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In spite of the discouraging aesthetics the platform, ThinkCERCA is full of substance. The potential for it to help students of various reading and writing levels cannot be denied. However, using the platform daily is sure to reduce the novelty and creativity needed to foster great writing. 
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Writing flashbacks badly can stunt the flow of your story, lose a reader’s interest, create confusion and ruin your book. Here's how to write them well. Via Penelope, Jim Lerman
Penelope's curator insight,
November 30, 2017 12:53 PM
If you write stories and use flashbacks to explain things, this article is a must read for you. The explanation and examples given are excellent, and will give you a clear picture of why and how flashbacks can be used correctly.
***This review was written by Penelope Silvers for her curated content on "Writing Rightly"***
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When my students do a Hexagonal Learning activity, one of the groups of hexagons I usually use includes the themes of the story we are discussing. However, I have always struggled with how to help students identify the themes. It is difficult for them to discern the difference between theme and main idea. Yesterday, I found this great free video from BrainPop (no subscription needed to watch this one) that explains “Theme” using Star Wars. My 4th graders really enjoyed it. When we finished watching it, they were immediately ready to call out the many themes they observe in Tuck Everlasting. It was surprisingly easy, resulting in my lesson time being half what I had planned. Later, I found this great free printable from Minds in Bloom to help reinforce what they have learned about themes for next week’s class.
Jim Lerman's insight: Click on headline or image above to go to actual webpage that has several links to valuable resources on this topic of Themes in students' understanding of literature.
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"Does grading a stack of papers feel like shoveling smoke for a weekend? Like the payoff does not equal your effort?
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Student creation of six-word memoirs can help form powerful connections to learning. Discover some technology resources to help them.
Jim Lerman's insight: Some very good ideas and resources here.
Dr. Helen Teague's curator insight,
November 21, 2017 9:17 AM
Six-word memoirs involve lots of critical thinking
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Summary: Using an OREO Planner (Yes, like the biscuit), children learn how to create a persuasive writing text. Children have to brainstorm their own OPINION, REASON, EXPLANATION and then revisit their OPINION to persuade their audience. Via ke hones
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Check The 5 Best Free Digital Magazine Creation Tools for Teachers and How To Use The 5 Best Free Digital Magazine Creation Tools for Teachers. Via Sarah McElrath, Jim Lerman
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How I'm using Lisa Cron's book Story Genius to harness brain science when revising my novel to increase the tension. Via Sarah McElrath
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Pixar mastermind Andrew Stanton gave a TED Talk called "The clues to a great story." Below, see his golden rules of storytelling, visualized. Via Sarah McElrath
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There are so many tools that will help students with the writing process. Some of these tools help organize research while others help students organize their thoughts or locate grammatical errors. Via Elizabeth E Charles, Sarah McElrath
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An explanatory infographic with 40 of the most common symbols used by all types of visual communicators, from filmmakers to designers, and tips on how to use
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Last weekend, at the Journalism Interactive conference hosted by the University of Maryland, I presented a card game that I have been prototyping for the last year in classrooms from Northeastern to the Nieman Foundation. The game, in a nutshell, helps students conceptualize, scaffold and focus a digital story for a specific topic and a specific user.
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While some might argue that the only tools an author really needs are a typewriter and a strong cup of coffee, in today’s increasingly digital society, the number of apps and technological aids available to writers is mind-blowing. Whether you want to brainstorm plot outlines, keep your research notes organised or scare yourself into reaching your daily word count, you can bet there’s an app designed specifically for that purpose. Here is our list of 22 apps and tools that every writer should know about.
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"While publishing student writing online fundamentally hooks students as writers, as teachers we can take advantage of available tools to make our jobs easier. Just as our students have new digital tools, so do we as their teachers.
"While publishing student writing online fundamentally hooks students as writers, as teachers we can take advantage of available tools to make our jobs easier. Just as our students have new digital tools, so do we as their teachers.
"Here are some tips for creating short content:
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You can leverage micro-writing—tweets, Instagram posts, and the like—to help students improve their communication and writing skills. Via Yuly Asencion, Dean J. Fusto, Dennis Swender, Jim Lerman
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Write About This is a visual writing prompt & creation platform perfect for classrooms and families! With endless ways to respond and the ability to craft custom photo prompts, it will kick-start any writing activity. 125 categorized images & 375 text+voice prompts included! Via John Evans, Jim Lerman
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If you want to be an extraordinary writer you need to do extraordinary things.
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Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education Via Dr. Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , LundTechIntegration, Jim Lerman
Kristi Ivan's curator insight,
November 21, 2017 10:36 AM
Always good to see new tools for digital storytelling!
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Write & Improve is a free service for learners of English to practise their written English. Submit your written work and receive feedback in seconds, covering spelling, vocabulary, and grammar. Via Mark E. Deschaine, PhD, Evdokia Roka, Jim Lerman
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Help for essay revision: use learning stations to engage your students in a thoughtful approach to the revision and peer feedback process. Via Sarah McElrath
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I can't keep quiet about author/storyteller/educator Kevin Cordi's brainchild, the Top Secret YA Storybox Project. This past Sunday whil Via Sarah McElrath
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Description by Common Sense Education
"An amazing creation suite for both teachers and students, Adobe Spark is easy to use and offers plenty of inspiring templates to get started. You can browse the Education section of the Inspiration Gallery and filter by project type (Pages, Posts, Videos) to get ideas. The Post tool is great for creating flyers or posters, which can be printed and displayed in your classroom. Students can create collages and graphic images to accompany lessons on any subject. Use the Page tool to design a scrolling, interactive lesson plan or have students create web stories to present their research or bring a narrative to life. The third creation tool, Video, allows teachers and students to select music and record their voices over slides that tell a story, argue a position, or describe a research project. For students, the key is figuring out how to organize and visualize their ideas. These tools offer rich opportunities to demonstrate learning while getting creative with design elements.
"The search integration for Creative Commons-licensed photos is a great opportunity for teachers to explain best practices around copyright and fair use. Check out Adobe's webpage for using Adobe Spark in the Classroom to get more ideas from teachers using the tool." Via Jim Lerman
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Newsrooms don’t follow a standard playbook. They scramble, they adapt, they make mistakes. But are there some go-to tools and best practices worth adopting, whether you’re a data reporter, newsroom manager, or journalism educator?
Jim Lerman's insight: Download or read the whole paper from this site.
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Are you teaching writer’s workshop or looking for resources for your ELA classroom? Integrating technology tools into writing is important for so many reasons. Technology tools can energize your writer’s workshop and prepare students for the digital world. From interactive concept maps to online publishing tools, there are a handful of fantastic websites and mobile apps for writing teachers.
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