Enhanced English Teacher

A blog about using technology in an English classroom

Entries from September 2009

Using a Livescribe Pulse Pen in the Classroom

September 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I created the video below to post on Ken Royal’s website The Educator’s Royal Treatment.  My daughter and two of her friends graciously offered to try out the Livescribe Pulse Pen and even complete an assignment for me.  Please view the video below to see what they said about using a pulse pen in the [...]

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Tags: 21st Century Literacy · English Resources · Technology Resources · YouTube

Why use Turnitin.com?

September 21st, 2009 · 3 Comments

I am currently writing a grant in my school district for Turnitin.com.  As I focused on my rationale for requesting that our district spend precious stimulus money for Turnitin, I decided to Google a novel that I teach.  I Googled “To Kill a Mockingbird Essay,” just as if I was a student worried about how [...]

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Tags: 21st Century Literacy · English Resources · Technology Resources · Web 2.0