The Digital Writing Workshop

Learning to teach digital writing in K-12 classrooms

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Hey Troy! We talked briefly after the session and I agree... it was incredible...the best session I attended. I wanted to thank you for posting and sharing your notes. I'm learning so much about how to go digital thanks to you and the others who T...
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Lee Brazell, Jodie Reeder and Heba Abdo joined The Digital Writing Workshop
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That would be wonderful! I'm especially interested in the "mechanics" of how to structure a writing workshop online. I'm thinking of creating a ning such as this and link it to my Moodle course. I thought each student could publish to the blog and...
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Someone there asked if he could record the session. That was fine with me, but unfortunately I didn't catch his name. I'll post some resources in the next few days if you think that would help.
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I would love to have attended this! Is there a recording available of your session? I am a member of NCTE if that helps.
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Wow... NWP and NCTE 2009 was an incredible conference experience, and this very brief post will point you to my blog, "Digital Writing, Digital Teaching," where I encourage you to read notes about Renee Hobbs, Joyce Valenza, Kristen Hokanson, Mich...
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Thanks, John! I appreciate you connecting with this network and look forward to hearing what you try with your fifth grade students. I, too, think that much of it will apply and would be interested in seeing some samples of their work, if you are ...
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Thanks Troy for the special promotion ~ I just made my purchase and look forward to learning adventure. Although I teach fifth grade, I do believe that much of what is offered in this book will apply.
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Diane Sekeres is attending Troy Hicks's event
November 18, 2009 at 6pm to November 22, 2009 at 7pm
NWP Digital Is... - November 18, 2009 NWP Annual Meeting - November 19-20, 2009 NCTE Convention - November 20-22
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Troy Hicks

Check out "Erasing Copyright Confusion"

Wow... NWP and NCTE 2009 was an incredible conference experience, and this very brief post will point you to my blog, "Digital Writing, Digital Teaching," where I encourage you to read notes about Renee Hobbs, Joyce Valenza, Kristen Hokanson, Michael RobbGrieco's session on "Erasing Copyright Confusion."

More reflections on the conferences coming soon, and I hope that you will all a… Continue

Posted by Troy Hicks on November 23, 2009 at 9:45pm — 1 Comment

Chris Sloan

NCTE presentation

By the way I'll be presenting at NCTE too, part of the NWP's Writing Strand: "Creating an Online Learning Portfolio (for free)." I'm interested in how to help students construct the kind of online presence that shows them for the complex learners they are, and how we can facilitate this in our classrooms.
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Posted by Chris Sloan on November 14, 2009 at 1:42pm — 4 Comments

Troy Hicks

Special Promotion for Digital Writing Workshop Members

As I mentioned on Teachers Teaching Teachers last week, Heinemann has given me the opportunity to offer a special promotion to members of the Digital Writing Workshop Network.

Through November 30th, you can order a copy of the book from Heinemann's website, and use the follow promotion code to get it for only $17 with free shipping!

Promotion Code: DWW109

We are hoping to build this network of digital writing teachers thr… Continue

Posted by Troy Hicks on October 19, 2009 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Troy Hicks

Please Update Your Profile!

As a perfect example of what it means to learn and grow as a digital writer, one of our colleagues just reminded me about the importance of a more robust profile page. By adding our school/grade level, location, and interests in digital writing, perhaps we can get to know each other a little better and begin to form interest groups within the network.

So, when you get a chance, please update your profile and let us know a little more about your teaching role and interests. I hope that we can be… Continue

Posted by Troy Hicks on September 7, 2009 at 8:36am

Fred Mindlin

The Myth of the "Digital Native"


Digital Native Map

The myth of the "digital native"


The phrase "digital native" connotes a mastery of and facility with digital tools which most young people lack--they are adept as digital consumers, but that largely implies an extreme susceptibility to the manipulations of advertisers.Mastery should… Continue

Posted by Fred Mindlin on September 5, 2009 at 10:35pm — 3 Comments

 
 

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