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Once or twice a month, I update folks via email on innovations in Mr. Pratt's classroom.- CAP on what policy should be for OER: "All publicly funded resources are openly licensed resources." via @edsurge
- So here's my system for turning in writing assignments from student iPads to Google Docs: also at @TFANet
- @scottmessinger Interesting piece in response to the Adele story--the "you" note isn't technically appoggiatura. Though ttill a tear-jerker.
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Getting eBooks Into iBooks
As I have written about before, I’m a big proponent of getting eBooks into my scholars’ hands. Previously, I cast my vote for Stanza as my favorite app for reading eBooks on an iPad or other iOS device, but I’ve … Continue reading
The Socrative Method (for Capturing Student Responses on Any Web Device)
Socrative is a simple web-based student response system that I’ve tinkered with on several occasions, but its streamlined interface sits atop a deceptively powerful piece of software. The flexibility makes it something I’d recommend to any teacher with at least … Continue reading
Textlab: Literacy is a technology. Technology is a literacy.
Music: “These Legs” by Thanks,Again This is my pitch, created along with my colleague Jordyn Sims, for the TFA Social Innovation Award competition. Textlab.org Literacy is a technology. Technology is a literacy. Andrew Plemmons Pratt (TFA DC Region ’10, 7th … Continue reading
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Writing for Your Peers Makes Your Writing Better Than Writing for Your Professors
A fascinating tidbit of research from Cathy N. Davidson’s recent column in The Chronicle: Research indicates that, at every age level, people take their writing more seriously when it will be evaluated by peers than when it is to be judged … Continue reading
My Brilliant Scholars Need Some Computers. Got Any Sitting Around?
The remarkable students of my four 7th-grade reading classes started a playwriting project just before spring break. When they come back, I want all of them to be able to type and edit their projects. The problem is that I … Continue reading
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Optical Character Recognition in the Sun
So we’re in the midst of the drama unit in my 7th-grade reading / english / language arts class. My co-teacher found a great abridged and leveled version of A Raisin in the Sun. Unfortunately, the only version of it … Continue reading