Exploring writing, teaching and technology
Welcome to the social networking site for technology-minded educators within the National Writing Project.
Notes
Info of Interest
The NWPWalkabout Blog is an interesting place to visit. NWP folks blog from various conventions and events.
http://nwpwalkabout.wordpress.com/
Created by Kevin H. May 15, 2009 at 9:38am. Last updated by Kevin H. Jun 28.
Videos
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Mark at Appleseed Writing Project
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The Writing Resistance
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Photos
NWP Resources
ELL Library American Indian Reference/Resource "Must-Haves"
Thursday, July 02, 2009Type: Resource
With the goals of providing materials that alter teachers' understanding of Native American cultures and building local communities of inquiry devoted to Native Americana Studies, the compiler provides an annotated bibliography of "must-read" texts on the subject.
Teachers Learn to Be as Good as Their Words
Friday, June 26, 2009Type: In the News
Teachers gather in Tuscon for the Southern Arizona Writing Project's summer institute to not only become better teachers and get "a taste of teaching paradise," but also to become better writers.
Bibliography Helps Sites Strengthen Work with New Teachers
Friday, June 26, 2009Type: Resource
To help sites implement successful new-teacher programs, the New-Teacher Initiative developed a bibliography addressing 1) the teaching of writing, 2) culture and its implications for teaching and learning, 3) teacher inquiry, and 4) professional development through participation in a professional community.
South Carolina Teachers Develop Writing Strategies
Tuesday, June 23, 2009Type: In the News
Teachers in South Carolina find common ground at the Aiken Writing Project's summer institute, where teachers develop writing strategies for their classrooms and become better writers themselves.
Louisiana Students Engage in Downtown Writing Marathon
Friday, June 19, 2009Type: In the News
Teacher-consultants from the National Writing Project of Acadiana lead a group of elementary school students on a writing marathon through the "rich panoply of life on the Bayou Teche."
Using the Site
* Want to start a discussion? Create a FORUM discussion.
* Want to give your opinion and have others comment on it? Create a BLOG post.
* Want to keep track of all new FORUM discussions? Use the FORUM RSS feed.
* Want to keep track of all new BLOG posts? Use the BLOG RSS feed.
* Want to track all the comments to a FORUM discussion or a BLOG post? Look for the RSS feed on the discussion or post page
Tech Friends Come Together
Forum
Blackboard Alternatives 5 Replies
I just received word that our district license for Blackboard is on the chopping block forcing me to use an alternative course management system (free) for my paperless classroom. I am considering ...
Tagged: google, moodle, management, course, online
Started by Teralyn Cohn in Technology Resources. Last reply by Bryan Salagovic Jul 1.
The Traveling Writers -- an SI Project 29 Replies
A number of us talked about having a traveling mascot project this summer. I am offering to coordinate it through use of my Writers Collection. If you are interested, please provide some informati...
Tagged: institute, summer, mascot
Started by Kevin H. in Activities for Tech Friends. Last reply by Kevin H. Jun 29.
Introductions 176 Replies
Hello Please spend a minute to introduce yourself to our community. Kevin
Tagged: introductions, nwp
Started by Kevin H. in Introductions to Tech Friends. Last reply by Bonnie Kaplan Jun 28.
Best way to make "podcast" available to museum visitors??? 3 Replies
I have had several of my middle school students create audio files describing several of their favorite pieces of art in a local contemporary art museum which the museum would like to turn into an ...
Started by Leslie Lawner in Technology Resources. Last reply by Leslie Lawner Jun 17.
Tech + 'classic" curriculum = what? 5 Replies
Hi all, Sara Bauer posted this item as part of a group in the NWP Book Group Ning. But it's a question you all might have some thoughts/interest in here too, so I'm posting her question here. Any ...
Started by NWP Ning Team in Other. Last reply by Teralyn Cohn Jun 14.
Blog Posts
Badge yourselves!
The NWP has a number of badges available for either individuals (for your blogs, wikis, etc.) or for Writing Project sites. You can find them on the website at http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/doc/about/web_badges. Let people see your connection with the NWP!
Elyse
Posted by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on June 29, 2009 at 1:28pm — 2 Comments
Teaching the New Writing: Teachers Teaching Teachers, part one
I had the pleasure of joining Teachers Teaching Teachers (with Paul Allison) for three consecutive weeks in a row to talk about my new book --… Continue
University of Maryland Writing Project: A Digital Conference Document
UMd Writing Project's Digital Conference Document from Bonnie Kaplan on Vimeo.
What a pleasure it was to work with this new site and its two wonderful directors: Patti Stock and Joseph McCaleb as they moved deeper into the web world with their TC's.
In February I was invited to work with them, putting digital tools into the hands of their new tech team and t… Continue
Posted by Bonnie Kaplan on June 26, 2009 at 6:00am — 1 Comment
New Resources on TLN webpage.
The TLN updated our website with the following new resources:
Keeping the Promise of the 21st Century: Bringing Classroom Teaching into the Digital Age
Summary: Over the four years of the Technology Initiative, NWP accelerated growth in its cadre of teacher-consultants, created new classroom-tested practices, produced programs on using technology for teaching, and helped engage students in a… Continue
Posted by Jason S. on June 22, 2009 at 5:11pm
Technology Integration: Moodle and Wikis
Posted by Mark Cruthers on June 18, 2009 at 2:19pm
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