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In this much-anticipated book from acclaimed blogger Vicki Davis (Cool Cat Teacher), you'll learn the key shifts in writing instruction necessary to move students forward in today's world.
List of contents
Part I: Get to Know the New Writing
Chapter 1 - How Is Writing Reinvented?
Chapter 2 - Picking the Right Tool
Part II: The 9 Types of Tools
Chapter 3 - Reinventing Paper: ePaper and eBooks
Chapter 4 – Reinventing Notetaking: Digital Notebooks
Chapter 5 – Reinventing Notecards: Social Bookmarking
Chapter 6 – Reinventing the filing cabinet and inbox: Cloud Syncing
Chapter 7 – Reinventing Word processors: CLOUD Writing Apps
Chapter 8 – Reinventing Journals & Book Reports: Blogging and Microblogging
Chapter 9 – Reinventing Group Reports and presentations: Wikis and Website builders
Chapter 10 – Reinventing Prewriting: Graphic Organizers, Mind Mapping, and More
Chapter 11 – Reinventing Illustrations and scrapbooks – Cartoons and Infographics
Part III: Practical Ways to Implement the Tools in the Classroom
Chapter 12 – Reinventing Citizenship: Preventing problems by teaching students how to be good digital citizens
Chapter 13 – Making Your Job Easier: Building Writing Communities where students love to learn
Chapter 14 – Will it Ever Stop? Enjoying & relaxing in the new age of change with a timeless mindset
Appendices
Appendix A – Quick Start Checklist (Putting it all together)
Appendix B – Common Core Standards Summarized
Appendix C – During Class Writing Checklist
Appendix D – Good sources of information to add to the Student PLN
Appendix E – Common Pages for Wikis and Websites
Summary
In this much-anticipated book from acclaimed blogger Vicki Davis (Cool Cat Teacher), you’ll learn the key shifts in writing instruction necessary to move students forward in today’s world.
