Knowing when to be present helps me think about being more intentional when dividing my time between technology and the people in my life.
Category: technology
Having trouble seeing TWT Facebook posts?
A couple weeks ago it came to my attention that one of our readers wasn't seeing Two Writing Teachers pop up in her Facebook News Feed. That prompted me to check our stats, which made me discover that the amount of clicks we had from our Facebook page to our blog had dropped in recent… Continue reading Having trouble seeing TWT Facebook posts?
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What kinds of online technology are you using in writing workshop?
I was searching for something in our blog's archives when I came across a video Ruth and I made about Bubbl.us, an online brainstorming tool, nearly four years ago. (Click here to watch that video. It's one of the first ones we placed on TWT. We also created our first digital story on Movie Maker,… Continue reading What kinds of online technology are you using in writing workshop?
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Digital Text Bins
I learned about digital text bins when I took Maggie Beattie Roberts’s session “Tap the Power of Technology and Media to Teach Higher Level Comprehension” at this past summer’s Reading Institute. Now that the leaves are changing color, it means that it’s time to start thinking about nonfiction reading in many classrooms. (Yes, I know… Continue reading Digital Text Bins
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The Secret Ingredient to Creating Engaged Writers
I’ve been thinking about student engagement in writing workshop for the past couple of weeks. I started thinking about it as I was reading Guy-Write, Ralph Fletcher’s new book. My thoughts about engagement continued as I sat in Maggie Beattie Roberts’s class about technology and media at the summer Reading Institute. Everything came to a… Continue reading The Secret Ingredient to Creating Engaged Writers
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Another Kind of Share
We've been researching in Keith Bollman's 5th grade class. Because Keith and I have been working together for years, I know he will let me play a little in writing workshop. I can try out new ideas. I can test my theories. Often he gives a little laugh and then says, "Sure, go ahead and… Continue reading Another Kind of Share
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Kindergarten Poetry Celebration
This is great. We're going to play it this afternoon with the class. Popcorn, apple juice, and a movie to celebrate our work in poetry. Please watch the first minute, because the teacher, Lori Hickman, shares her genuine thoughts about teaching kindergarteners to write poetry. She begins by admitting she thought is was going to… Continue reading Kindergarten Poetry Celebration
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Digital Conferring Notebook
A Note from Stacey: A little over a year ago Amy Platt, who is a sixth grade teacher at Melissa Ridge Intermediate School in Melissa, Texas, contacted me with a question about something I had written in Day by Day. One thing led to another and we landed up writing back and forth about conferring. … Continue reading Digital Conferring Notebook
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Siri
Last month I finally got of my cell phone that didn't have a qwerty keyboard and upgraded to an iPhone 4S. It took me awhile to convert to an iPhone since I first wanted it to come with Verizon service and then I was waiting for the iPhone 5. When the 4S came out in… Continue reading Siri
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A Special Visit
The more things change, the more they stay the same. --Alphonse Karr Last Saturday my cousin got Bar Mitzvahed in New York. I tacked-on a few extra days to my weekend away so Isabelle and I could spend some time with my parents. In addition to spending lots of time with family this past weekend… Continue reading A Special Visit
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QR Codes
My kids are junkies when it comes to QR Codes. They love spotting them. They are addicted to the thrill of scanning. They like the possibility of where the QR Code might take them. Today in the Tech Workshop (which should be renamed to Taking Time to Tackle Technology), we talked a little about QR… Continue reading QR Codes
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Beyond Classroom Walls
One of the fantastic sessions I attended at NCTE was called "Beyond Classroom Walls: Honoring Voices of Young Readers." It was led by Julie Johnson of Raising Readers and Writers, Katie Keier of Catching Readers, and Cathy Mere of Reflect and Refine. Let me start by saying that all three of these women are the… Continue reading Beyond Classroom Walls
