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- 1. Digital Writing Workshop Making ItWork for Students and for You Join the conversation at: http://todaysmeet.com/DWPGoesDigital
- 2. Our Objectives • Definewhat constitutes digital writing. • Look at what it means to be a digital writer. • Explore tools and resources for digital writing. • Share information and ideas.
- 3. What is DigitalWriting? Define digital writing in your own words. Share your thoughts at: http://todaysmeet.com/DWPGoesDigital
- 4. What Does theCommon Core Say? • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2a Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension. • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.2 Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation. • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.5 Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest. • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.7 Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts. • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.9 Compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic
- 5. What role does technologyplay in your writing process? In your writing classroom? Turn and talk Turn and talk
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- 7. Read the Traitsof Effective and Ineffective Digital Writers. Show your thinking on the page.Write down two questions you had while reading and one Aha!
- 8. The Digital WritingProcess • Brainstorming - mind mapping apps: https://bubbl.us/ and http://www.mindomo.com/ • Drafting - Google Drive (collaboration and digital conferencing) • Revising - managing the work in progress • Editing - Grammarly! • Publishing -
- 9. Beyond the Essay Beyondthe Essay • Screenplays (The Beating and Slenderman) • Podcasts (Caden and ??) • Public Service Announcements • Blogs and Wikis
- 10. Managing the DigitalPaper Trail • Email folders • Google groups • Spreadsheets • Evernote
- 11. Tools for Teachers •Socrative.com (requires at least two devices)- ticket out, quick response, tests (will grade multiple choice) • NearPod - interactive slide shows controlled by teacher • Google apps • Slideshare.net • Spreaker DJ or Spreaker.com - record podcasts, create playlists etc. • iMovie • Wikispaces • Media Education Lab (great resource for Fair Use information!) mediaeducationlab.com • Grammarly • bubbl.us
- 12. Respond • Write yourthoughts about the digitization of classrooms on Padlet. Include how your thinking has changed or solidified based on the presentation. • Follow this link to the response wall: • http://padlet.com/wall/by7fyhlddq
- 13. More Information • Youcan access my presentation at http://www.slideshare.net/katevenson/dwp-demo • I highly recommend Troy Hick’s book The Digital Writing Workshop (published by Heinemann 2009) and his website www.hickstro.org and http://digitalwritingworkshop.wikispaces.com/home • Information on Fair Use: http://mediaeducationlab.com/code-best- practices-fair-use-media-literacy-education