#EHS English Department Retreat: Web 2.0 for Writing Workshops
September 25, 2013
Sutcliffe Agenda:
Interactive and Collaborative Writing using:
#Gingko Quick Tips:
#12 in 120: Old Tech, New Implementation Presenters
Presenters can share more information on their topic using the roots of the gingko tree to the right
#Other Interactive Writing Tools/Apps
Katie: Web 2.0 for Writing Workshops
Scott: Wordle as Higher Order Reading Instruction
Katy: Class Dojo as Reflection
Julia: Discussion Forums as Think Time
Margaret: Visual Thesaurus as Reference Tech
Karin: Evernote as Accountability
Becky: LMS (Edmodo) as Learning Community
Chad: Techtools as Writing Assessment
Martha: Edtech as Journey
Angie: Blogging as Reading Community
Kristen: Google Drive as Paperless Professionalism
Kealy: Socia Media as Character Education
Gingko in a writing workshop or writing instruction and beyond…
Multiple collaborators for a one-stop-shop workshop/comment “dump”
Individual story/paper organization. (Thesis, main points, evidence or outline)
Character maps
Discussion board
Passage analysis
Revision station
Practicing concise writing
Retreat Follow-Up
Use this Gingko Tree as a way for all of us to share our tips and documents in one spot. Using the Collaborators Link, find your name, create a branch that is associated with your name and title, and add content about your presentation.