Tech Friends

Exploring writing, teaching and technology

This is an unofficial social network of technology liaisons within the National Writing Project.

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Using the Site

* Welcome! You can start by heading to the Introduction and introduce yourself.
* 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

Seeking Advice 42 Replies

I am new technology liaison to the CAWP at Coastal Carolina Univerisity. Because of a very busy schedule and family vacation I have not had time to really plan in person with the three co-directors...

Started by Bill Gaskins. Last reply by Bonnie Kaplan Jul 10.

Introductions 88 Replies

Hello Please spend a minute to introduce yourself to our community. Kevin

Tagged: introductions, nwp

Started by Kevin H.. Last reply by Terri Jul 6.

SI TECH BOOK SUGGESTIONS? 2 Replies

I'm still searching for the best tech book for our SI book group. Most of the people in this small group are not sold yet on technology. They know they should be, but they need to understand why th...

Started by Bonnie Kaplan. Last reply by Bonnie Kaplan Jul 6.

A few resources to share 1 Reply

Hi everyone I realized (as I was writing to Scott about sharing out a resource that he is developing on Web 2.0) that I had not shared out a few things, too. The first is a Pageflakes Page that co...

Tagged: rss

Started by Kevin H.. Last reply by Charles Jul 5.

Wordle Me This ... 21 Replies

The application of Wordle is now a rage in the Web 2.0 world and I thought it might be fun to share some of our Wordles out. (Wordle is an application that takes a text and organizes words based on...

Tagged: wordle

Started by Kevin H.. Last reply by Tonya Witherspoon Jun 23.

What to do without a Computer Lab? 12 Replies

Hello I am hoping to get some ideas from all of you on a situation for our Summer Institute. We have always had access to a decent computer lab at our university. But I just found out that the buil...

Tagged: institute, summer

Started by Kevin H.. Last reply by Barb Jun 22.

Are you ready for Summer Institute? 32 Replies

Here in Western Massachusetts, the leadership team that runs our Summer Institute has already begun planning sessions for the 2008 session. So, I was wondering: What new ideas do you or your site h...

Tagged: institute, summer

Started by Kevin H.. Last reply by Colleen Jun 17.

What Magazines are in your Mailbox? 5 Replies

We've talked about books that we are reading. We've written about music that we listen to. How about learning about each other through the magazines that we subscribe to? I thought it might be a fu...

Tagged: magazine

Started by Kevin H.. Last reply by Matt Rolph Jun 11.

Poetry Challenge

Want to join a week-long poetry writing challenge? If so, then head over to http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2008/04/09

Tagged: challenge, one, week, a, poetry

Started by S.A. Shubitz Apr 11.

Blogging Policy

My school would like to create a blogging policy since some kids might be using blogs as online writing notebooks in the months and years to come. Does your school have a (written-up) blogging poli...

Tagged: blog, policy, internet, safety

Started by S.A. Shubitz Apr 5.

Blog Posts

Join Tokoni Storytelling Site!!

Sarah Meier, a recent East High IB graduate and very good friend of our family, has a new job this summer. She's been hired to write stories and promote an online storytelling website called Tokoni. Tokoni.com is a site where users connect with others by sharing their stories and experiences. Tokonians have shared stories that run the gamut. Travel stories like returning a WWII flag to Japan. Health stories like passing of the Restroom Access Act in Illinois,… Continue

Posted by Tonya Witherspoon on July 4th, 2008 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Wordle Post

After reading Kevin's directions I finally figured out how to share my wordle image. This is a great tool for art teachers!

Continue

Posted by Barb on June 22nd, 2008 at 1:21pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Wordle Images

Kevin is GREAT! Wordle is a fantastic tool for art teachers.

Posted by Barb on June 22nd, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments (Add)

My Wordle

Kevin sent a message about using Wordle. I posted mine to my blog when I found the tool a week or so ago. You can find them also below. The first is my Delicious tag cloud. The second is a poem. See if you can figure out which one.

Posted by Scott S. Floyd on June 22nd, 2008 at 10:04am — 6 Comments (Add)

Podcasting ideas

Check out some podcasting ideas on our wiki: http://northstaroftexas.wikispaces.com/Audacity+Training

Posted by Colleen on June 16th, 2008 at 9:46pm — No Comments (Add)

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