Using Digital Writing Activities

in the Classroom
DANAH HASHEM
MA ENGLISH/MA TEACHING CANDIDATE
SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY

THE WRITING INTENSIVE CURRICULUM (WIC)

PROGRAM
17 FEBRUARY, 2016

21st Century Literacies Defined

Develop proficiency and fluency with
tools of technology
Work with multiple streams of
simultaneous information
Create, analyze, and evaluate
multimedia texts
-National Council of Teachers of English
SSU Writing Intensive Curriculum program Brown Bag

17 February, 2016

The need to create assignments that

reflect the reality of contemporary
writing environments remains a
pressing pedagogical concern, along
with the need to prepare students for
workplaces that are increasingly reliant
on digital, global communication and
collaborative labor.

-Krista Kennedy and Rebecca Moore Howard

SSU Writing Intensive Curriculum program Brown Bag

17 February, 2016

Classroom Blogs
What is a blog?
Things to Consider
Platform
Intent
Access

Samples
https://honorsseniorseminar.wordpress.com /
http://tskinnersbec.edublogs.org/mythbusters-worksheet /

SSU Writing Intensive Curriculum program Brown Bag

17 February, 2016

Platforms
Wordpress (free)
Blogger (free)
Edublog (free)
Tumblr (free; privacy issues)
Squarespace ($)
SSU Writing Intensive Curriculum program Brown Bag

17 February, 2016

Intents

Digital binder
Forum for student interaction with

wider audiences
Central location for collaboration
SSU Writing Intensive Curriculum program Brown Bag

17 February, 2016

Classroom Wikis
What is a wiki?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY&feature=youtu.be

Things to Consider
Platform
Intent
Access

Samples
http://105.wikispaces.com/%2Ainternal+culture%2C+surface+ culture
http://rhscriminaljustice.wikispaces.com/Unit+1+What+is+Law# discussion
http://englishhonors.pbworks.com/w/page/105249225/ Syllabus

SSU Writing Intensive Curriculum program Brown Bag

17 February, 2016

Platforms
Wikispaces
PB Works
Zoho

www.Wikimatrix.org
SSU Writing Intensive Curriculum program Brown Bag

17 February, 2016

Intents

Organize a digital binder

Facilitate class or team-wide

collaboration
Monitor individual participation
SSU Writing Intensive Curriculum program Brown Bag

17 February, 2016

Pinterest Word Walls

What is a word wall?
What is Pinterest?

Samples
https://www.pinterest.com/professorword/sat-act-vocabulary /
https://www.pinterest.com/privatetutorsat/sat-vocabulary /
SSU Writing Intensive Curriculum program Brown Bag

17 February, 2016

Storify
What is Storify?
Potential Classroom Uses
Facilitate

Research

Summarize

and Process Class Feedback

Samples
https://editor.storify.com/56c25028fb82afe748c00ef6
https://storify.com/Jessld/what-are-the-ways-in-which-people-percieved- romney
SSU Writing Intensive Curriculum program Brown Bag

17 February, 2016

Conclusions
Technology in the classroom is not

A deviation from our longstanding goals as educators

An overhaul of existing unit and lesson plans

Technology in the classroom is

Constantly changing

Critical to developing 21st century literacy skills

SSU Writing Intensive Curriculum program Brown Bag

17 February, 2016

The End

THANK YOU

SSU Writing Intensive Curriculum program Brown Bag

17 February, 2016