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Teach Writing with Digital Tools

Teach Writing with Digital Tools
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APA Formatting and Style Guide Summary: APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the 6th edition, second printing of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page. Contributors: Joshua M. Please use the example at the bottom of this page to cite the Purdue OWL in APA. To see a side-by-side comparison of the three most widely used citation styles, including a chart of all APA citation guidelines, see the Citation Style Chart. You can also watch our APA vidcast series on the Purdue OWL YouTube Channel. General APA Guidelines Your essay should be typed and double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5" x 11"), with 1" margins on all sides. Include a page header (also known as the "running head") at the top of every page. Major Paper Sections Title Page Running head: TITLE OF YOUR PAPER Image Caption: APA Title Page Abstract

Dr. Rod Ellis: TESOL Written Corrective Feedback - matbury.com Professor Rod Ellis, gave a presentation which is available on YouTube.com. In it, he focuses on written corrective feedback. I’ve written a basic summary below. Get a drink, a snack, your notebook, make yourself comfortable and enjoy an allusive, informative explanation of the current state of affairs regarding written corrective feedback; the types and strategies, what we know, what we don’t know and what we should do. Running time: 1:09:08 Why do we give written corrective feedback? To enable learners to revise their own writing, i.e. produce a better second draftTo assist learner to acquire correct English A Typology of corrective feedback types Strategies for providing corrective feedbackHow learners respond to the feedback Written corrective feedback strategies 1. Advantage – Provides learners with explicit guidance about how to correct their errors. * The effect of focused written corrective feedback and language aptitude on ESL learners. 2. Advantages Disadvantages 4. 1. 2. 5. 6.

Creative Comic Interview with Bill Zimmerman of MakeBeliefsComix 19 Flares Twitter 15 Facebook 0 Google+ 3 LinkedIn 1 inShare1 19 Flares × It was a great pleasure to interview Bill Zimmerman for last week’s webinar on Creative Comic Collaboration For Fun Fluency development. Bill is the mind, heart and soul behind MakeBeliefsComix.com I’ve been exploring comics websites and creating all kinds of different comic lesson plans for the last few years. This year I’m going into comic-style educational publishing. My children are writing their own comic stories and I’m planning my own educational comics for language learners. But why all this fascination with comics? Watch my presentation and study my slideshow to find out. Webinar Slideshow In the meantime, for every fascination there must be an initial inspiration. I really wanted to talk to Bill Zimmerman about the comic site that has inspired me so much, and I was thrilled when he agreed to do this interview. Let the interview begin: 4) How can storytelling through comics develop creativity and fluency?

Infographics for Teaching Classic Literature - Create Amazing Infographics Easel.ly! When was the last time you were one with your Shakespeare? If you’re the English teacher or drama coach, you’re probably pretty up on your Hamlet and MacBeth. The rest of us–not so much. These works can be pretty daunting for students and mere mortals alike. “That’s just like…” Every time I assign reading that resonates with students, one or two will hang out after class and discuss similar situations in their lives. Writing and storytelling have never been more critical, according to Robert McKee, the author of “Story” and instructor to the stars. The way students experience the literature is changing. Whether they’re reading, predicting, or decoding a piece of classical literature or writing and producing short bits for their YouTube channels, the craft of story is critical. Unfortunately, many students ask, “Can’t we just watch the movie?” Here’s where visual learning comes in. “I thought infographics were about data. Last week’s infographic feature was all about data. Lesson Ideas:

EasyBib EasyBib: Free Bibliography Generator - MLA, APA, Chicago citation styles Writing Exercises Free Photos for free download ShutterStock.com 10% off on monthly subscription plans with coupon code AFD10 Amplifying Student Voice in Purposeful Digital Lesson Design This is a collaborative post written with the incredible Karly Moura, an amazing TOSA from California. She has been an invaluable part of my PLN since we have connected 2 years ago. Add her to your PLN by following her on Twitter. If you follow either one of us on Twitter, you will quickly find out that we have many things in common. Whoa. HyperDocs! OK now that we are all on the same page with the WHAT, let’s talk about WHY HyperDocs and WHY Flipgrid and HOW we can use them together to amplify student voice in purposeful digital lesson design.In a recent episode of the Cult of Pedagogy podcast those two were brought together. HIGHFILL: ...You know when a new web tool comes along, you’re all excited? GONZALEZ: Yeah. HIGHFILL: But then I want to ask them, what are you going to do with it? GONZALEZ: Right. HIGHFILL: And where in the lesson flow would it fit in your HyperDocs? Lisa makes a great point. Well, we say “Yes!” Engage Idea 💡 KWL chart gets a video REMIX.

www.creativebloq.com/design-tools/data-visualization-712402 It's often said that data is the new world currency, and the web is the exchange bureau through which it's traded. As consumers, we're positively swimming in data; it's everywhere from labels on food packaging design to World Health Organisation reports. As a result, for the designer it's becoming increasingly difficult to present data in a way that stands out from the mass of competing data streams. Get Adobe Creative Cloud One of the best ways to get your message across is to use a visualization to quickly draw attention to the key messages, and by presenting data visually it's also possible to uncover surprising patterns and observations that wouldn't be apparent from looking at stats alone. As author, data journalist and information designer David McCandless said in his TED talk: "By visualizing information, we turn it into a landscape that you can explore with your eyes, a sort of information map. There are many different ways of telling a story, but everything starts with an idea.

Creative Writing: Topics, Tips & Guidelines Creative Commons Resources for Classroom Teachers Posted by Bill Ferriter on Sunday, 09/08/2013 If your students are using images, video, or music in the final products that they are producing for your class, then it is INCREDIBLY important that you introduce them to the Creative Commons -- an organization that is helping to redefine copyright laws. With a self-described goal to "save the world from failed sharing," the Creative Commons organization has developed a set of licenses that content creators can use when sharing the work. While every Creative Commons license requires that attribution to be given to the original owner of a piece of content, every license also details the ways that content can be used by others WITHOUT having to ask for permission in advance. That makes Creative Commons content perfect for use in classroom projects. #winning Want to know more about the Creative Commons? Sources for Finding Creative Commons Content: Related Radical Reads: What Do YOU Know About the Creative Commons? Anti-Bullying PSA Project

Four Google cheat sheets - a great example of Hyperdocs in action So when I came across @cogswell_ben's superb Google Cheat Sheets I realised that these are excellent examples of Hyperdocs. Ben has kindly given these a Creative Commons license so that they can be reused. One can't embed them but if you click on the images below you'll be taken to the originals. This concept is so useful for creating documents for students to use in the classroom. The 5 Cs in Education: What If… Sketchnoting in the Process After my sketchnoting workshop at Miami Device, I was asked to record my process of CREATING the sketchnotes. I used Airserver to mirror my iPad display to my laptopUsed Screenflow to record myself sketching the main points of the presentationUsed Screenflow to speed up the recorded footage from 30+ minutes to 2.5 minutesExported, then imported into iMovie to add credtits and music This was the first time doing a screencast this way for me…there are a few kinks that I still need to work out (how to NOT record the screenflow toolbar). [The sketchnotes created in the video below were NOT created live, but AFTER, I had created the slide deck already} Here is the slide deck for the presentation Related Sketchnoting and Yet Another Dimension Experimenting with sketchnoting as note taking and as visual summaries and slide design has been an area of intense interest for me over the past six months. 24. In "Collaboration" Evolution of Note Taking: New Forms Note taking is a big topic among educators.

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