Teaching Writing Using Blogs, Wikis, and Other Digital Tools
Teaching Writing Using Blogs, Wikis, and Other Digital Tools

Author: Richard Beach

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9781933760285

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See how to use various digital tools including blogs, wikis, digital mapping, online chat, digital storytelling, podcasts, e-portfolios, and others to teach writing in the classroom. Packed with examples of teaching activities and student writing, this one-of-its-kind book demonstrates how to use search engines and digital mapping to develop information, online discussion tools and blogs to formulate ideas, Wikis to write collaboratively, digital storytelling and poetry to create multimodal texts, podcasts and vlogs to create audio and video texts, online commenting tools to provide peer feedback, and much more. Included are links to new tools and activities on the authors constantly updated Web site, http: //digitalwriting.pbwiki.com."

Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms
Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms

Author: Will Richardson

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2010-03

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1412977479

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Intended for educators of various levels and disciplines who want to understand the Internet tools and learn how to use them effectively in the classroom, this work offers advice on how teachers and students can use the Web to learn more, create more, and communicate better.

Understanding and Creating Digital Texts
Understanding and Creating Digital Texts

Author: Richard Beach

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2014-10-16

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1442228741

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Given the increased use of digital reading and writing tools in the classroom, this book provides secondary and college English language arts teachers with activities and classroom examples for using a range of different digital tools—blogs, wikis, websites, annotations, Twitter, mapping, forum discussions, etc.—to engage students in understanding and creating digital texts. It therefore integrates reading and writing instruction through goal-driven activities supported by uses and affordances of digital tools. This book also provides a framework for designing these activities that encourage students to define purpose and audience, make connections between digital texts and people, collaborate with others, employ alternative modes of communication and gain new perspectives, and constructing identities; practices that are linked to addressing the high school English Language Arts Common Core State Standards. The book also describes ways to use digital tools to support these practices—for example, using digital tools to foster students’ collaborative reading and writing. The book also describes use of digital feedback and e-portfolio tools to foster students’ reflection on their uses of these practices.

Best Practices in Writing Instruction
Best Practices in Writing Instruction

Author: Steve Graham

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2013-03-19

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1462508715

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Highly practical and accessible, this indispensable book provides clear-cut strategies for improving K-12 writing instruction. The contributors are leading authorities who demonstrate proven ways to teach different aspects of writing, with chapters on planning, revision, sentence construction, handwriting, spelling, and motivation. The use of the Internet in instruction is addressed, and exemplary approaches to teaching English-language learners and students with special needs are discussed. The book also offers best-practice guidelines for designing an effective writing program. Focusing on everyday applications of current scientific research, the book features many illustrative case examples and vignettes.

Using Social Media Effectively in the Classroom
Using Social Media Effectively in the Classroom

Author: Kay Kyeong-Ju Seo

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0415896797

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"Organized according to the ADDIE model, contributors describe innovative strategies for incorporating social media into education as well as issues to be taken into consideration during analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation."--Provided by publisher.

Because Digital Writing Matters
Because Digital Writing Matters

Author: National Writing Project

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-11-09

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0470407727

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How to apply digital writing skills effectively in the classroom, from the prestigious National Writing Project As many teachers know, students may be adept at text messaging and communicating online but do not know how to craft a basic essay. In the classroom, students are increasingly required to create web-based or multi-media productions that also include writing. Since writing in and for the online realm often defies standard writing conventions, this book defines digital writing and examines how best to integrate new technologies into writing instruction. Shows how to integrate new technologies into classroom lessons Addresses the proliferation of writing in the digital age Offers a guide for improving students' online writing skills The book is an important manual for understanding this new frontier of writing for teachers, school leaders, university faculty, and teacher educators.

The Digital Writing Workshop
The Digital Writing Workshop

Author: Troy Hicks

Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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Where others have talked about new technologies and how they change writing, Troy Hicks shows how to use new technologies to enhance writing instruction. Chapters are organized around the familiar principles of the writing workshop: student choice, active revision, craft, publication beyond the classroom, and assessment of product and process. You'll learn to expand and improve your teaching by smartly incorporating new technologies like wikis, blogs, and other forms of multimedia. Throughout, you'll find reference to resources readily available to you and your class online.

Author: Meg Ormiston

Publisher: Solution Tree Press

Published: 2010-12-01

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1935543342

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Instead of asking students to power down during class, power up your lesson plans with digital tools. Design and deliver lessons in which technology plays an integral role. Engage students in solving real-world problems while staying true to standards-aligned curricula. This book provides a research base and practical strategies for using web 2.0 tools to create engaging lessons that transform and enrich content.

Preparing Teachers to Teach Writing Using Technology
Preparing Teachers to Teach Writing Using Technology

Author: Kristine E. Pytash

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1304351858

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Technology is changing not only how people write, but also how they learn to write. These profound changes require teachers to reconsider their pedagogical practices in the teaching of writing. This books shares instructional approaches from experienced teacher educators in the areas of writing, teacher education, and technology. Chapters explore teachers personal experiences with writing and writing instruction, effective pedagogical practices in methods writing courses, and professional development opportunities that effectively integrate technology into the writing classroom and contribute to students' growth as writers and users of technology. This collected volume provides as up-to-date understanding of how teachers are prepared to teach writing using technology.

Handbook of Research on Digital Tools for Writing Instruction in K-12 Settings
Handbook of Research on Digital Tools for Writing Instruction in K-12 Settings

Author: Anderson, Rebecca S.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2014-04-30

Total Pages: 759

ISBN-13: 1466659831

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More emphasis is being placed on writing instruction in K-12 schools than ever before. With the growing number of digital tools in the classroom, it is important that K-12 teachers learn how to use these tools to effectively teach writing in all content areas. The Handbook of Research on Digital Tools for Writing Instruction in K-12 Settings will provide research about how students use digital tools to write, both in and out of school settings, as well as discuss issues and concerns related to the use of these learning methods. This publication is beneficial to educators, professionals, and researchers working in the field of K-12 and teacher education.