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Fifty-nine interactive activities focused on English language literacy from grades K-12, most on writing.
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![]() Many celebrated writers have championed the creative benefits of keeping a diary, but no one has put the diary to more impressive practical use in the creative process than John Steinbeck (February 27, 1902–December 20, 1968). In the spring of 1938, shortly after performing one of the greatest acts of artistic courage — that of changing one’s mind when a creative project is well underway, as Steinbeck did when he abandoned a book he felt wasn’t living up to his humanistic duty — he embarked on the most intense writing experience of his life. The public fruit of this labor would become the 1939 masterwork The Grapes of Wrath — a title his politically radical wife, Carol Steinbeck, came up with after reading The Battle Hymn of the Republic by Julia Howe. The novel earned Steinbeck the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 and was a cornerstone for his Nobel Prize two decades later, but its private fruit is in many ways at least as important and morally instructive.
![]() Over the last couple of months I've found and written about a number of really great tools and resources to help improve our students' writing skills. This is a collection of links to reviews of ten of the best. Via Nik Peachey
![]() Video games are suspected of inciting violence in youth, but a subgenre of literature borrowing narrative structures from video games suggests that they can instead boost youth empowerment and activism. These ludic (game- or play-oriented) stories also suggest ways storytelling can evolve to engage youth in a world where technology is not an add-on, but an essential way of being. Through a close analysis of Salman Rushdie’s (2010) children’s novel Luka and the Fire of Life, this study demonstrates the potential of integrating technology and storytelling to develop young people’s problem solving skills and civic engagement.
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Visual marketing expert Shlomi Ron discusses how brands can better leverage the power of visual storytelling to drive impact.
Jim Lerman's insight:
Visual storytelling can be an important element in education as well. Via Dr. Karen Dietz, Jim Lerman
Dr. Karen Dietz's curator insight,
April 10, 12:13 PM
"At the very basic level, we see that businesses don’t have a concrete business story to tell," says Shlomi Ron in this article on Visual Storytelling. And that's the crux of the matter.
Ron goes on to share a lot about how to construct visual stories and the mistakes business make in their visual storytelling. And there's great news about the primacy of print and the marrying of visual with print media.
That being said, it's scary how good we are getting at knowing how to sway people. As always, there are upsides and downsides, and it behooves us all to be more aware of what we do, and what is being done to us.
This robust article to dig into.
![]() Social Innovation Leadership Sabbaticals, a 2017 LRNG Innovators Challenge grantee in Antioch, TN, provides the space and resources for students to pursue their wild ideas, revealing a desire to do work that connects and contributes to the local community and local environment.
![]() "Civic Engagement Research Group (CERG) scholars Erica Hodgin and Joseph Kahne collect resources for deeply and meaningfully assessing students’ civic learning, as part of Teaching Channel’s Educating for Democracy Deep Dive.
Jim Lerman's insight:
Numerous excellent resources here for learning assessment...certainly for Civic Engagement, but related topics as well, including Language Arts and Social Studies especially.
![]() "Creating poetry on the iPad is the perfect way to celebrate National Poetry Month and there are many engaging and useful apps for creating poetry available! Slip some technology integration into your poetry activities this month with these 10 iPad apps for creating and sharing poems." Via John Evans, Tania Gammage
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Via The Scout Report
"Memoir Monday is a weekly newsletter dedicated to the genre of life-writing. The newsletter is "curated" by Narratively, Catapult, Granta, Guernica, Longreads, and Tin House and features the best life-writing published in all six publications. In doing so, the team behind Memoir Monday make it easy for readers to find high-quality, humorous, and poignant stories. Each selection is accompanied by a short description. Visitors can sign up to receive Memoir Monday in their email inbox for free. Alternatively, readers can explore all past newsletters on this website."
![]() "Imagine the public’s reaction to these newspaper headlines:
Almost 60% of Children Cannot Read Classroom Material 50% of High School Graduates Not Prepared for College-Level Reading Reading Remediation Costs Businesses $3.1 Billion a Year Parents, grandparents, business leaders, college presidents, and politicians would be incensed, demanding immediate action to rectify this alarming situation. Well, if we substitute the word write for read and writing for reading this accurately represents the state of affairs for writing in American society. It is time to take action. All students need to learn to write effectively now. " Via Dennis Swender
![]() I've published quite a few posts and "Best" lists related to teaching writing, and I thought it would be useful to me and to readers to bring them all together: The Best Posts On Writing Instructio... Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , Liz Bujaki
![]() Create storyboards with our free storyboard software! Filmmaker, teachers, students, businesses all love Storyboard That, easy online storyboard & comic creator Via Nik Peachey
Alpha Selene DeLap's curator insight,
March 14, 11:14 AM
This is a great free tool for creating materials for students or getting students to create materials. Great way to visualise thinking too.
