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Author Wolsey, Thomas DeVere.

Title Transforming writing instruction in the digital age [electronic resource] : techniques for grades 5-12 / Thomas DeVere Wolsey, Dana L. Grisham ; series editors' note by Diane Lapp and Douglas Fisher ; foreword by Bridget Dalton.

Imprint New York : Guilford Press, 2012.

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Description xx, 236 p. : ill.
Series Teaching practices that work
Teaching practices that work.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Machine generated contents note: IntroductionHashtags by Technique<b>I. Getting Started with Tools and Teaching </b>Technique 1. Resources: Anytime, AnywhereTechnique 2. Management: Computers in the ClassroomTechnique 3. Management: The HardwareTechnique 4. Direct InstructionTechnique 5. A Word about Differentiation<b>II. Writing and Thinking</b>Technique 6. Embracing Writing: Knowledge-Transforming WritingTechnique 7. Why Writing Is a Process, and How Technology Can HelpTechnique 8. Working with Sources: Keeping Track of Learning, and Leaving a Path for Others to FollowTechnique 9. Working with Sources: Using Style Guides<b>III. Writing to Understand: It's All about the Discipline</b>Technique 10. Discussion and WritingTechnique 11. Writing Short PiecesTechnique 12. Short Writing: Electronic JournalsTechnique 13. Blogs and Classroom Websites for WritingTechnique 14. Online Literature Discussion (Threaded Discussion)Technique 15. Vocabulary and WritingTechnique 16. Collaborative WritingTechnique 17. Are Those Kids Texting Again?<b>IV. Inquiry and Long Thinking Meet the Disciplines</b>Technique 18. FAQs about Writing in the DisciplinesTechnique 19. It's All the Same, or Maybe Not?Technique 20. What Was That Essential Question Again?Technique 21. Learning Because I'm Writing: Logs and JournalsTechnique 22. Writing Is (Hard) Cognitive Work: Bloom's Taxonomy MattersTechnique 23. Internet InquiryTechnique 24. PromptsTechnique 25. Prewriting: Composing before Writing with Pen or KeyboardTechnique 26. Prewriting with Graphic OrganizersTechnique 27. Feedback, Assessment, and Technology<b>V. What about Literature and English Language Arts?</b>Technique 28. Short Writing: Summaries in Response to ReadingTechnique 29. The Zen of Writing about LiteratureTechnique 30. Persuasion: In This Essay, I'm Going to Convince You...Technique 31. Prompts for Writing: Language Arts<b>VI. Composing with Multimedia</b>Technique 32. Visualize It!Technique 33. Podcasting: It's Ear-resistible<b>VII. Wrapping It Up </b>Technique 34. Advocacy for Technology and New LiteraciesTechnique 35. High-Stakes Writing AssessmentsTechnique 36. Automated ToolsTechnique 37. PublicationAppendix: Common Core Content Standards for Writing, Grades 6-12Glossary.
Summary "An innovative, practical guide for middle and high school teachers, this book is packed with specific ways that technology can help serve the goals of effective writing instruction. It provides ready-to-implement strategies for teaching students to compose and edit written work electronically; conduct Internet inquiry; create blogs, websites, and podcasts; and use text messaging and Twitter productively. The book is grounded in state-of-the-art research on the writing process and the role of writing in content area learning. Teacher-friendly features include vivid classroom examples, differentiation tips, links to online resources, and reproducible worksheets and forms"-- Provided by publisher.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Computer-assisted instruction.
Internet in education.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Grisham, Dana L., 1945-
Lapp, Diane.
Fisher, Douglas.
Dalton, Bridget.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9781462504657 (pbk.)
9781462504688 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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