Agenda

Why use technology in the classroom? ** July 17 ** Using Technology to Collaborate **July 18** Using Technology to Discuss ** July 19 ** What's out there for me? Links to helpful Internet resources. This is just the tip of the iceberg - never stop exploring.
 * July 16 **
 * Complete technology survey
 * View YouTube videos and participate in online discussion
 * Set up Edmodo accounts
 * View //Wikis in Plain English// and begin to build classroom wikis
 * Homework: Read //Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants// by Marc Prensky and participate in the online discussion
 * Discuss //Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants//
 * Continue building classroom wikis
 * Word clouds
 * Embedding
 * YouTube
 * Google Calendar
 * Scribd
 * Homework: Find an online article that discusses digital writing and post the link to the Milwaukee Writing Project wiki. Include a brief summary with your post.
 * Discuss articles posted to site
 * Explore Google Docs
 * Learn about blogging in the writing classroom
 * Set up classroom blogs
 * Homework: Find a video that explores the use of blogs in the classroom and post it to the Milwaukee Writing Project wiki. Include a brief summary with your post.