Book Reviews

Flamingnet is a resource for YA Book Reviews that are student-produced. This is a great resource for students looking to find interesting reading material, as well as a possible avenue for publication. Students who are interested in becoming reviewers must have an adult sponsor and pay a one time fee of $10 to cover the cost of mailing books. For more information, take a look at the website.

Filed under: Publishing, Reading

Maps & Memories

For those of you who know me, you know we are working on assignments for the “Feather Circle” this year–only this year we are using Think.com to publish, peer edit, and brainstorm online. In order to catalogue a bit of what we have accomplished, I’ve uploaded some of the materials I am using to carry out this writing assignment in the digital realm. We are finishing our final drafts this week, so hopefully I will be able to report back on our success once we’ve completed this assignment.

Maps & Memories (materials):

• The Assignment
• The Rubric
• The Memory Map
• Concept Map
• The Rough Draft
• Final Draft

Filed under: Publishing, Writing

Think.com

My county offers this service — Think.com – seems like a parallel package for Gaggle.net.

Filed under: Publishing, Reading, Resources, Writing

Authentic Audiences

Opportunities for our kids to publish beyond the classroom: http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/basic/yngwrite.html

Filed under: Publishing, Writing

Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling Resources:

• Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
• These Stories in These Pictures: An Easy Guide to Storytelling from the Images We Collect in our Lives
• Center for Digital Storytelling
• Tech Head Stories: Digital Storytelling Web Sites
• MultiMedia & Internet Schools: Digital Storytelling Finds Its Place in the Classroom
• Digital Directors Guild

Filed under: Listening, Publishing, Resources, Speaking, Videos, Viewing, Writing