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Prezi rocks

(this is reposted from my blog)

I have heard about Prezi from a few folks and even ventured to the site once or twice, but I could not wrap my head around it. You know how it is: you have a concept of something (ie, presentations use powerpoint, which are a formal sequence of slides moving forward) and it is difficult to shake loose. Just imagine when w… Continue

Added by Kevin H. on November 20, 2009 at 8:15am — No Comments

Arriving to Philadelphia

It's so wonderful to return to the National Writing Project Conference; this is my second time here. I will be presenting this afternoon at here at the Sheraton, Mezzanine Level, Freedom F. The Conference title is PM18 Designing Advanced Institutes for Change. We used the google docs to put the presentation together; it helped facilitate collaboration amongst the group. I believe this summer we will be using cloud computing to collaborate and publish. I love the concept of cloud computing and ha… Continue

Added by Graciela Vega on November 19, 2009 at 9:47am — No Comments

All-Network Messages

I try not to overload anyone's email box with messages from Tech Friends. I am conscience of your time and focus. But Fred mentioned that he did not seem to be getting all-network messages and felt left out of some of the conversations. So, if you go into your settings (link on upper right) and then… Continue

Added by Kevin H. on November 15, 2009 at 6:43am — No Comments

Reviewing The Digital Writing Workshop

(Note: this is cross-posted over at my blog)

I'll start out by saying that the author of this fantastic new book -- The Digital Writing Workshop -- is Troy Hicks, a friend of mine through the National Writing Project and one of the chapter authors in my own book… Continue

Added by Kevin H. on November 11, 2009 at 8:05am — No Comments

Meet the eTeam

Shirley Brown, who works with the team that facilitates NWP's E-Anthology, posted this to the TLN discussion. Thought you all might be interested, in case you didn't see the original post: • Did a member of the E-Team help you move a piece of writing forward on the E-Anthology this summer? • Would you like to meet this E-Team member in person? • Are you attending the Annual Meeting of the NWP in Philadelphia this month? If so, please come to the Friday workshop session B-15 * from 3:30 -5:30… Continue

Added by Kevin H. on November 2, 2009 at 6:33pm — No Comments

Today, I began my 30Poems in 30Days

Hi everyone I am off on another writing adventure this week. I am taking part in a local 30Poems in 30Days challenge… Continue

Added by Kevin H. on November 1, 2009 at 2:51pm — No Comments

A simple comic creator you might like

Hi all, I had a great chance to connect with a range of application makers at a recent event at Google. Little by little I'll share some of the applications and environments they are working on. Here's a simple comic creator that kids find easy to jump into. It's called Bitstrips:

Bitstrips for Schools from Bitstrips on Vimeo.

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Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on October 29, 2009 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments

Passing on a great Happy Birthday note to the Internet!

Opinion: Happy 40th birthday, Internet! by Cathy N. Davidson (Reblogged from) Cosmos Online In 1969 a UCLA team sent the first message over ARPANET, the computer network that later became known as the Internet. Since then it has fundamentally changed humanity. That event, which took place on 29 October 1969, is celebrated today as the moment the Internet was born. It ushered in… Continue

Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on October 29, 2009 at 10:49pm — No Comments

Google Wave is the Prom

I am cross-posting this from my blog because I promised @dogtrax I would post about it here, too.

After the first round of Google Wave invites went out, I stayed up all night mentally calculating the time in Sydney and anxiously awaiting that… Continue

Added by Andrea Zellner on October 15, 2009 at 9:42pm — 10 Comments

Tech Friends on DomoAnimate

DomoNation.com: A gathering of Tech Friends by dogtrax

Like it? Create your own at DomoNation.com. It's free and fun! I am toying around with this new site. Anyone tried it? Kevin Continue

Added by Kevin H. on October 12, 2009 at 7:34am — 1 Comment

Troy on TTT with Paul and others

Our friend, Troy, is on the first of three Teachers Teaching Teachers webcast show, talking about his new book around digital writing workshop. He is joined by Sara, Penny and Chris. Take a listen:

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Added by Kevin H. on October 4, 2009 at 5:54am — 1 Comment

Great marriage -- Voicethread and the NYC public library's wonderful collections

Check it out...

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Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on September 19, 2009 at 10:06pm — No Comments

A New Group for Tech at the NWP Site Leader Ning

Hi everyone I want to invite you to join a new Group over at the NWP Site Leaders Ning. I have been asked to be the moderator of the Group and so I warmly and humbly invite you to come join as us as we deepen our discussions about how to help site leaders and our sites think about technology in a meani… Continue

Added by Kevin H. on September 18, 2009 at 6:00am — No Comments

Registration now open for Annual Meeting

Hi Everyone I found this notice for the NWP Annual Meeting in my RSS feed and I want to pass it along. http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/doc/09am/home.csp If you are interested in the Writing in the Digital Age (always a big hit), I would register early. Unless you are a presenter of the session -- are you? Kevin Continue

Added by Kevin H. on September 1, 2009 at 7:45pm — No Comments

ETCon : Communities and the Power of Crowdsourcing

ETCon : Communities and the Power of Crowdsourcing by E-Teachers Academy

Get your own

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Added by Mark Cruthers on August 30, 2009 at 2:54am — No Comments

Seedwiki is closing, but remember this Six Word Story Project?

(Note from Kevin: I just received an email telling me that Seedwiki is shutting down. That was the first wiki site I ever used and some of YOU were involved in this Six Word Story Project. Check it out. -- Kevin)

Six Word Stories

In the latest edition of Wired magazine (am I the only one who will

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Added by Kevin H. on August 13, 2009 at 7:55pm — 2 Comments

ARRA funds for technology include significant provisions for professional development

TLs interested in supporting professional development programs for districts and schools should check out the guidance for use of ARRA funds, attached. Professional development is a significant funded option.
guidance-arra.doc Continue

Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on July 29, 2009 at 12:28am — No Comments

A Case for Filmmaking in the Classroom

Note: I've copied the following post from my Blogwalker (where the formatting probably makes it a little easier to read) because much of it is a NWP story...

"The great films have not been made yet. The ones who will make them are out there, though, riding a skateboard." - Robert Altman

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Added by Gail Desler on July 26, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Notion of digital divide changes when you add mobile internet

The Pew Research Center has released a new survey report that shows African-Americans accessing the Internet with a mobile device at twice the national average. This was part of a general trend (which will not surprise TLs) where mobile internet use has “increased sharply.” The report surveyed 2,253 American adults. Thirty-two percent reported using a cell phone or smartphone to access the Internet — up by 1/3 since December 2007 when only 24 percent of respondents said they had. What I found p… Continue

Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on July 24, 2009 at 12:35pm — No Comments

CCWP Digital Storytelling class curriculum on wiki

Hi everyone, Just wanted to post the link to our wiki for the CCWP Digital Storytelling class-- http://digitalstory.pbworks.com/ Please check it out when you get a chance and give us comments, feedback, links, etc., based on the "press" standard... ;>} Cheers, Fred -- Fred Mindlin Teacher Consultant, Central California Writing Project http://www.thedigitalstoryteller.com/ "There will come a day when a carrot, freshly observed, will spark a revolution." -- Paul Cezanne Continue

Added by Fred Mindlin on July 21, 2009 at 10:52am — 1 Comment