1st Edition
Can We Skip Lunch and Keep Writing? Collaborating in Class & Online, Grades 3-6
By Julie D. Ramsay
Copyright 2011
136 Pages
by
Routledge
136 Pages
by
Routledge
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Publishing podcasts, writing digital stories with choose your own adventure endings, and collaborating with students around the country through wikis, Skype, and VoiceThread, Julie D. Ramsay never imagined that she and her fifth grade students would be forging a new frontier using technology to support writing lessons. In a school district with minimal resources and a prescriptive curriculum... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1: Writing Reimagined; Chapter 2: Poetry to Podcasts; Chapter 3: Storytelling for This Generation; Chapter 4: One Size Does Not Fit All; Chapter 5: The Whole Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts; Chapter 6: Stepping Back in Time; Chapter 7: Passion and Persuasion; Chapter 8: Learning Far and Near
Biography
Julie D. Ramsay is a fifth-grade teacher at Fultondale Elementary School in a community just north of Birmingham, Alabama. A graduate of the University of Montevallo, Julie has also earned certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Julie has more than sixteen years of experience teaching reading and writing across content areas. Since 2000, she has served as a speaker, presenter, and consultant—locally and nationally—in the nationally—in the area of technology-supported learning projects.
"The book is written in language even the techno-novice can understand, yet touches on such a wide variety of tools that even the most tech-savvy will learn something." - Get Organized! blog
"This book shows the delicate balance of keeping one eye on curriculum expectations while letting students take the reins of their own learning." - Professionally Speaking
"The tools and projects are suitable whether working with an open-ended curriculum or very prescriptive subject requirements. Although designed for teachers in the intermediate and middle-grades, many of the concepts and examples could be adapted to other grades and situations." - Books News
