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

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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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

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

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