Limitless Learning Limited's curator insight,
March 14, 12:35 PM
A great way to create storyboards and cartoons
![]() A Handy Infographic Featuring 28 Web Tools to Help Students Enhance Their Writing Skills
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Engaging, multimedia-rich digital stories can capture the attention of students and increase their interest in exploring new ideas. |
![]() [You owe it to yourself to read this. Despite what I thought I knew, I found it harrowing. -JL]
"When I downloaded a copy of my Facebook data last week, I didn’t expect to see much. My profile is sparse, I rarely post anything on the site, and I seldom click on ads. (I’m what some call a Facebook “lurker.”) Via Jim Lerman
![]() Josh Allen began his career teaching kindergarten abroad in a completely analog classroom; flashcards, a laminator and a weekly visit to the local print shop were as high tech as it got. And while he felt students were making positive gains, they were lacking a real voice in the classroom and choice in their learning. Today, Josh is an Education Associate at Buncee ; the creation and presentation tool for K through 12 learners across the globe. Buncee turns students of all ages into digital storytellers able to engage with and visualize their learning in infinite ways. Josh Allen was joined by Eda Gimenez to discuss and demonstrate Buncee at the EdLab seminar in February of 2018.
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Of all the resources we publish on The Learning Network, perhaps it’s our vast collection of writing prompts that is our most widely used resource for teaching and learning with The Times.
![]() Today my students did one of my favorite speeches of the year; the very best book they have read this year. They have highlighted, enticed and persuaded others to fall in love with their selected book. And I have taken note. It turns out my students have very good taste when it comes to books. Some of these are fine for all 7th graders, some are more mature, I am including them all so that you can make your own decision. All parents are informed of the range of books that are present in our classroom library so that students can choose something that speaks to them. It was interesting to see just how many of these books I myself had read and booktalked, as well as how many have been favorites two years in a row. So what are the must have or add books in a 7th-grade library for 2017? Behold the entire list…
![]() The National Writing Project is thrilled to announce to educators across the country that it has launched a Writing Our Future youth publishing project in partnership with Citizen Film, the makers of the PBS documentary American Creed. This project invites educators to bring the film to their classroom or learning center and to support young people in joining the film’s conversation through their own writing, art, and media responses.
![]() "Grass Valley Elementary’s schoolwide shift towards connected learning and maker education, supported by an LRNG Innovators Challenge grant, is letting students shine by giving them opportunities for authentic expression while connecting to their passions and communities.
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Author and professor Adam Grant said, “Good communicators make themselves look smart. Great communicators make their audiences feel smart." Via Laura Largo
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From
jacket2
Via The Scout Report
"Made for poetry lovers, Jacket2 is an online magazine dedicated to "modern and contemporary poets and poetics." Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania, the magazine is edited by poetry scholars and poets from across the United States. The magazine publishes reviews, interviews, essays, and a podcast (PoemTalk). One recent essay, published in the features section, explores the topic of Canadian avant-garde poetry, accompanied by video clips of discussions at a recent conference on the topic. Another recent essay explores Kokoomoteos, a form of visual poetry that emerged in Finland and provides links to ten poems that are part of this unique genre. Jacket 2 began as a print magazine, published between 1997 and 2010. Visitors can check out the print magazine's archives via a link in the about us section."
![]() The many benefits of having a penpal as a child
![]() iFake Text Message is a great tool for creating authentic looking materials to engage students and shift materials design into a genre that’s both relevant and familiar. The tool enables you to create a screen image of a text conversation.
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Our goal with Fable is to give you a whole new way for expressing yourself virtually. Use your own avatar in augmented reality to tell stories, express feelings, share moments and create memories. This is the new generation of emoji and the next step in making virtual communication more personal. Emojis are old, create a Fable! Via Nik Peachey, Jim Lerman
![]() Website design has really evolved over the past few years to include interactive experiences that provide depth and movement. Parallax scrolling is a technique that involves objects and layers with… Via Dr. Karen Dietz, Iñaki Cano
Dr. Karen Dietz's curator insight,
February 20, 11:29 AM
Want to know how to do great storytelling on your website? Well, using a parallax layout is one way and here's a post that lists the most effective 11 examples.
I'm periodically asked about telling stories on websites, so these examples should spark some ideas -- whether you use parallax or not.
While it's true that most of these examples are educational and not necessarily focused on business, that doesn't mean you can't make the translation. Think about one of your signature stories -- maybe your brand story about how your business got started and why, and then how that translated into a unique offering in the marketplace.
Hmmm....something to think about.
This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling at www.scoop.it/t/just-story-it. |