Writing With Technology

Day One:  Morning

Writing Prompts:

Select one of the following and write for 7 to 10 minutes:

Ø      Use the cartoon to get a written response from the group. Write 7 to 10 minutes about your reaction to this cartoon.  Use cartoons from Sunday’s paper.

Ø      Write about what is on your mind.

Create a “Things to Remember” document for copying and pasting information such as URLs.

Discuss responding on the workshop blog site.  Use the comment feature to post to the workshop blog.

Discussion:  Using images as writing prompts.

Where do you find images?????

http://fno.org/oct00/vertical.html  creating a network vertical file

Collect art sites or images to use as writing prompts.

Uses:  Help students look for patterns and related objects, concepts, ideas.  Students find their voice in writing using images.

Hank Kellner’s book due out January 2009 

Find related pictures using the following suggested sources:

Your own collection of digital pictures.

Old calendar pictures

A favorite site.

CD of digital pictures

www.pics4learnin  copyright free for education.comg.com

http://memory.loc.gov  most copyright free  check web site for more information.

http://www.mo.gov/mo/mophotos.htm To use photos from this site double click to view them larger.  Then right click and save as to the proper folder.  Copyright free for education

Select one of the 5 resources.  Take the time to read the article.  Login to the edublog and write your thoughts about that piece.

http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/876  Finger painting as a prompt for writing

http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/958  LA and art to prompt writing

http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/299  Using sculpture to teach writing

http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/331 dialogue of a LA teacher using two art pieces to teach writing compare and contrast ***** Stacey

http://fno.org/oct00/vertical.html  creating a network vertical file

Discuss your impressions in a reflective writing about the piece you read.  Share.  Post to the blog as a comment.

Go to lunch with the following assignment

Afternoon:

Groups:

Stacey, Addie—Find an artistic shot. Take at least two of it.

Kila, Roxanne—Take at least two pictures of a plant or animal.

Michele, Sheryl—Look at possible photo opts for using as a class assignment.

Think about your content area.  How could you use these images to prompt students to write a better science report, a more detailed art critique, a more detailed story.  Can a photo help with a newspaper article.  Would there be some image possibilities for the history of an area. (Your town).

Brainstorm for how/what/where to take your images.

Each person should take at least 5 digital images.  At least one of those should be something you could use in your Spring I am poem.  Discuss the Spring I am poem components.

Spend from now until 2:00 for lunch and taking pictures.  If you get finished early return to the lab.

Review the images.

Use one or more of your images in a written piece.   Poetry, story, comic strip etc.

Do prewrite using the Spring I am poem prompts.  Ask participants to finish poem as an assignment.