Spring Hill Writers’ Workshop 2011

Pushing the Boundaries

http://readingpower.wordpress.com/ Anne Weaver, All Hallows’ School @Anneticipation

Tool Power

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It’s not about the tool,

It’s about the learning purpose....

Aim:

32 students, from 4 schools, collaborating in groups about writing, both online and in person, at school and outside school, to increase engagement, improve writing, for an authentic audience.

So what tools and why?

Wiki

Blurb

Collaborative writing

Collaborative writing

Why collaborative writing?• Collaboration

– aids in problem finding as well as problem solving. – aids in learning abstractions.– aids in transfer and assimilation; it fosters interdisciplinary thinking.– leads not only to sharper, more critical thinking (students must explain,

defend, adapt), but to a deeper understanding of others.– leads to higher achievement in general. . . .– promotes excellence. In this regard, I am fond of quoting Hannah Arendt:

'For excellence, the presence of others [collaboration] is always required.‘– engages the whole student and encourages active learning; it combines

reading, talking, writing, thinking; it provides practice in both synthetic and analytic skills."

(Andrea Lunsford, "Collaboration, Control, and the Idea of a Writing Center." The Writing Center Journal, 1991) http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/Collaborative-Writing.htm

• Writing is increasingly digital, collaborative and online

• http://www.fanfiction.net/

• http://www.fictionpress.com/

• http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2928780/1/The_Fight_For_Acceptance reviews

“You and I grew up with the notion of the little girl [boy] curled up in her chair reading, or the writer in her garret, right?”… “But what we’ve discovered is that

when you move the function of reading and writing online, the social aspect comes forward.”

http://spotlight.macfound.org/featured-stories/entry/the-future-of-reading-and-writing-is-collaborative/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20macfound/iQaL%20Spotlight%20on%20Digital%20Media

%20and%20Learning

Why cares about fandom?

Collectively, The Mortal Instruments series of books have spent 28 weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers List.

http://screenrant.com/mortal-instruments-movie-next-twilight-robf-32936/

Collaborative writing on mobile phonesAt the end of 2010, one of the 2 best selling books in Japan was a 142-page

hardback book that was originally typed on a mobile phone. Rin’s MoshimoKimiga (If You …) began as a series of instalments that was sent out to the phones of thousands of subscribers. When it was converted into a hardcopy book, it sold more than 420,000 copies in the first 2 months.

“It might seem strange that young readers are going out and buying the book after they’ve already read the story on their mobile. Often it’s because they email suggestions and criticisms to the author on the novel website as the story is unfolding, so they feel like they’ve contributed to the final product, and they want a hardcopy keepsake of it.” http://www.smh.com.au/news/mobiles–handhelds/in-japan-cellular-storytelling-is-all-the-rage/2007/12/03/1196530522543.html

Five of the ten best selling novels in Japan in 2007 were keitai shousetsu or cellphone novels. These novels were originally written and published to phones via text messaging, by and for young adults. This phenomenon began in 2003, and spread to countries such as South Korea, China and South Africa.

Maho no i-rando (Magic Island) is a site that has free tools to help readers create their own mobile phone novels. It has accumulated nearly 1 million works in its first 7 years of operation.

At school - Clouds got in my way...

Wiki

Wikis, blogs, google docs?

http://blogswikisdocs.wikispaces.com/

Issues

• Control of information - delete Wiki, who owns the content? Facebook

• Spellcheck need to produce first in word for spellchecking. Google docs has own spellcheck .

• Formatting

• Privacy

• Ease of use – Passwords

• May need it unblocked

Wikispaces

Blurb

Here is an example of issuu online only - no hardcover book – pdf format only

http://issuu.com/mrburrettsclass/docs/ictmagic_show_jun_11?mode=embed&showFlipBtn=true

The other 2 options are blurb and lulu. Both provide online plus hard cover books.

http://photos.timchuma.com/advice/blurb_vs_lulu.htm

Blurb – can copy and paste, pdf or own design -have to order print copy within 2 weeks, or book will be deleted – load to issuu first

Here is an example of issuu online only - no hardcover book – pdf format only

http://issuu.com/mrburrettsclass/docs/ictmagic_show_jun_11?mode=embed&showFlipBtn=true

The other 2 options are blurb and lulu. Both provide online plus hard cover books.

http://photos.timchuma.com/advice/blurb_vs_lulu.htm

Blurb – can copy and paste, pdf or own design -have to order print copy within 2 weeks, or book will be deleted – load to issuu first

Authentic audiences

Our print book ordered July 10, will arrive on July 14

Can be shared online with everyone and anyone – at no cost (for 2 weeks any way with blurb)

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/1817305/33dc7953dc4f71571d8a041e9378dc8abf65220f

Conclusion

Tool Power - Power Learning

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$Engagement$Problem solving

$Collaboration

$Transfer

$Critical thinking

$Active learning

$Higher achievement

$Abstractions