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Jan 2010
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Dec 2009
I am a member of the WPA listserv, which is always a great source of ideas and information.
Recently on the list, one member shared an assignment idea that I thought was worth noting. It is something I’d be interested in using in the future.
Lynn Reid, an adjunct at City College of New York and Brookdale Community College, noted she asks students to create a blog in advocacy for an issue they are reading or writing about. The students are allowed to select their audience, content and format. She requires the students write a formal paper explaining why the student decided to create the blog the way they did as well as discuss how the contributions from the blog informed the larger conversation about the issue.
Reid lets students decide whether to create a real blog or to write a blog-style document.
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Nov 2009
One of the prewriting skills that I ask my students to practice is freewriting.
The other day, my students were in a computer lab, so I decided to try something different for our freewriting exercise. It is a software program you can use online or pay to download to your computer called “Write or Die.”
It worked great. I had students set a high word count because I wanted them to write for the full time limit. I was able to use the various options — kamikaze and evil options made for some fun (although some panicked too) moments.
http://writeordie.drwicked.com/
Here is a lengthy how-to video:
Category: Lessons & Activities
Tags: classroom activity, freewriting, Teaching, Writing Comments off
14
Nov 2009
This article offers a variety of ways social media can be used to help students learn.
13
Nov 2009
There is a great collection of videos about the Periodic Table of Elements. Each element has its own video.
Check it out: http://www.periodicvideos.com/
