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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Digital Writing
As an English teacher I am constantly looking for new ways to make reading and writing more enjoyable for my students. I was looking for some blogs about writing and I came across this one, Digital Writing, Digital Teaching. Coincidentally, this blog is written by someone at Central Michigan University! I looked at a few posts and the one that stuck out to me the most was a review on a new book that was just published. This book focuses on writing digitally and incorporating it into all classes. Composing digitally defines the new generation of learners. Babies are born with iPhones in their hands now. As teachers, we need to hone in on this skill and make it important to the students. I'm curious about checking out this book. According to the blog, the author of the book "explores the questions of how to teach digital writing by examining author’s craft, demonstrating how intentional thinking about author’s craft in digital texts engages students in writing that is grounded in their digital lives." Knowing and understanding the author's craft is important to reading comprehension and writing. I think this book will be a great resource to use in my classroom as I prepare my lessons for the coming school year.
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I would be interested in this book also, Brenda. I think there's no arguing that students learn (read and write) differently today than when we were in school. It's also no secret that the workplace is changing to accommodate more technology. The question I have is whether the world of high-stakes testing is changing fast enough to warrant a digital shift in the teaching of reading and writing. It will be interesting to see how the Smarter Balanced Initiative changes the way we prepare students for tests. I still think there's a gap in the workplace and the world of college/academia.
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