What Would Your Character Say??

Do you want to add some current day trends to your novel studies? Why don't you have your students create a Fake Facebook profile? With Myfakewall.com you can easily create fake profile pages just for fun. This fake facebook wall generator allows you to create a funny profile to entertain your friends. Our students are texting all the time, why not have characters in their novels text to each other using Fake iPhone Text . Finally, what would characters in novel say if they were on Twitter? Create character tweets using Fake Tweet Builder.

Have Students Sketch to Kill the Prewriting Jitters-

Check out this Edutopia article.

Biblio Bouts

Biblio Bouts - Play the BiblioBouts online game to learn the process of finding high quality information while you complete your assignments.
At the end of the game, you will have a high quality bibliography or list of research sources you can use for your assignment. 

#25wordstory on Twitter

Check out the #25wordstory on Twitter.

 

"How long must I sit here & rot?" "Quit yer complainin'," the tomato told the potato. "Be happy they have a compost bin."  dogtrax KevinHodgson

Digital is

Digital is
The NWP Digital Is website is a collection of ideas, reflections, and stories about what it means to teach writing in our digital, interconnected world. Read, discuss, and share ideas about teaching writing today.

Writing in the Digital Age

Writing in the Digital Age from Joel Malley on Vimeo.

If I was a Writer…how would I use social media?

If I was a Writer…how would I use social media? Historically publishers determined the careers of many authors, they were the gatekeepers to getting a book into print. Although some authors still were successful despite them, they were often critical to success.

Students Struggling to Find Topics for Pro - Cons

Issues & Viewpoints- Pros & Cons, Debates- Great list of resources and database to search topics.