Pennsylvania Writing and Literature Project

If anyone can tell me how to keep that etch a sketch picture from scrolling off the screen, that would be great. If the district does allow me to move forward with the Ning, I'll need to clean up some of the rough spots on the Ning.

Enjoy the rest of your summer,

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I have learned so much!  Now I need to go and process all the new tools that I have learned.  My students and I will certainly face challenges in learning how to use the tools the most effectively, but the benefits will pay off.  I am sure that some students will take off and use the tools easily and others will go slowly.  The students will benefit from the ways that the new tools can help them become better writers with all the feedback that they will receive as they go through the…

What are the skills you believe writing and reading online will you’re your students develop? What challenges do you anticipate in helping them develop these skills?

I think that by writing and reading online my students will learn to write with a purpose because they will know a real audience will be reading their work. Another skill I think they may learn is how to approach different forms or writing. You don't read a blog…

The skills I hope my students will gain through reading and writing online are immense.  I see them becoming more confident readers because they will have so many opportunities to explore each other's writing pieces and to witness each other's craft.  I also see them becoming better writer's because they will have the opportunity to see their growth as writers using google docs.  The conferring they will do will make them more aware of what makes good writing.

I also anticipate that…