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  • Jon Margerum-Leys
  • Amie Macbeth
  • Susan Fitzgerald
  • Olivia Walling
  • Paul FitzGerald
  • Terie Cota
  • Damian Koshnick
  • Rosemary Cabe
  • LGonzalez
  • Shullamuth Smith
  • Tim  Dewar
  • Linda Sparkuhl
  • Mary Lourdes Silva
  • Cynthia Carbone Ward
  • Ann Steinmetz
  • Sheridan Blau

Post SCWriP

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Latest Activity

I know what you mean. But, I thought they were able to provide this great resource (which it is) by bombarding me with advertising on every page! Anyway, UCSB uses a version of Moodle, which isn't ideal, but it gets the job done without any bells ...
on Sunday
November 14
Nothing is free. Digital publishing spaces like classblogmeister, edublogs, blogspot, etc. do not charge you anything to use their opensource software and web hosting services to post discussions or work samples. One must accept the terms of agree...
November 14
Wow, I never heard of this. Would this apply to popular blog sites like Blogger and Wordpress, which are popular for instructors? And Google sites? As an instructor, I just wouldn't ever use classbogmeister then. I wonder what's their rationale on...
November 13
Shullamuth Smith is now a member of South Coast Writing Project
November 13
Mary Lourdes Silva added a discussion
I've been using a concept mapping tool called VUE that works great for presentations, brainstorming, classroom instruction, the writing process, etc. I even wrote my Master's thesis with it. I'm currently organizing my comp exams with it. It's fre...
November 12
Olivia Walling added a discussion
I have started noticing that many of the great on line fora for creating any interactive classroom like classblogmeister.com force you to turn over the copyright for all material posted. So, those who want to use student writing in research and pu...
November 12
Great resources!! Thanks!
November 3
I participated in the CSU Reading Institute for Academic Preparation in 2008. The directors taught us how to use and create curriculum within those modules, and this year Oxnard High School has a CAPP grant to utilize the module in junior and seni...
November 3
Mary Lourdes Silva added a discussion
Hey everyone, a really helpful handout on reading strategies to promote critical thinking was made available by John Edlund of Cal Poly Pomona on the WPA listserv. I thought I would share it with the group. It's easy to skim and pick up some great...
November 2
October 29
Mary Lourdes Silva added 39 photos
October 29
 

Forum

Olivia Walling

Copyright Issues 3 Replies

Started by Olivia Walling. Last reply by Olivia Walling Nov 15.

Mary Lourdes Silva

Great Concept Mapping Tool

Started by Mary Lourdes Silva Nov 12.

Mary Lourdes Silva

Reading Strategically, Reading Critically--A Handout for the Reading and Writing Classroom 2 Replies

Started by Mary Lourdes Silva. Last reply by Mary Lourdes Silva Nov 3.

Rob Montgomery

SCWriP meet-ups at NCTE 2 Replies

Started by Rob Montgomery. Last reply by Rosemary Cabe Oct 19.

Rosemary Cabe

ScwriP gathering at NCTE 1 Reply

Started by Rosemary Cabe. Last reply by Linda Sparkuhl Oct 19.

LGonzalez

Technology Goals 19 Replies

Started by LGonzalez. Last reply by Ann Steinmetz Oct 18.

Sheridan Blau

Friends, who needs friends? 7 Replies

Started by Sheridan Blau. Last reply by Cynthia Carbone Ward Sep 30.

K Everett

Random Autobiography 3 Replies

Started by K Everett. Last reply by Linda Sparkuhl Aug 26.

Blog Posts

Ann Steinmetz

Re Advanced Institute of Technology/questions

This is in answer to Linda Sp;arkuhl's questions.

I have been using technology skills that I learned this summer. What was the most important was not so much specific skills, as an overall idea of what is out there. I am more confident about trying out new things. I am using my laptop and my projector much more (mainly powerpoints that I have downloaded and short video clips). I found an ABC song/video on line that I use whenever we do dictionary work, Schoolhouse Rock videos to support grammar… Continue

Posted by Ann Steinmetz on October 11, 2009 at 11:48am

Jon Margerum-Leys

National Day on Writing?

Hi all,

What are you planning on doing for the National Day on Writing? I'd like to do something with my online students, but am feeling a bit stumped. Care to help me prime the pump?

Jon

Posted by Jon Margerum-Leys on October 8, 2009 at 5:46pm

Lori Anaya

SCWriP Activities Alive and Well in Grade Two

Thanks to SCWriP and to the tech workshop I created my very first PP, called Meet Mrs. Anaya. I used it the first day of school with my second graders. With it I used some of the interactive techniques I learned in the TECH workshop. It worked well! I am energized and excited.

The first week we did three copy exchange writing activities. Remember the Pigeon Who Wanted a Puppy? I have a story titled, The Bunny Wants a Bear... We write every day! I put up a published-work wall ( a la Anabel). I h… Continue

Posted by Lori Anaya on September 5, 2009 at 7:18pm — 2 Comments

Jon Margerum-Leys

Link to pages I created last week

Hi all,

The pages I created last week were pretty basic--just links to the ideas covered in the sessions. If you want to see them, they are at http://people.emich.edu/jmargerum/scwrip/ .

Jon

Posted by Jon Margerum-Leys on August 3, 2009 at 12:37pm

Susan Fitzgerald

You Tube

I have a simple question. What is the URL of the You Tube which Linda or Terrie showed for our opening one morning. It was where kids invited us to join them in being and creating tne future. Thanks.

Posted by Susan Fitzgerald on August 3, 2009 at 9:58am — 3 Comments

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