Travis Wood

Fairport CSD

Using Technology to Transform the Writing

Process

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Today’s Session Info

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Has Writing Changed?

• Are ‘Digital Literacy Skills’ the same as ‘Old School’ literacy skills?

• What is a ‘Digital’ student?

• How has writing changed with the increased use of connective technologies such as wikis and blogs?

• Is writing an individual or collaborative skill?

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Photograph by Andreas Levers http://www.flickr.com/photos/67499195@N00/3791949206

Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.

- Arthur Ashe http://arthurashepictures.com/images/arthurashe2.jpg

What’s Missing?

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What is writing all about?

Blending Old…

Wiki BlogWith New.

Observable Benefits

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Photograph by Ville Miettinen http://www.flickr.com/photos/62223880@N00/242259195

Getting Started

Contact InfoE-mail

• twood@fairport.org• travers34@gmail.com

Classroom Webpages• http://woodsters.blog.fairport.org• http://woodsters.wiki.fairport.org

Professional Blog• http://linkedwoodster.blogspot.com