideas for paper topics.
  • students appreciated the chance to learn from each other, which helped them learn to develop ideas — an important element of any write-to-learn activity. Instead of periodic peer-editing sessions, our students were exposed to each other’s styles of writing on a daily basis and could always refer back to any posting.
  • the online conversations spilled over into classroom time because students regularly initiated class discussion with their thoughts about the postings. In essence, their work on Ning fueled the level of participation inside the classroom, creating a link between the online written work and oral discussion. Having the opportunity to read their fellow students’ opinions led them to feel more prepared for class, and in effect class time became an extension of the online work, with both elements simultaneously nurturing each other.
  • Its ability to help students prepare for class Their perception that their writing improved over the course of the semester
    • Margie Steinberg
      Margie Steinberg on 27 Mar 12
       
      This article shows that writing to learn is a viable piece of evidence for teachers to use as they work with this mode of expression.
  • this element of the tool helped create a sense of community and encouraged what Barbara Ganley and Barbara Sawhill term social learning, “the forming of close bonds with the learning community itself and with the outside world.”6
  • the course Ning site ended up being largely their own creation.
  • Duane Wiedenheft on 18 Mar 12
     
    A quick read article about the history of W2L (I didn't know it has been around since the 60's) and a study done at UCONN with college students using W2L.
  • Drinda Williams on 19 Mar 12
     
    The social network Ning was used for an on-going W2L activity. Students found it helped them be better prepared for class and that it improved their writing. Interesting idea to consider!
nschmitz

Writing to learn Activities - 1 views

flightline.highline.edu/...writingtolearn.htm

Several good ideas and new names for activities

shared by nschmitz on 19 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Holly Gerber on 19 Mar 12
     
    This site is almost like a quick one-page reference tool for teachers who are looking to refresh some of the basic W2L strategies...the admit/exit slips are mentioned, among others. I would use this site if I needed a quick refresher of a strategy I needed or wanted to implement for a particular lesson.
  • Margie Steinberg on 27 Mar 12
     
    I would agree with Holly's comments. This site would be a good one to pass along to content area teachers that are looking for some strategies to work with formative, writing pieces they do with their students.
  • nschmitz on 17 Sep 12
     
    Includes Muddiest Question (one most confusing), One Minute Papers (another name for exit/admit slips) and a nice list of tips at the bottom.
cindy weber

Bloom Taxonomy Book Review Questions - 0 views

theliterarylink.com/bloom_questions.html

shared by cindy weber on 15 Sep 12 - Cached
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      cindy weber on 15 Sep 12
       
      I think you could use these questions easily for exit and admit slips and writing breaks. Love to have a reference like this.
    • cindy weber
      cindy weber on 15 Sep 12
       
      You could use this reference to make sure you are hitting more then one type of level. For example, not getting stuck asking all knowledge base questions. This reference makes it easy to choose a variety of leveled questions.
  • cindy weber on 15 Sep 12
     
    This is a quick referece for bloomstaxonomy questions over a book. I love to have these references to use when planning. The reference sheet is broken down by the levels of questioning, such as knowledge, comprehension, etc. levels with about 10 examples of questions you could use with any book. This can benefit the W2L group by providing teachers with a handy reference for questioning and using with various strategies that we have learned so far, such as exit slips, admit slips, and writing breaks.
Sue Bestul

Learn Languages Online with Babbel.com - 0 views

www.babbel.com

Spanish writing listening_speaking_writing idioms refresher course

shared by Sue Bestul on 16 Mar 12 - Cached
  • Sue Bestul on 16 Mar 12
     
    This site helps people learn languages or improve on the language knowledge that they already have. I was attracted to this site because of the section on Writing Exercises and tried it out. Here is a summary: WRITING EXERCISES-Practice writing on various themes and prompts and get feedback from native speakers. LEVELS: Beginner (a journey or weather, discuss a trip or language course, write dialog for a telephone conversation); Intermediate (writing an e-mail, postcard and letter, describing people and everyday life) or Advanced (everyday topics and expressing opinions) OTHER COURSES; Level Courses, Spanish for the Holidays, Spanish Around the World, Numbers, Listen and Practice, Spanish Idioms, Express Training, Refresher Course, Themes and Situations, etc.
Duane Wiedenheft

Writing for Learning--Not Just for Demonstrating Learning - 0 views

www.ntlf.com/...writing.htm

learning

shared by Duane Wiedenheft on 18 Mar 12 - Cached
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      Duane Wiedenheft on 18 Mar 12
       
      This is a neat little reminder how easy it is to use W2L, especially using it a prequels to a test to help them review.
Drinda Williams

Educational Technology Guy: Real World Math - ideas for using Google Earth in math class - 0 views

educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/...th-ideas-for-using-google.html

math educational technology

shared by Drinda Williams on 22 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • based on active learning and project based learning, including analysis and creativity.
  • This is a fun and interesting way to teach, and learn, math
  • Drinda Williams on 22 Mar 12
     
