As most metacognitive assignments, this one, to make a video about our own writing process, had to be pondered first. How do you describe, much less put on film, one’s “writing process” ? Fortunately, we did some activities and watched some videos from last year that helped the creative juices to flow. We devised an [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Reflection on Creating My Writing Process Video
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My Demonstration: Utilizing Digital Storytelling to Engage Reluctant Writers
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Part of the Handout Engaging reluctant writers is essential. Utilizing technology, such as digital storytelling, within writing projects can hook some reluctant writers. Students can utilize writing skills in digital storytelling via narration, dialogue, scene setting, story core, story mapping, scripting and storyboarding as well as visual portraits of stories. The creation of a unique [...]
More Responses to Demonstrations
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Sample Responses to Peers’ Demonstrations Our Summer Institute was composed of some of the most creative, talented, humorous and persistent teachers I have ever met. All of us presented a demonstration of an approach to teaching writing across the curriculum. The demonstrations were marvelous. As a group we responded to each of the demonstrations. Below [...]
Perspective
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Being able to take another’s perspective is huge and something we labor over in social work and in education. This concept has repeatedly come up during our Summer Writing Institute. My demonstration was about using videos to engage reluctant writers, but it also involved demonstrating how to solve problems. When you look at problem solving, [...]
