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Common Core in the Cloud
The document discusses the importance of collaborative writing in educational settings, highlighting its benefits such as fostering community and improving learning experiences. It outlines the necessary technology tools for effective collaborative writing and emphasizes the connection to Common Core writing standards. Additionally, it provides a framework for planning and executing collaborative writing projects, encouraging the use of various digital platforms and tools.
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- 1. Writing Common Core inthe Cloud Vicki A. Davis Teacher, IT Director @coolcatteacher Co-founder, Flat Classroom™ Projects Author, Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds The Essential Collaborative Writing GuideBook Eye on Education December 2012
- 2. “…you can’t justdrop new innovations into a classroom and hope that the instructor will invent effective ways to use them. To fully utilize a new teaching technology, you often need to invent new teaching practices as well.” John Seely Brown, Visiting Scholar, University of Southern California Flat Classroom Conference 2011 Beijing, China “Web 2 Kung Fu” speedsharing invented
- 3. Benefits of CollaborativeWriting Fosters community (Elbow 373) Helps see problems from multiple viewpoints (Howard 10) Co-authoring impacts the writing of individual authors (Aghbar) Improves Learning Experiences (wolf 2010) “Ideal model for constructing, reorganizing and acquiring new information” (Janssen et all 2010) Global collaboration is essential in today’s workplace (Friedman) Shorten time required to solve pressing world problems (Tapscott) Hong Kong 2011 Students edit wiki with virtual partners
- 4. The process ofwriting, editing, and producing with a group of people. WHAT IS COLLABORATIVE WRITING? WHAT IS “THE CLOUD?”
- 5. The Collaborative WritingCloud 9 Cloud Syncing Wikis Blogs Cartooning Graphic ePaper Organizers Collaborative Collaborative Social Writing Apps Notebooks Bookmarking
- 6. Reality Check Questionsto ask about Technology Tools • Can each student have a • Can you easily set up a lot of • How easy is it to monitor? distinct username? users? • How much control can you • Does the website track • Can you duplicate pages or have over editing, profile data on the students? websites easily? commenting, and viewing? • Can you set it up without an email address? User Setup Scalability Management • Does the site allow • Does the site have good help • How secure is data shared on embedding? files? the platform? • What are the capabilities of • Does the site have an active • How private is data shared simultaneous editing? community of educators that on the platform? • Can the document be edited is well supported by the • What are the intellectual on multiple platforms? company? property rights associated • What if you are mandated with what you share on the the tools you can use? platform? Privacy, Security, Interactive Community and Intellectual features Property Rights
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- 8. Community of Practice •“communities of practice are formed by people who engage in a process of collective learning in a shared domain of human endeavor.” (Lave and Wegner)
- 9. "Global standards createa positive user experience. They help to satisfy consumers' expectations that technology products will work together easily." —Justin Rattner http://www.intel.com/standards/execqa/Justin_Rattner.htm
- 10. What kinds ofthings interface in today’s classroom? Textbooks Students Apps /eBooks Computers Schools Teachers Websites
- 11. Common Core WritingStandards Summarized • W.x.1 Write arguments Text types and • W.x.2 Write informative/ explanatory texts. purposes • W.x.3 Write narratives Production and • W.x.4 Production and distribution Distribution of • W.x.5 Develop and strengthen writing Writing • W.x.6 Use technology Research to • W.x.7 Conduct research projects build and • W.x.8 Gather relevant information present knowledge • W.x.9 Draw evidence • W.x.10 Write over varied time frames for a variety Range of Writing of tasks, purposes and audiences http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/english-language-arts-standards
- 12. Relationship to CommonCore Decide your text type & purpose, Plan determine timeframe, production & distribution method Set Up Reality check to select tool and set up. W.x.7 Conduct research projects Research & W.x.8 Gather relevant information Draft W.x.9 Draw evidence Content Editing See content editing cycle. Assessment Summative & formative throughout. Legacy W.x.10 Write over varied time frames for a variety of tasks, Kaizen purposes and audiences
