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As ubiquitous media content is orienting the interest of 21st century’s writers towards creating and publishing multimodal compositions (posters, digital stories, websites, online texts etc.) out of school and workplace, educators look for ways of incorporating these “new literacies” (New London Group, 1996) into student’s writing activities that are opportunities for mediating voice and identity within the socio-cultural perspective of language learning. This blog’s purpose is to examine the tools of new literacies as a way of motivating students in writing and promoting students’ discursive consciousness in expressing style, voice, and identity in classroom settings. Delete the scoop?
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I've followed with anticipation each time over the years - a new website allowing teachers to make comprehension quizzes for Youtube videos. As the director o… Via David Deubelbeiss 
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January 15, 2:29 AM
Many of my undergraduate EFL students are big fans of English Central, so there is certainly an interest in video-based quizzes as an entertaining form of self-study. Delete the scoop?
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How did the team behind Red Bull Stratos produce a successful, transmedia narrative? Via Simon Staffans 
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January 18, 7:37 AM
A case study of Red Bull Stratos and the jump by Felix Baumgartner. Delete the scoop?
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Directing digital storytelling means nothing more or less then attempting to build a conversation in time. In such a way that you control this conversation, to the extent possible in this virtual world. Hence the three pillars of Digital Storytelling. Via Gregg Morris, buket Delete the scoop?
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December 2, 2012 12:00 PM
You're most welcome LuAnne! Glad you find them useful; I do as well :-)
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Infographics (or Information Graphics) are graphic visual representations of data or information, presented in a way to make it easier to consume information. Infographics gained popularity ... Via Lisa Johnson , BookChook, Les Howard Delete the scoop?
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High school students are learning to code to gain an edge in the job market. Delete the scoop?
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The other day, as I was working with Thinglink on a media piece about digital writing (you can still see what I did and add your own thoughts) for Digital Writing Month, I had this brainstorm of using the site to add an audio track ... Via Hybrid Pedagogy Delete the scoop?
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Global Conversations in Literacy Research (GCLR) is a series of free interactive web seminars that feature cutting-edge literacy research conducted by international literacy researchers. GCLR is grounded in critical literacy, and sees as its mission to provide no-cost, accessible professional development that connects leading literacy scholars with global populations. Via Nik Peachey Delete the scoop?
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We believe that the art of the raconteur - the telling of unscripted, personal, porch-style stories - is one of the great arts, and that nights of storytelling are vital to any vibrant and healthy community. ~ Program for Unchained Deep South Tour, 2013 Via Gregg Morris Delete the scoop?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CU5wV49y9KI This post was originally posted on Figuring It Out by J... Via Timo Ilomäki, Christine Heine Delete the scoop?
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Massabesic Middle School, Waterboro "For so many years, students would receive grades and not know where they came from, what assignments led up to them, how they would be assessed. Now they're involved in not only creating the units and deciding how they will assess themselves, but also how they will assess each other."
Ms. Downing-Ford:
So when a student walks into my classroom, I think what their struck with is that I'm not the one that's talking the most in the classroom. There's a lot of voice and choice in the classroom.
For so many years, they would receive grades and not know where they came from, what assignments led up to them, how they would be assessed. Now they're involved in not only creating the units and deciding how they will assess themselves, but also how they will self-assess their work and assess each other. Via Kathleen McClaskey 
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December 20, 2012 11:35 AM
At Massabesic Middle School, learners are unpacking the standards and are given "voice and choice" in how they learn and how they will express what they know and understand. This is an excellent example of what student-centered learning is and how teachers and learners roles change. Above all, the ownership to learning takes place where the learners are driving their own learning.
A thank you to the Maine DOE and Ms. Downing-Ford in sharing this video and illustrating the power behind student-centered learning! 
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December 21, 2012 12:39 PM
Worth a watch. I'm struck with the fact that these students are using education jargon, like: "unpacking the standards." Not sure how I feel about that. Delete the scoop?
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Robin Good: I used to love the Google contextual mini-browser (the Google Deskbar - 2003), something probably most people today have never seen nor have a memory of, but which in my humble opinion, was one of the best and most useful tools released by Google ever.
Well the little mini-search tool is back in a new customized format inside the Google Docs Presentation tool, where you can now easily search for reference, quotes, information and images related to the topic you are working on in your presentation.
Search becomes contextual and the relevant information found can be immediately integrated into the work we are creating. (Any information or image you find with the Google Research Tool can be intuitively selected and dragged onto the slide area, where it can be sized and positioned in any way you like.)
Each content item found with the Google Research Tool and utilized in your slide content is automatically linked back to its original source to simplify the credit and attribution process.
Extremely useful. Especially for quotes and images.
More info: http://support.google.com/drive/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2481802
Try it out now inside your Google Docs / Drive account: https://drive.google.com/
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How-to video for creating digital storybooks using custom animations in PowerPoint. For more resources from Nancye Blair, visit www.EngagingEducation.net. Via Baiba Svenca, Eva Buyuksimkesyan, EiriniKaragiorgaki, Let's Learn IT, Juergen Wagner, Louise Robinson-Lay 
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December 28, 2012 7:21 AM
Thought that movies can be made only with fancy video software? Think again! This video here shows how you can make short movies using only graphics, clipart, animations and other PowerPoint elements. The video focusses on digital storybooks, but this technique is quite useful to make short movies even for a business presentation. You could even pick up an animated PowerPoint presentation tool and use that as the basis of for your short 'animated' movie. Something like this doesn't take too much of your time and adding a story/movie to your presentation will add more appeal and pizzazz to your slides! 
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January 25, 1:22 PM
Technology and learning.....we continue to explore the best connections to student engagement......and even educator engagement 
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January 29, 5:50 PM
PowerPoint is like Rodney Dangerfield -- "I get no resprect." But it's one of the most versatile, go-to tools of all time. Delete the scoop?
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In this post, Bonnie relates how digital writing allows us to give voice to ourselves and to others, in sometimes unique and unexpected ways. Via Hybrid Pedagogy Delete the scoop?
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As ubiquitous media content is orienting the interest of 21st century’s writers towards creating and publishing multimodal compositions (posters, digital stories, websites, online texts etc.) out of school and workplace, educators look for ways of incorporating these “new literacies” (New London Group, 1996) into student’s writing activities that are opportunities for mediating voice and identity within the socio-cultural perspective of language learning. This blog’s purpose is to examine the tools of new literacies as a way of motivating students in writing and promoting students’ discursive consciousness in expressing style, voice, and identity in classroom settings.