    I thought of Lori for this one, but others might fine uses as well.
Jessica Russell

A Fuller Definition of Writing to Learn - 0 views

wac.colostate.edu/pop4a.cfm

shared by Jessica Russell on 16 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Jessica Russell on 16 Sep 12
     
    It defines W2L in detail. This site is aimed to college professors, but I found some interesting troubleshooting advice on it for when W2L isn't working the best for you in your classroom.
  • Jessica Russell on 16 Sep 12
     
    At the top of the page it has a variety of questions people may have about W2L. I clicked on them and read some interesting answers. One question is had that spiked my interest was "How can I avoid getting lousy student writing?" If you have any confusion about W2L, I would suggest consulting this site to help you.
Anne Meester

ScienceFix: RAFT Writing Prompts for Science - 1 views

www.writingfix.com/...s_Curriculum_RAFTS_Science.htm

writing raft science

shared by Anne Meester on 20 Mar 12 - Cached
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      Anne Meester on 20 Mar 12
       
      I know RAFT is a future strategy, and this website could help me to come up with ideas for framing RAFT assignments. There is similar page for social studies.
Shannon Wurzer

PBS Teachers | Resources For The Classroom - 0 views

www.pbs.org/teachers

resources lessons

shared by Shannon Wurzer on 11 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Shannon Wurzer on 11 Sep 12
     
    Great resource for all grade levels and subject areas. Includes links to audio and video.
  • Shannon Wurzer on 11 Sep 12
     
    This provides some great mini lessons or add-ons to lessons that would be great before or after a Write to Learn strategy.
  • Shannon Wurzer on 11 Sep 12
     
    This provides some great mini lessons or add-ons to lessons that would be great before or after a Write to Learn strategy.
Angie Wessel

Teaching Kids News - Kid-friendly news articles for teachers, parents and kids. - 0 views

teachingkidsnews.com

shared by Angie Wessel on 12 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Angie Wessel on 12 Sep 12
     
    This is a great website for students to catch up on current events. Students find the articles interesting, and they are not very lengthy. I especially like the writing prompts at the bottom of the page. What a great way for students to learn about, analyze and reflect upon current events.
April Cooper

Writing Frames - 0 views

www.ocps.net/...WritingFrames.pdf

W2L **writing frames

shared by April Cooper on 13 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • April Cooper on 13 Sep 12
     
    This is a great idea for helping those students who struggle with writing because they can't think of what to write. In addition, the connective words (i.e. first, then, next) provided in the writing frames help students understand how to use words to transition from one idea to the next. The article provides the steps to create a writing frame as well as elementary and secondary examples of opinion writing frames and compare-contrast writing frames.
Jessica Russell

Bernard L. Schwartz Communication Institute | Write-To-Learn Strategies - 0 views

blsci.baruch.cuny.edu/...write-to-learn-strategies

shared by Jessica Russell on 16 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Jessica Russell on 16 Sep 12
     
    It explains what W2L strategies are about and that research has shown that they are a great thing for students.
  • Jessica Russell on 16 Sep 12
     
    This site is from a communication institute. It gives some examples of strategies that go with W2L, but they seem as though they would be longer writing assignments. Check it out and let me know what you think. I am wondering if it is geared more towards using W2L strategies with college students.
April Cooper

Ten Terrific Mind Mapping Tools and Brainstorming Tools - 0 views

www.freetech4teachers.com/...terrific-mind-mapping-and.html

*Mind Mapping* *Brainstorming*

shared by April Cooper on 30 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • April Cooper on 30 Oct 12
     
    Excellent ideas for mind mapping and brainstorming digitally. Several of the resources are for the iPad or iPhone I have used Popplet and Wallwisher several times in my classroom and both resources are popular with my students.
Drinda Williams

Search Education - Google - 0 views

www.google.com/...searcheducation

education google googlesearch resources

shared by Drinda Williams on 08 May 12 - No Cached
  • Drinda Williams on 08 May 12
     
    Google's site for teachers: helping students to become skilled searchers at beginning to advanced stages.
Drinda Williams

SL_Ch5_2011.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 5 views

teachingasleadership.org/...SL_Ch5_2011.pdf

shared by Drinda Williams on 15 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Pam Litterer on 15 Mar 12
     
    This article talks about how many schools are putting a lot of focus, time, and energy into improving reading scores and that as a result students ability to write is suffering. Thought it was an interesting read and could relate. I have been at my current school for 4 years and the main focus has been reading with the push to improve reading scores getting bigger each year.
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  • Drinda Williams on 16 Mar 12
     
    I like the "Stop and Jot" strategy--like a Writing Break.
  • Drinda Williams on 16 Mar 12
     
    The Magnet Summary is very interesting, as well. We might need to add it as an option for the class!
  • Leigh Sell on 18 Mar 12
     