- 13. W.x.7 Conduct research projects Revision W.x.8 Gather relevant information W.x.9 Draw evidence Citation and Discussions & Permission Feedback Content Editing Cycle W.x.4 Production and distribution W.x.5 Develop and strengthen writing W.x.6 Use technology Monitoring & Troubleshooting Engagement
- 14. W.x.7 Conduct research projects Revision W.x.8 Gather relevant information W.x.9 Draw evidence Citation and Discussions & Permission Feedback Content Editing Cycle W.x.4 Production and distribution W.x.5 Develop and strengthen writing W.x.6 Use technology Monitoring & Troubleshooting Engagement
- 15. Planning a sampleProject W.x.2 Write informative/ explanatory Plan texts with other classrooms. Set Up Wiki. Research & Diigo Group Draft Standard Tags Content Editing See content editing cycle. Assessment Summative & formative throughout. Legacy Wiki included in student efolio. Feedback survey Kaizen Celebrations
- 16. Reality Check Wiki Google Docs Blogs Can each student have a distinct Yes, if set up Yes. Typically but there are exceptions. username? properly. Mandatory. Does the website track profile data on Depends on Yes. Typically but there are exceptions. the student? the website Can you set up without an email Yes, on some No. No but there are exceptions. address? sites. Can you easily set up a lot of users? Depends. Not typically. Depends. Can you duplicate pages or websites Yes. Yes. Typically. easily? Are changes tracked and viewable? Yes. Yes, but No, blogger must use strike sometimes throughs and disclose edits on her cumbersome. own volition. How much control can you have over Control by Control for One level of control for the whole editing, commenting, and viewing? individual each site in most cases. page. document.
- 17. Reality Check Wiki Google Docs Blogs Does the site allow embedding? Yes. Only pictures. Yes, in most cases> Is simultaneous editing possible. Still glitchy. Yes. N/a Can the document be edited on Yes, using web Yes, using Yes, depending on the blogging multiple platforms. browser, no browser and platform some apps are available. apps. some apps. Can you message users privately? Yes. Via email Maybe. Community of practice Depends on Somewhat Depends on website website Can you compare revisions. Yes. Yes. No. Cumbersome sometimes. Are you able to discuss content on a Yes, via Yes via Instant Depends on the blog. page? discussion messaging and tabs. comments. Intellectual Property rights, privacy, Most let you Google TOS See TOS and check other points. security. select a copyright. Check other points.
- 18. Wiki Permission PlanningTemplate Flat Classroom® Project Task Non Members Members Administrators Discussions Editing (the default) Editing Exceptions Calendar / Instructions Home Page Viewing Viewing Exceptions Teacher meetings
- 19. You boost pre-writing capabilitiesif you select a site that allows The embed embedding button
- 20. Planning a sampleProject W.x.2 Write informative/ explanatory Plan texts with other classrooms. Set Up Wiki. Research & Diigo Group Draft Standard Tags Content Editing See content editing cycle. Assessment Summative & formative throughout. Legacy Wiki included in student efolio. Feedback survey Kaizen Celebrations
- 21. W.x.7 Conduct research projects Revision W.x.8 Gather relevant information W.x.9 Draw evidence Citation and Discussions & Permission Feedback Content Editing Cycle W.x.4 Production and distribution W.x.5 Develop and strengthen writing W.x.6 Use technology Monitoring & Troubleshooting Engagement
- 22. Be transparent withyour students Suzie Nestico @nesticos
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- 24. Templates will saveyou time
- 25. Harness the powerof peers
- 26. Remember! Keep what works Improvewhat doesn’t.
- 27. The Collaborative WritingCloud 9 Cloud Syncing Wikis Blogs Cartooning Graphic ePaper Organizers Collaborative Collaborative Social Writing Apps Notebooks Bookmarking
- 28. Writing Common Core inthe Cloud Vicki A. Davis Teacher, IT Director @coolcatteacher Co-founder, Flat Classroom™ Projects Author, Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds The Essential Collaborative Writing GuideBook Eye on Education December 2012
Editor's Notes
- #5 One drop is a drop of water. Many drops of water together make rain. Rain makes the grass grow. One person writing is one workbut multiple people make change. Change can improve our world.