IRA Presentation - Creative Ways To Publish Student Writing

2012 International Reading Association Conference Presentation 

Giving Students A Global Voice And Connecting One Student To Another With Web 2.0 Tools: Creative and Collaborative Choices For Publishing Student Writing and Creating Authentic Online Reading Sources 

Creative and Collaborative Choices For Publishing Student Writing

Learn how classroom teachers can collaborate with online resources allowing students to share writing with partner schools, get feedback from online buddies, and create literacy materials for others while focusing on improving student writing and reading.
 

Wikis

Wikispaces classroom examples
PBWorks classroom examples
Wet Paint classroom examples

 

Book Publishing

RealeWriter

http://www.realewriter.com/

UDL Book Builder

http://bookbuilder.cast.org/

 

GarageBand Podcasts

Video Creation

xtranormal

http://www.xtranormal.com/

Ben Franklin
by: cturnbull

Google Apps

 

Blogs

 

Comic Life

http://plasq.com/products/comiclife/mac

 

SPPS Apps/Google Docs

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What is SPPS Apps (Google Docs)? Common Craft Explanation

What is available in SPPS Apps?
Docs
Spreadsheets
Forms
Presentation
Drawing
Mail
Sites
Calendar
Video
Contact List

Click here to create a staff account.

Click here to create a student account.

All secondary student accounts are already set up.
Google users need to be 13 to have an account, so if you teach elementary, you need to get parent permission to set up their accounts.

What is the advantage of SPPS Apps/Google Docs over a USB drive?
Collaboration
Knowing which is the latest copy
Always having access to your documents anywhere there is internet - Big Bang Theory Video
Easy distribution of assignments - paper-free
Allowing students to access work and assignments from any computer
Being able to collect work even if a student doesn't turn it in

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