Writing With Technology

The following site is the blog of Hank Kellner. http://www.hank-englisheducation.blogspot.com/  He has posted several contributions from teachers who use photos as writing prompts.  Some of these are from his book Write What You See due out January 2009.

Mary Lee

What was the most important thing I learned today?  What did you learn that will fit best in your classroom for 2008? How do you plan to use it in your classroom? 

Good luck to all in the 2008/2009 school year. 

Use the comment feature to answer the following questions reflecting about this first day of class.

What was the most important thing I learned today?  How do you plan to use it in your classroom?  What questions do you have about information from today’s class?

http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/2410    At some time read the article at this site.  Use the comment feature to reflect on this article.  Do you argee or disagree and why?

Welcome to this two day class.  We will be doing several different things with PowerPoint (ppt) besides a presentation.  If you have something in mind that you wish to work on that is not in the suggested project list let me know.  There is always the possiblity of an instructor approved project.  I hope you enjoy the class and find something to take back to your classroom for the Fall.

Mary Lee Meyer

What characteristics should an image have to be used as a prompt?  This graphic organizer gives us some ideas.

What did I learn today that I will take back to my classroom? 

Has this class made me more or less aware of the possibilities of meeting the diverse learning styles of my students?

Examine this painting of a woman.  Write a dialogue between you and this woman.

Examine this image of civil war soldiers by Homer.  Select one of these soldiers and write a letter home.

Below is an article about students using text messening in their writing.

http://www.edutopia.org/text-messaging-teaching-tool