Digital+Writing+Workshop

__ What is a Digital Writing Workshop? __ Please click here to view Troy Hicks companion wiki to  his book //The Digital Writing Workshop// as well as  the National Writing Projects companion to his work, [|Digital Is].

Troy Hicks Blog: [|Digital Writing, Digital Teaching]

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In his book, The Digital Writing Workshop, Hicks takes what we know of the writing workshop and shows us how to look at our work as writing instructors through a 21st-century lens.

Click here to experience the first 19 pages of his book.

Check out this article about [|Creating Your Digital Writing Workshop] from the [|National Council of the Teachers of English].

__ **Why Should Students View and Create Book Trailers?** __ The statement below is an excerpt from the wiki Reading-Active-And-Engaging's rationale behind using book trailers in teaching.

 "There are many students who seem disengaged at school. It has been said that young people are not reading and won’t write anymore than they absolutely must.  Outside school, however, it is a different story. Studies have shown young people are reading and writing incessantly, updating their MySpace/Facebook pages, keeping blogs and WebPages  In other words they are reading and writing but in different modes and media to the more traditional print literacies of the 20th century. Indeed the definition of literacy is evolving all the time. Literacy can no longer just encompass print-only works. In the 21st century literacy must include digital, hypertext, images and the plethora of communication media that make up the complex systems that bound in today’s world."

There are many ways for students to create book trailers. Here are are a few planning sheets I found online:


 * [[file:Book Trailer Planning Sheet.doc]] || [[file:Another Book Trailer Planning Sheet.doc]] ||

Effective planning will make student book trailers go more smoothly.

Here are more book trailer resources:


 * Book Trailers for Readers || This is an amazing wiki featuring teacher made, student made and professionally made book trailers. This site believes the video to the right is the best book trailer they have ever seen:) || media type="youtube" key="XWrNyVhSJUU" height="273" width="481" ||
 * kickapoobooktrailers || This wiki shows yet another planning sheet. Simple, yet effective:) Click on "planning sheet" for this authors version of a planning sheet and story board.

"Additional Resources" have amazing links! || Click here to find assessments! ||
 * [|Movies for Literacy] || This site has several examples of student made book trailers. ||  ||
 * [|Prezi]: How to Make a Book Trailer || media type="custom" key="12550810" || There is a Prezi Viewer App on the iPad. It only allows you to view Prezi's, not create:( ||

** __ I Am From Poems __ **

The "resources" link is outstanding. ||  ||
 * [|Digital Composition Institute: Place-Based Writing] || Because //I Am From// poems essentially can be interpreted as Place-Based Writing, I wanted to share this website with you.
 * [|George Ella Lyon] || This is where I found the awesome student sample I showed you. Can you believe she's eight years old? || media type="youtube" key="NyijNF3d58E" height="315" width="420" ||
 * [|Freeology Where I'm From Template] || If you'd prefer more of a specific template, this is for you. The template gives excellent prompts for "where I'm from" poems. || Here is another template from Scholastic: [[file:Target_I_am_from poem.pdf]] ||
 * [|Place Based Poetry] || Article from the National Writing Project ||  ||
 * [|Educational Uses for Digital Story Telling] || From the University of Houston, samples can easily be viewed on iPad. ||  ||

__** Digital Story Telling **__ What is Digital Story Telling?


 * Storyboarding ||  ||   ||
 * [|How to Use Digital Story Telling in Your Classroom] || media type="youtube" key="dKZiXR5qUlQ" height="248" width="328" || media type="youtube" key="IUfHZu54W8c" height="221" width="293" ||
 * 7 Things You Should Know About Digital Story Telling || [[file:7 Things you should know.pdf]] ||  ||
 * [|Silvia Tolisano]

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 * Digital Storytelling in Plain English || media type="youtube" key="zP6CeGLPuOY" height="248" width="328" ||  ||
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**__ Digital Writing Prompts __**


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Using Images as a Writing Prompt

Sample: High School Writing Day Workshop Session