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=Miller's English Resource wiki= = = =Introduction=

The purpose of this site is to act as a dynamic resource of digitial tools, web 2.0 applications, teaching ideas, and other valuable resources. = = =English 10=

The purpose of this page is maintain a record of the work and assignments done in English 10 this year by me. For the class year 2006-2007, I have a page of ongoing projects, past work, and things for the future. Link to it here.

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=Personal blogging=

Blogger blog: [|http://literaturecirclesintheclassroom.blogspot.com] The dashboard for the edublog blog (not used regularly) [|millersenglish.edublogs.org/wp-admin]

=Web 2.0 resources=

Karl Fisch's Did You Know? video is a great introduction; Scott McLeod has re-mixed it to delete references to Karl's school. Here is a flash version of it: https://breeze5.umn.edu/didyouknow/ Here's a good [|video about using technology in the classroom] - could be used as an intro along with Karl Fisch's Did You Know? One of the first places to start with Web 2.0 technologies is this interesting PD tool -[|23 Things]. Could be modified for my own PD. Here is a link from a PD on [|"Using Social Technologies to Redefine Schooling"] Worth a look on a regular basis as a resource. Here is a link to some Web 2.0 resources for a project being done by [|Darren Kuropatwa at A Difference.] Here is a nice blog-based resource, Authentic Assessment toolbox. Very easy to use with strong explanations for different components: http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/index.htm Need to know about Creative common licenses and [|here's a blog post] with some info Patrick Higgins has put together a simple wiki resource with web 2.0 content information as part of a workshop for HS and MS teachers: https://workshoponestop.wikispaces.com/ School 2.0 manifesto - A collaborative opportunity to define the ideas (or "theses") that form the foundation of School 2.0. Read/Write Web has put together a list of the [|top 100 Alternative Search Engines] As for completing research using web 2.0 tools, this wiki provides a comprehensive overview and numerous valuable links on the subject. There is also this [|article on the Invisible web], which details three kinds of internet searches: Directories and Portals; Invisible or Deep Web; Search Engines A class wiki from 21st Century Collaborative: http://techenhancedlearning.wikispaces.com/ This is an informative video about RSS feeds, what they are and how to use them - all in plain English: http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english Here is a list Ed sent out with some interesting links of web 2.0 resources, from Kappan website: • http://blogsavvy.net/how-you-should-use-blogs-in-education - Blogsavvy offers tips for incorporating blogs in instruction and other areas. It's a nice, brief overview of general ideas. • http://thwt.org/historyblogs.html - The Center for Teaching History with Technology created this site for teachers who don’t have experience in this area. It offers reasons to blog, suggestions on content, and links to sites that will host a blog. • http://opencontent.org/wiki/index.php?title=Using_Blogs_and_Wikis_in_Education - This site is an offshoot of the Open Content Project; it has explanations, videos, and links to examples on the use of blogs and wikis in classrooms. • [|http://teachersteachingteachers.org] - Teachers Teaching Teachers has information on skyping (Internet telephoning), webcasting, podcasting, and blogging for classrooms. • http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/ict/weblogs - Created by the Department of Education and Training in Western Australia, this site has resources for teachers who want to blog in their classrooms. It also has search tools and links.

=Using blogs in the classroom=

The [|Electronic Frontier Foundation's legal guide for bloggers] Here is a good wiki resource about blogging and using wikis in the classroom: http://classroomblogging.wikispaces.com/ Here is another wiki with resources about blogging, put up by Brian Grenier from Bump on the blog: http://classroomtech.pbwiki.com/Blogging%20in%20the%20Classroom Another class wiki with blogging resources: http://abpc.wikispaces.com/+Basic+Blogs [|Outside the Cave] has a lesson plan on crafting a classroom blog policy: http://outsidethecave.blogspot.com/2007/02/responsible-blogging.html [|Terry Sale] in Colorado posted this about [|how he uses classroom blogs for ongoing writing and reading assignments] He also writes in an earlier post about having students blog about group projects, to keep a posting of the work they do etc. Interesting ideas. supportblogging.wikispaces.com/Links+to+School+Blo... - This is a great wiki link of blogs - teacher, student, edublogging, principals, etc... These two posts do a nice job explaining some of the misconceptions about blogs and how best to use them in class to promote writing, literacy, and discussion. First this one: http://www.techlearning.com/blog/2007/03/a_problem_with_blogs.php and then this one: http://chalkdust101.blogspot.com/2007/03/blogs-as-conversations.html Tom McHale explains (from Nov. 2005) how he uses blogging to teach writing - http://tmchale.blogspot.com/2005/11/using-blogs-for-writing-instruction.html

