I cannot believe that the first day is done! The time actually flew by and I quite enjoyed myself. I went from zero to hero in the tech world. I am now officially a blogger and a tweeter of all things writing...well sort of. This is so great for me because I have been running from these digital literacies for some time and of course, our students crave them. However, I don't want to embark upon them just for the sake of their current "hotness". I want to use them meaningfully in my writing instruction, with just enough of a hook to keep my students sharing and exploring their written minds without me goading them constantly.
Another fun surprise I had today was with creating our "Writing Experiences Timeline". I have done this activity before so I didn't think it would change in any way. I was totally wrong! I remembered events in my writing life which I had forgotten and in this space, I was able to recall more positive experiences in my timeline. I must now search for some past writings which may inspire my new piece I hope to create in this Writing Project session. I am so grateful to the WP team. You truly know your stuff!
Day 2...Bring it on!
Hey Zero-to-Hero!! I agree with what you said about not wanting to just jump into the digital pool because it's the hot thing to do right now. I'm with you. I need a good reason to do it--it needs to somehow fit with what my classroom goals are or why am I doing it? (This is why, for instance, I have not used Twitter altho a lot of my colleagues do, and swear by it. But I haven't figured out how to make it meaningful yet.)
ReplyDeleteYes, this is an awesome NWP leadership team. And we have a good group of participants!
Looking forward to tomorrow!
RE: students craving technology
ReplyDelete--I don't want to embark upon them just for the sake of their current "hotness"--
This line summed it up perfectly. I consider myself technologically forward (do not compare me to Steve, though) but I still falter when bringing these tools into my classroom because I want to make sure we're using them with genuine content and character, not just to be cool.
You're rocking it out in true Hero-style, Jashonai, and I'm so glad this environment evoked more positive memories about writing.
Team Eric!
After looking at your digital demo, I think you will have this techie thing on lock with your students. It was wonderful! I can totally see you doing this in your classroom. Team Tiffany!
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