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Hello class....this site will serve as the repository of our notes based on the tech surveys you completed for class and from the discusion we have in class on 6/30. This site will remain up for the foreseeable future (indefinitely???). This is a public site so please edit as you see fit.

NOTE: My goals for the session are as follows:
 * Address student questions, comments, and requests from tech surveys
 * Have fun on the last day of class
 * Construct a better understanding of the role of technology in the writing process for PreK-12 students

THEMES
 * Microsoft Word is the writing tool of choice/necessity/default currently.
 * Smartboards are being integrated into the writing process/or are wanted as part of the process.
 * Value of SB versus projector/overhead
 * PD
 * Mechanics
 * Integration
 * Teacher centric versus student centric
 * Use as a center
 * Sharing of resources, JIGSAW...everyone do a piece and share
 * Clickers!!!!
 * Many of you are interested in better publishing solutions for students.
 * Students seem to be lacking motivation/enthusiasm/energy to revise.
 * Teachers and students are not able to access the technology tools as often as they would like.
 * Always have a backup
 * Wisdom of the crowd (student as teacher/expert)
 * Technology as a tool for differnentiation/sharing
 * Collaboration and the writing process was limited to the revising process.

QUESTIONS (After Survey Reviews):
 * PUBLISHING: Are ___ (blogs, wikis, online docs) being used in any of your schools currently? If so, at which grade levels, for which classes, what are the barriers, etc?
 * SMARTBOARDS: How are you using Smartboards specifically in the writing process? If no SB, how do you want to use the Smartboards in the writing process?
 * ACCESS: How do we get access to more "stuff" to better integrate technology into the writing process?
 * TOOLS: What other tools are being used to compose?
 * COLLABORATION: Is it necessary for writing? What role does it play in your teaching? What role does it play in student learning?
 * MOTIVATION/ENTHUSIASM: ....

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

Citations - @http://citationmachine.net/ - David Warlick Wiki/Wikipedia - http://www.wikispaces.com "Smartboards" and the writing process Google Apps/Docs - ([|Google Apps for Education]) Edublogs.org - ([|"Why"] with video) Typing and Games (ex. http://www.typingtest.com/games/) Mobile devices Distraction free WP ([|5 best]) Podcasting ([|http://libsyn.com]) Eportfolio - work, data, rubrics...???? Text-to-Speech (TextSpeechPro.com) Speech-to-Text ([|Dragon Dictation iOS])
 * [|Resources from SMART]
 * Promethean Planet (get link)
 * iOS-iPad ([|iPads in Education])
 * Android (Google/Android.com)
 * Chromebook ([|In business and education])

MISC RESOURCES > []
 * Marzano on IWB's [[file:MarzanoIWB.pdf]]
 * [|http://www.starfall.com]
 * Purdue Online Writing Lab - []
 * (add here as needed)
 * The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience -

HOMEWORK Read: [|"] The Future of Reading and Writing is Collaborative" Try: "Commentpress" - @http://www.futureofthebook.org/commentpress/about-commentpress/ Agree or Disagree and why: (enter text below here, be sure to identify yourself)

Clint - ctkennedy@gmail.com

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