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Here is some good information on Socratic seminars from Dana Huff: She posts [|here about it] and provides some handouts and links. In April, I was awarded a grant from the state to use an online writing scoring program: Here is the link with the grant proposal and details Here is an informative presentation about cyberbullying and what the case law is: https://breeze5.umn.edu/cyberbullying

=Other class blogs=

This teacher, Mrs. Caldwell, uses her blog to fully incorporate classwork. Kids have to post at least two comments a week and there are a variety of ideas she uses: http://mrscaldwell0.edublogs.org/ Also see her wiki below. Good stuff. [|classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=41233] Here is a class blogsite, for 5th graders, but some good ideas about how to do it and what can be done

=Great Links=

Both of these sites are excellent in providing links to literacy strategies, handouts, graphic organizers, and other tools. http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Reading/Reading%20Strategies/reading%20strategies%20index.htm http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela/6-12/Tools/Index.htm Wes Fryer is maintaining a wiki resource for doing search and research projects, including citations and effective queries - http://teachdigital.pbwiki.com/search

=Using Wikis in class=

These teachers have created some awesome wikis http://caldwell.wikispaces.com/ - this is the companion wiki to go with Mrs. Caldwell's blog from above. http://teacherslounge.editme.com/ - the teacher's lounge wiki, which is a clearinghouse for lessons, ideas etc. http://huffenglish.pbwiki.com/ http://budtheteacher.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page http://timfredrick.pbwiki.com/ http://nancybrodsky.pbwiki.com/ http://msaenglish.pbwiki.com/ http://thereflectiveteacher.pbwiki.com/ Great blog entry about wikis with several links to wikis: http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2005/12/wiki-wiki-teaching-art-of-using-wiki.html This wiki is focused on a discussion of the Life of Pi and is a good guideline for a class wiki for discussion http://lifeofpi.wikispaces.com/ The following blog entry has some information linking to articles about corporations using wikis in the workplace: http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2007/02/wikis-at-work.html Vicki Davis has anothe great wiki about using wikis - http://techenhancedlearning.wikispaces.com/Vicki+Davis This is a great resource for using wikis in the classroom, put together by Bump on the Blog: http://classroomtech.pbwiki.com/WikiWiki gcsehistory.wikispaces.com/Who%27s+doing+what%3F - Check this site out for a good format for using a wiki as part of a project with the class. Also check out the blog feed has more than just the post and includes some text. Go to the home page of this wiki - put home in the address at the end to find the main page.

=Cool resources I am learning how to use=

http://www.slideshare.net/ - I created an account in Jan. and uploaded my Lord of the Flies PowerPoint to it. What I could do is post PowerPoints and ask students to respond. This could also be a resource or option for students to post their own PowerPoints and then embed them in their wikis. I just thought of an idea: create a PowerPoint to explain the wiki and post it, then embed it to the site. http://www.flickr.com/ Here is a [|blog posting detailing a recent class assignment] using Flickr http://apps.nitle.org/wikifarm/research/index.php/Main/CasualGames - here's a list of web-based games, including some escape the room games that are difficult. http://www.techlearning.com/blog/2007/01/new_toy_heaven_in_2007.php a neat list of some resources to use http://www.komoradio.com/home/video/5001856.html?video=pop&t=a Here's a video made by a student detailing some of the identity issues surrounding race [|interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=110...] Handy little newspaper maker tool [|edutrails.edublogs.org/2007/01/19/yet-another-good...]here's a tool that combines all the info, e-mail, bloglines, rss feeds etc into a homepage, kind of like google - might be worth checking out.

Links for The Kite Runner http://reinert.creighton.edu/resources/courses/RSP/kiterunner.htm Article about the boys starring in the upcoming film and how they feel exploited by Hollywood: http://timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article1292675.ece

=Other Standard Links=

English department wiki page List of 20 Common Errors resource [|Miller's English @ BHS]= [|Millers English 10 Blog]= [|Branford High School main page]=