Writing With Technology

How do you feel about the information regarding peeps use of the web?  Should future employers use the web to check out a new possible hire?  Should we as teachers be more aware of our own use of Web 2.0 opportunities?  Is it our job to remind students that their footprints on the web are kind of permanent?  Should we be teaching them more academic ways to use their digital native born talents?

Just a reminder that you will need to email me your reflection paper or you unit lesson plan.

Take a moment to reflect.  What did I learn today?  Is there a way to use it in my classroom?  OR Do I just know a little bit more about what my students seems to get excited about?  Please type your first name at the end of your comment.

Take a moment to reflect.  What did you learn today?  Is there a way you might be able to use this in your classroom?  What are my questions for tomorrow?

Please go to the word comment and type in your response.  Please type your first name at the end of your comment.

Participants of the Shoot and Write sponsored by PLWP site.  Please feel free to share your reflections about the activity.  We looked at the evaluations you shared with us.  It looks as if Digital Storytelling is one of the things many of you checked as a first.

Below are a few uses for Flickr.  Feel free to add move by commenting on this post.

Flickr.com  uses:

Ø     Upload and share photos

Ø     Find photos for writing prompts

Ø     Search for similar topic pictures for projects—some are copyrighted, some are not. 

Ø     Finding details–Quote Bud Hunt on 365 day photos.  Bud Hunt said being a participant in 365 photos group on Flickr made him much more aware of what he was seeing and the details of a scene.

Ø     Edit photos

Ø     Becoming part of world wide community.

At this time, what is your favorite writing tool (Example: paper and pencil/pen, computer keyboarding, blogging, podcasting, video editing)?

As part of the report reflect on the following questions.

1.  Guesstimate what percent of your students have access to Internet connected computers outside of school.   _____

2.  At your school, how difficult is it to get a computer per every two students for more than two consecutive days at a time?

I have that many computers in my room. ____

Possible maybe twice a quarter _____

Takes an act of congress _____

3.  At your school, how difficult is it to access images on the Internet?

Easy ___  Somewhat easy ______  Impossible _____

Add any other significant information as notes.

Due Feb. 14th.  Your instructor will read your reflections before class on Feb. 16th.  Write a reflection for the following article assigned Feb. 2nd.  Write a brief summary of the article.  What grade level do you teach?  How would you feel about using art as a writing prompt in your classroom.  Would it work for your students?  Why/Why not?  Use the comment link to post your reflection.  You may write your reflection in Word and copy and paste it to the comment section of the blog.  You will not see your post immediately as the administrator of the site (me) must approve your post.  http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/958 

Mary

Think about your day or your week.  Using words paint a picture of your day/week in one sentence.  Use the comments option to post your day/week in a sentence here.  

There are an number of NWP members who do this on a monthly bases.  It helps practice your writing skills.  Since this is usually done on a host blog there are teachers from across the country stay in contact and network to practice writing skills.                                                                                              

Mary

It is difficult to show the examples from these classes as I scanned them as an image.  Unless someone can tell me how to upload a Word document with a background picture this is the best results I can get at the moment. 

Mary