(This is cross posted at my blog)
I've been trying to make time here and there for the K12 Online Conference 2009, which is just finishing up after a two-week run. I know the conference never ends (great tagline) but I feel as if I need to be engaged now, as it unfolds, or I lose the threads.
I've expressed concern to the K12 folks (who should be commended for all the work they do to pull this together -- it's an amazing array of resources and entry points) about the confusin… Continue
Added by Kevin H. on December 19, 2009 at 7:28am —
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Greetings Tech Friends!
Since September, Bonnie Kaplan and I have been helping to nurture an online space that allows NWP fellows to continue or extend the experience of the NWP eAnthology beyond the summer months. We found that a lot of our teachers wanted to keep that online network of sharing and writing alive during the year and felt sad when it disappeared.
Thus, we created the experimental iAnthology network.
We have folks writing via weekly writing prompts, sharing poems and stories, and… Continue
Added by Kevin H. on November 28, 2009 at 9:59am —
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(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
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 —
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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 —
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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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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 —
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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 —
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(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
The third and final installment of podcasts about the book I co-edited and wrote a chapter for (called Teaching the New Writing) is up at Teachers Teaching Teache… Continue
Added by Kevin H. on July 14, 2009 at 5:39am —
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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
We are using Voicethread this week for Day in a Sentence - in which folks boil down their week or a day of their week into one reflective sentence and share out. (This happens every week at my blog). This week, we are using Voicethread. Come join us! You're invited!… Continue
Added by Kevin H. on June 4, 2009 at 5:28am —
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(Note -- Mary and others asked a bit about podcasting on the listserve -- I hope this may be useful.)
Kevin
What is podcasting?
A podcast is a digital audio file, or a series of such files, that is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media players and personal computers – Wikipedia
All over the world, people are creating podcasts on subjects ranging from movies, to technology, to music, to politics and whatever else you can… Continue
I spent last weekend up high in the air -- in Denver -- at the Web Presence Retreat. Although my partner from our site had to drop out due to illness, I got a lot of planning and inquiry work accomplished, thanks in part to the wonderful presenters and the other folks in the room. I thought it might be good to share out a bit of the experience, in case you too are thinking that your web presence for your site needs a new look.
The retreat is not a technical retreat, but a visioning retreat. Thi… Continue
Came across the website Net Cetera which includes a link to a .pdf guide for adults on chatting with kids about being online. Though the document is not a tool for classroom instruction, I see it as a potentially valuable resource for educators who…
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
The third and final installment of podcasts about the book I co-edited and wrote a chapter for (called Teaching the New Writing) is up at Teachers Teaching Teache… Continue
