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As a teacher, Google Docs is definitely an important tool in your digital toolkit. It provides you with an easy and simple platform wher Via WebTeachers, Jim Lerman 
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SEPTEMBER'S WRITING LESSON: I had a lot of interest in the lesson of the month when I summarized it last month, so I worked hard to post it a few days early this month. As school picture day looms or is still fresh in their memories, you might want to capitalize on making a great story using this month's The Worst Picture Day Ever lesson and writing challenge!
April Laramey's curator insight,
December 13, 2016 9:27 PM
Here's the latest news from Corbett (and Dena) Harrison. If you have not yet joined the Writing Lesson of the Month Network, Do so! Invaluable, classroom tested mentor text inspired lessons are just a few clicks away. ~ Dennis
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“Be a good steward of your gifts,” the poet Jane Kenyon urged in what remains the finest advice on writing I’ve encountered. And yet for even the most gifted artists, the practice of that stewardship remains a constant and rather slippery domain of discipline.
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Alex Faaborg shares how Virtual Reality introduces unique challenges for interface design, and opens up incredible opportunities for the future of art, journalism, and education. Virtual Reality design techniques and Google Cardboard is introduced to over 1000 TEDxCincinnati Main Stage participants. Via Jim Lerman
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On the days when I’m rigid about following this routine. I’m able to immerse myself in deep work for long stretches, and I’m more prolific, productive and creative. On the days when I turn on my devices first thing in the morning, and deviate from this routine it all goes to hell. To understand why read this piece about the power of turning things off.
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1. Collect research
via Nancy Jones
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This looks to be quite an effective and powerful tool. Thanks to Nancy Jones for the suggestion.
Jim Lerman's curator insight,
September 5, 2016 1:39 PM
This looks to be quite an effective and powerful tool. Thanks to Nancy Jones for the suggestion.
Jim Lerman's curator insight,
September 5, 2016 1:40 PM
This looks to be quite an effective and powerful tool. Thanks to Nancy Jones for the suggestion.
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Introduction to Game Writing with Sande Chen.
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If you will be in the NYC area, this looks like a wonderful event.
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In 2011, then Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats, tweeted 22 rules of storytelling. Artist Dino Ignacio then turned them into image macros. Via Lynnette Van Dyke, Penelope
Penelope's curator insight,
July 21, 2016 11:36 AM
You may have already seen these rules of storytelling, but they are worth a refresher. Plus, now they've been married to some beautiful images from beloved Pixar films. My brain loves these visuals. Enjoy! Link to the original article: http://twistedsifter.com/2013/09/pixars-22-rules-of-storytelling-as-image-macros/
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5 Tips for Making Writing a Daily Habit gives writers helpful tips on how to write daily. Via Penelope
Martim Neto Mariano's curator insight,
August 19, 2016 7:25 AM
5 dicas para fazer da escrita um hábito diário
Savaniah McNulty Villmer's curator insight,
August 23, 2016 11:19 PM
...I want to write in my blog daily
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August 24, 2016 12:13 AM
First of all, when I saw this article I considered that it´s really important for us inasmuch as we are in a process of making our thesis project in which we need to practice and improve our writing skills in order to make a great final job. This writer give us 5 interesting tips for making writing as part of a daily routine in our lifes. She says that the importance to write grows when we set a goal, we don't put limits, we always have a pen and paper in our hands, we take advantage of time and we have self-discipline and be responsable.
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Lego Story Maker- A Great Digital Storytelling App for kids
Via Lee Hall, Rui Guimarães Lima, Jim Lerman
António Leça Domingues's curator insight,
August 12, 2016 4:35 AM
Uma aplicação de LEGO para storytelling.
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The book Creativity in English Language Teaching edited by Daniel Xerri and Odette Vassallo is available to download by clicking on the image below:
FREE DOWNLOAD. FROM THE TABLE OF CONTENTS, THIS LOOKS LIKE QUITE AN INTERESTING VOLUME. -JL
Thanks to Nik Peachey for this link.
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From the Foreword:
"WHY DO WE NEED ANOTHER BOOK ABOUT CREATIVITY? We need another book because questions about creative language teaching are re-ignited by every teacher in every classroom in every country. Each time a language teacher enters a class, a silent experiment in hope and creativity is taking place: hope that the lesson will make a difference to at least one of its learners in some way; creativity in that teachers strive to give the lesson something of their own that goes beyond imitation or compliance. The teachers who describe their last lesson with a sparkle in their eye, rarely describe the joys of “doing what they are told” by the course book or the test paper. Instead they describe a sense of doing something of worth, and making a difference to their learners (Bell, 1995; Johnstone, 2009; Tsui, 2009). This is why we will never run out of the need for teachers to tell us their stories about what they did, why, and how they know it worked."
Jim Lerman's curator insight,
August 18, 2016 12:34 PM
From the Foreword:
"WHY DO WE NEED ANOTHER BOOK ABOUT CREATIVITY? We need another book because questions about creative language teaching are re-ignited by every teacher in every classroom in every country. Each time a language teacher enters a class, a silent experiment in hope and creativity is taking place: hope that the lesson will make a difference to at least one of its learners in some way; creativity in that teachers strive to give the lesson something of their own that goes beyond imitation or compliance. The teachers who describe their last lesson with a sparkle in their eye, rarely describe the joys of “doing what they are told” by the course book or the test paper. Instead they describe a sense of doing something of worth, and making a difference to their learners (Bell, 1995; Johnstone, 2009; Tsui, 2009). This is why we will never run out of the need for teachers to tell us their stories about what they did, why, and how they know it worked."
