Tag: Digital Literacy
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Camp WoW ME (World of Writing, Multimedia Enhanced)
July 17, 2014 As we begin our fourth day of summer writing camp, there is already a sense of foreboding in the room – a little tension building with the anticipation of tomorrow’s impending goodbyes. Things are quiet as everyone focuses on their last piece of (new) writing, having browsed a collection of sites to…
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Resistance, Reluctance, and Readiness: Digital Self-Discovery Through the Summer Institute
“Resistance is futile.” So says an ominous voice from a Star Trek movie, and so I said to myself as I read the syllabus for the Chippewa River Writing Project summer institute, which I attended last summer. At the CRWP institute, you see, we would be required to implement…(insert dramatic, suspenseful music)…DIGITAL WRITING TOOLS!!! When…
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An Interview with Jeremy Hyler
At the 5th Anniversary celebration of the CRWP, I listened with a group of six other teacher-consultants as Jeremy Hyler informally fielded questions about teaching full-time and raising a family while co-authoring Create, Compose, Connect. Afterward, I realized that many teachers would like to hear Jeremy’s answers, so I invited him to participate in a…
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Framing the Flipped Classroom
Last year my principal presented a very unique opportunity for me to flip instruction in my classroom. His motivation was to try and reach more students on all levels. As our conversation progressed, we specifically discussed students who struggle getting homework turned in as well as students who need to be challenged. Furthermore, we talked…