Full Description
In this much-anticipated book from acclaimed blogger Vicki Davis (Cool Cat Teacher), you'll learn the key shifts in writing instruction necessary to move students forward in today's world. Vicki describes how the elements of traditional writing are being reinvented with cloud-based tools. Instead of paper, note taking, filing cabinets, word processors, and group reports, we now have tools like ePaper, eBooks, social bookmarking, cloud syncing, infographics, and more. Vicki shows you how to select the right tool, set it up quickly, and prevent common mistakes. She also helps you teach digital citizenship and offers exciting ways to build writing communities where students love to learn.
Special Features:
• Essential questions at the start of each chapter to get you thinking about the big ideas
• A chapter on each of the nine essential cloud-based tools--ePaper and eBooks; digital notebooks; social bookmarking; cloud syncing; cloud writing apps; blogging and microblogging; wikis and website builders; online graphic organizers and mind maps; and cartoons and infographics
• A wide variety of practical ways to use each tool in the classroom
• Alignments to the Common Core State Standards in writing
• Level Up Learning--a special section at the end of each chapter to help you review, reflect on, and apply what you've learned
• Writing tips to help you make the best use of the tools and avoid common pitfalls
• A glossary of key terms discussed in the book
• Useful appendices, including reproducible material for your classroom
No matter what grade level you teach or how much tech experience you have, you will benefit from Vicki's compelling and practical ideas. As she emphasizes throughout this essential book, teaching with cloud-based tools has never been easier, more convenient, or more important than right now.
Contents
Part I: Get to Know the New Writing
Chapter 1 - How Is Writing Reinvented?
Chapter 2 - Picking the Right Tool
Part II: The 9 Types of Tools
Chapter 3 - Reinventing Paper: ePaper and eBooks
Chapter 4 - Reinventing Notetaking: Digital Notebooks
Chapter 5 - Reinventing Notecards: Social Bookmarking
Chapter 6 - Reinventing the filing cabinet and inbox: Cloud Syncing
Chapter 7 - Reinventing Word processors: CLOUD Writing Apps
Chapter 8 - Reinventing Journals & Book Reports: Blogging and Microblogging
Chapter 9 - Reinventing Group Reports and presentations: Wikis and Website builders
Chapter 10 - Reinventing Prewriting: Graphic Organizers, Mind Mapping, and More
Chapter 11 - Reinventing Illustrations and scrapbooks - Cartoons and Infographics
Part III: Practical Ways to Implement the Tools in the Classroom
Chapter 12 - Reinventing Citizenship: Preventing problems by teaching students how to be good digital citizens
Chapter 13 - Making Your Job Easier: Building Writing Communities where students love to learn
Chapter 14 - Will it Ever Stop? Enjoying & relaxing in the new age of change with a timeless mindset
Appendices
Appendix A - Quick Start Checklist (Putting it all together)
Appendix B - Common Core Standards Summarized
Appendix C - During Class Writing Checklist
Appendix D - Good sources of information to add to the Student PLN
Appendix E - Common Pages for Wikis and Websites