    I think journal writing can be a very useful tool at any age-we do math journals and even though it's mostly done with pictures, those pictures tell me a lot about what they know about the math topic we covered that day.
Drinda Williams

So you wanna be a rock star fashion designer? | tweentribune.com - 3 views

tweentribune.com/frontpage

shared by Drinda Williams on 14 Mar 12 - Cached
  • Barb Melloy on 14 Mar 12
     
    Kids can read and write about current, sometimes quirky and interesting events. On the right side there are topics to choose from, like Health. The articles can also be read in Spanish! You can sign up if you want, but you do not need a login to read the articles.
  • Drinda Williams on 16 Mar 12
     
    The new Iowa Core standards call for students to write opinion (K-5) and argument (6-12) essays, and I can see that some of these articles might lend themselves to this type of writing. Appendix A of the English Language Arts standards call for us to "teach the issues" so students learn how to analyze and form opinions.
Alison Puls

Write to Learn - 3 views

writing2.richmond.edu/...wtl.html

shared by Alison Puls on 16 Mar 12 - Cached
  • business of education rather than that of schooling,
  • help students become life-long learners.
  • Language is the most powerful learning tool we have.
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  • so often teachers use writing as a way of testing.
  • a way of encouraging them to find out.
  • is demonstrably a process of learning.
  • do not include copying or filling in the blanks-
  • limited learning value.
  • writing activities help students discover connections, discern processes, raise questions and discover solutions.
  • incorporating the writing activity into the lesson, allowing students to see directly or indirectly how the writing seeks to enhance the learning objectives.
  • call on several of them to read,
  • orces them to pay attention to how they have stated their ideas and encourages them to look at their written words.
  • Do not make judgmental comments
  • either good or bad,
  • A simple "Thank you for sharing"
  • Lori Willert on 16 Mar 12
     
    The following write-to-learn activities have been excerpted from Writing Across the Curriculum's Resource Binder for participating faculty. Many of the activities listed are so common in composition theory and pedagogy that their original source cannot be traced.
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  • Sue Bestul on 16 Mar 12
     
    Provides Write-to-Learn activities from the Writing Across the Curriculum's Resource Binder. Its topics include: Free Writing and Focused Free Writing, Entry Slips/Exit Slips, Reader-Response Writing, The Sentence/Passage Springboard, Writing Definitions to Empower the Student, Student-Formulated Questions, The Short Summary, Group Writing Activities, Dialectical/Double Entry Notebooks, Microthemes, Answer the Question!, Clarification/Review Letters The section on Questions challenges students/teachers to write questions that "explore" rather than provide quick responses. The Sentence/Passage Springboard shows an example of a sentence from a literary text that is difficult to understand, and different people adding their interpretation of that passage as well as commenting on the previous person's interpretation.
  • Holly Thompson on 18 Mar 12
     
    This website gives many examples of write to learn strategies.
  • Jill Hulsing on 15 Sep 12
     
    The main page has some basic information about W2L, similar to what we have been discussing, but at the end there are some suggested activities that look good. 
  • Alison Puls on 16 Sep 12
     
    This website provides an overview of some of the information from out text. It might be a great way to share some of the W2L strategies with colleagues without the book.
Holly Gerber

Write to Learn English Language Arts Concepts and Skills - 2 views

www.you-can-teach-writing.com/write-to-learn.html

shared by Holly Gerber on 19 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Holly Gerber on 19 Mar 12
     
    This is possibly one of the more relevent web sites I found for W2L strategies. Please scroll down on the homepage, and there is a list of links for informal writing ideas and strategies that help students develop a deeper understanding of what they're learning.
Holly Thompson

Teaching Writing Strategies - 1 views

gse.buffalo.edu/...steps.htm

shared by Holly Thompson on 18 Mar 12 - Cached
  • Holly Thompson on 18 Mar 12
     
    While we have already learned many strategies, this web page gives us a 4 step instructional process for teaching these strategies. It also gives a video example how to complete each step.
  • Heather Gould on 18 Mar 12
     
    This is a nice site, Holly. The highlighted steps would make a nice handout for this course -- I can see how it might be helpful to keep it handy as a constant reminder not to rush when implementing new strategies.
Duane Wiedenheft

What is Writing to Learn? - 0 views

wac.colostate.edu/pop2d.cfm

Ideas

shared by Duane Wiedenheft on 18 Mar 12 - Cached
  • Duane Wiedenheft on 18 Mar 12
     
    I went back today to the Colorado State web site on W2L. The more I look at this site the more I like it. If you want a quick list of strategies to use - its there. If you want to have additional ideas when/where/how to use W2L - its there. It like a second reference to our textbook.
  • Margie Steinberg on 27 Mar 12
     
    I totally agree with the above comment. This site would be another good one to share with colleagues that are looking for a way to work writing into what they do with students as they explore more strategies that are useful in the classroom. Too many of the content area teachers do not see the possibilities of writing as a vehicle for students to get more out of the learning and curriculum.
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