Jim Lerman's curator insight,
August 18, 2016 2:57 PM
From the Foreword:
"WHY DO WE NEED ANOTHER BOOK ABOUT CREATIVITY? We need another book because questions about creative language teaching are re-ignited by every teacher in every classroom in every country. Each time a language teacher enters a class, a silent experiment in hope and creativity is taking place: hope that the lesson will make a difference to at least one of its learners in some way; creativity in that teachers strive to give the lesson something of their own that goes beyond imitation or compliance. The teachers who describe their last lesson with a sparkle in their eye, rarely describe the joys of “doing what they are told” by the course book or the test paper. Instead they describe a sense of doing something of worth, and making a difference to their learners (Bell, 1995; Johnstone, 2009; Tsui, 2009). This is why we will never run out of the need for teachers to tell us their stories about what they did, why, and how they know it worked."
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What you write is legit. And you want to be read. I will help you with that!
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Join us in a conversation with Kimberly Hill Campbell and Kristi Latimer, authors of Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay. These authors claim, “If we want our students to be more engaged, skilled writers, we need to move beyond the five-paragraph essay.” Tune in to hear us talk about why and how middle school and high school teachers can do just that.
Tannis Niziol's curator insight,
April 4, 2016 11:08 PM
There's a world of writing beyond the 5 paragraph essay. Kick your old habits in the head while listening to this engaging podcast.
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August 28, 2016
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Pinocchio: An Alternative Origin Story Exploring the Grandest Questions of Existence :: Maria Popova
“Myths are made for the imagination to breathe life into them,” Albert Camus wrote. Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer, observed a century earlier as she contemplated the nature of the imagination and its three core faculties: “Imagination is the Discovering Faculty, pre-eminently… that which penetrates into the unseen worlds around us.”
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A deeply affecting article accompanied by numerous beautiful illustrations
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When filming in 360°, you can throw traditional storytelling techniques out the window. Shooting in 360° forces you to approach filmmaking in a new way, to ask yourself what a story is at its core, and to question how and why a story needs to be told in this new medium.
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Fascinating new publication focused on non-fiction storytelling and Virtual Reality. Link is to first issue (Sept. 2016) -JL Via Jim Lerman
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There is more to a good story then just the message. Find out the best tools for visual storytelling that will help spread your message further. Via Manuel Pinto
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Our thanks to guest contributor Alicia Honeycutt for this post. Do you feel like your creativity has taken a back seat? Do you want to awaken that dormant creative spirit within you? Do you feel like your creativity needs a
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"Computers have already beaten us at chess, Jeopardy and Go, the ancient board game from Asia. And now, in the raging war with machines, human beings have lost yet another battle — over typing.
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“ Alfred Hitchcock was an English film director and producer who worked closely with screenwriters on his films. The master storyteller, born 13 August 1899, died 29 April 1980.”
Via Shannon Bolithoe , Penelope
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August 16, 2016 12:44 PM
Alfred Hitchcock had the scream theme down pat. These tips, however, could apply to any writing genre to give it a new heartbeat. Great ideas! ***This review was written by Penelope Silvers for her curated content on "Writing Rightly" *** Link to the original article: http://writerswrite.co.za/6-things-alfred-hitchcock-can-teach-you-about-writing
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Description by Larry Kim:
"Critical thinking is an incredibly important skill, but it’s not often taught in public school curriculum. Brush up on your rhetoric, grammar, and logic with Trivium’s free resources."
Jim Lerman's curator insight,
August 19, 2016 4:14 PM
This site takes the classic subjects of the Trivium and the Quadrivium (the 7 Liberal Arts) quite seriously and provides the reader with textbook-style instruction in each of them. If you want to see what education looked like in the second half of the 19th century in the U.S., this will show you. Don't miss the 1895 8th grade final exam from Salinas, Kansas if you've not seen it before. Personally, I find the section on Rhetoric quite interesting.
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António Leça Domingues's curator insight,
August 12, 2016 4:35 AM
Uma aplicação de LEGO para storytelling.
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Learning to use a technology to complete a familiar task in a different way can feel awkward, but like anything, with practice, it becomes fluid. Maybe you’ve tried dictation in the past, and you are waiting for the technology to improve before adopting it. Well, the time has come to try it again. Dictation can offer you—and your students—much more, such as these five items.
Jim Lerman's insight:
The time has certainly arrived for we educators to start incorporating dictation into the classroom. The technology has certainly reached the crossover stage for general use and a number of free apps (include Voice Typing in Google Docs) exist.
Jim Lerman's curator insight,
August 18, 2016 12:22 PM
The time has certainly arrived for we educators to start incorporating dictation into the classroom. The technology has certainly reached the crossover stage for general use and a number of free apps (include Voice Typing in Google Docs) exist. |
