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The 25 Best Pinterest Boards in Educational Technology - 0 views

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  • Jill Hulsing on 15 Nov 12
     
    There are extensive resources and many include ways to use technology.  All different levels are included.
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Ten Terrific Mind Mapping Tools and Brainstorming Tools - 0 views

www.freetech4teachers.com/...terrific-mind-mapping-and.html *Mind Mapping* *Brainstorming*
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  • 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.
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Popplets - 0 views

www.screenr.com/oAP8 concept mapping
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  • April Cooper on 03 Oct 12
     
    A collaborative online tool where students can create and personalize concept maps. Students can even web images related to those concepts.
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OhLife - 0 views

ohlife.com writing
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  • April Cooper on 30 Sep 12
     
    A neat site that sends you a daily email reminding you to write about your life that day.

http://michigan.gov/documents/mde/SSWAC_225020_7.pdf - 2 views

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Journal Writing - 2 views

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TweenTribune - 1 views

tweentribune.com
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  • Jill Hulsing on 16 Sep 12
     
    This website has many different current event articles that are short and on a wide variety of topics.  We are using this with our students and having them add comments.  
  • April Cooper on 22 Sep 12
     
    I used this site over three years ago with my 5th grade social studies students. I like the enhancements they have made by have a section for teens now. In addition, since the articles are shorter that a typical news article I feel like students are more likely to stay engaged. When looking through the comments made by other students, it is easy for students to see examples of strong and weak writing. A plethora of great learning experiences!
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- 108 Ways to Use Word Clouds in the Classroom...Word Clouds in Education Series: Part ... - 1 views

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  • April Cooper on 22 Sep 12
     
    I am an avid Wordle user. This site lists a variety of ways to use word clouds to enhance learning in any subject area.
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Wordle - Beautiful Word Clouds - 1 views

www.wordle.net
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  • Alison Puls on 16 Sep 12
     
    I was thinking this page ties into W2L because if students put in their work, they could easily see themes. Or if the teacher had the work electronically submitted, the teacher could copy and paste and show the class what common themes they all wrote about.
  • April Cooper on 18 Sep 12
     
    I taught my students to use Wordle this year. I gave students a choice of using Wordle as an ice breaker activity at the beginning of the year. They typed in words and phrases that described them. Students who chose Wordle had fun selecting themes, fonts, colors, and layouts. After they finished their word cloud, the students presented their Wordles to the class by explaining why they selected 15-20 of the words they placed in their word cloud. I also used Wordle to build/teach the vocabulary for one of the stories we read earlier this year. There are many great uses for Wordle in a variety of content areas.
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AllThingsAssessment - Research, education tools and blog for assessment - 0 views

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  • Shannon Wurzer on 17 Sep 12
     
    We looked at this website during our inservice. Lots of information about formative assessments and rubric. Good information!!
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Writing to learn Activities - 1 views

flightline.highline.edu/...writingtolearn.htm Several good ideas and new names for activities
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  • 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.
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The Believing Game and the Doubting Game - 0 views

wac.colostate.edu/pop5p.cfm Opinion - Each Student Thinks
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  • nschmitz on 17 Sep 12
     
    Good use for any type of persuasion activity - speech, paper, or discussion.
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One Minute Papers - 0 views

flightline.highline.edu/...oneminpapers.htm Exit_Admit Slips
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  • nschmitz on 17 Sep 12
     
    This is like either an exit or admit slip. Perhaps this would be a good title to use in a composition class.
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Writing to Learn Overview - 0 views

www.csulb.edu/...WritingtoLearnActivities.pdf Overview of WTL
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  • nschmitz on 17 Sep 12
     
    This site covers assumptions about academic writing, writing myths, examples of write to learn activities, why it is effective, etc. I would use this site to present at a faculty meeting to help other teachers realize that writing across the curriculum is NOT research papers, it is learning about students and their knowledge by having them write short things such as an exit slip to check for understanding. WTL personalizes instruction.
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Tagxedo - Word Cloud with Styles - 1 views

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  • Alison Puls on 16 Sep 12
     
    This website will turn your composition into a visual. For instance, you could write about Frida Kahlo and it would turn the words into her image. This seems like a good follow up activity to some writing. It may be good motivation to get students writing because they'll want to make this visual.
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Write to Learn - 3 views

writing2.richmond.edu/...wtl.html
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  • 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.
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A Fuller Definition of Writing to Learn - 0 views

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

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  • 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.
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Writing to Learn - Learning & Teaching Tips - CELT - 1 views

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    • cindy weber
      cindy weber on 15 Sep 12
       
      Good points to remember
  • On 3×5 note cards, students write a quick response to a question you pose at some point during class. The question might be on the previous night’s reading, or it might ask students to link two recent lecture topics. You might post the question on the board for students who arrive early and want an extra few minutes to consider and write.
    • cindy weber
      cindy weber on 15 Sep 12
       
      This reminded me of the admit slip.
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    • cindy weber
      cindy weber on 15 Sep 12
       
      Exit slip
  • At the end of the class, pose a minute-write question about the day’s material. If students seem to be confused, you know immediately and can send a clarifying email or begin the next class addressing the issue.
  • After collecting the cards, you can quickly review a few before launching the day’s lecture or activities to see how well students understand.
  • a microtheme of five minutes or so. Used mid-class, a micro-theme serves as a break between activities. After students write, usually on both sides of a large note card (5×8), they turn their responses in, or trade them with a classmate in a think-pair-share activity
    • cindy weber
      cindy weber on 15 Sep 12
       
      Writing breaks
    • cindy weber
      cindy weber on 15 Sep 12
       
      This would be very non-threatening. You could really reach more students this way and clear up any questions right away.
  • cindy weber on 15 Sep 12
     
    This site has some writing to learn strategies that can be easily integrated into your curriculum with ease and purpose.-Cindy Weber
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