Enhanced English Teacher

A blog about using technology in an English classroom

How to Introduce Nings in the classroom

October 7th, 2009 · 4 Comments

I was recently interviewed by Tim Walker for an article in the NEA Today titled, “Students live in a Digital World.  Are schools ready to join them?”  I have had several requests asking me to share how I introduce Nings in my classroom.
Creating a Romeo and Juliet Ning with Students
Last school year, I used two [...]

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Tags: 21st Century Literacy · English Resources · Nings · Romeo and Juliet · To Kill a Mockingbird · Web 2.0

One Comment a Day

July 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments

Andrew Marcinek wrote a blog post to inspire educators to collaborate online with just one blog comment a day.  He is calling his idea the One Comment a Day Project.
After reading his post, I realized that I absorb quite a bit of valuable information from my fellow educators online, and very often I do so [...]

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Tags: 21st Century Literacy · Technology Resources · Twitter · Web 2.0 · professional development

Top Ten 21st Century Videos

May 12th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Many videos have been created to demonstrate the need for a new educational paradigm in the 21st Century.  I have picked my favorite ten videos to share and embedded them below.  I am sure I have left out videos that I should have included, so please leave me a comment and post a URL for [...]

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Tags: 21st Century Literacy · Technology Resources · Twitter · Videos and iPods · Web 2.0 · YouTube