Digital Writing: Blogs, Wikis and Podcasts
Teachers, Grades 1-4/Teachers, Grades 5-12
Engage and motivate even your most reluctant writers with 21st century technologies, including blogs, wikis, podcasts, and more. Learn all about these tools and how to use them to teach writing and help your students develop the research skills they will need to succeed in the future.
(90 minutes)
Professional Development Sessions
Reading, Writing, and Literacy
We are in the midst of an important educational paradigm shift. As we transition to the Information Age, our classroom experiences must reflect this change so that we can prepare students for the 21st century. Research proves that the use of technology positively impacts students’ learning and performance. However, technology must be purposefully integrated into the classroom in order to achieve this positive impact. Join renowned educator, Katie McKnight, as she illuminates and simplifies the world of education technology. Katie introduces and demonstrates how to use Web 2.0 tools and other terrific technological aids for differentiating instruction in all subjects.
- Technology in the Classroom: An Administrator’s Guide
- Google Docs & Apps: An Introduction
- Tools for Digital Storytelling
- Digital Writing: Blogs, Wikis and Podcasts
- Ride the Wave: Web 2.0 Tools for Teaching Literacy Skills in Your Classroom
- Study Smarts
- Writing for the 21st Century
- I Have a Question: The Best Web Based Research Tools
- Bloom was Right: Aligning Technology Integrated Lessons with Bloom’s Taxonomy