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Anna Smith, educational researcher & teacher educator blogging about composition in the digital age, contexts for learning, theories of development, and global youth.
Monthly Archives: October, 2011
Define Urban, Please
Recently, Emily Pendergrass tweeted a request: Define urban, please.— Emily Pendergrass (@Dr_Pendergrass) October 14, 2011 ‘Urban’ has been on my mind for a while—most recently on my trip to Peru … Continue reading
Welcome to the United States, Developing Writers!
Although only the hardback version (a.k.a. expensive collectors’ item) of our new book, Developing Writers: Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age, shows up on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, the Buy … Continue reading
2′s Day Post: The Digital Divide Goes to School
As of late, I have been enamored with infographics—the epitome of “a picture is worth a thousand words.” So, beginning this week and running indefinitely, I will be posting infographics … Continue reading
We Learn With & With is Messy
I was in Duluth, Minnesota the week school was starting. I was standing out on the lighthouse pier on Lake Superior enjoying the summer evening air and the full moon … Continue reading
Take a Poll on Plagiarism in the Digital Age!
A poll in preparation for an upcoming guest post from Roey Ahram, expert in education equity issues and urban school reform, as well as photographer extraordinaire (featured in The Local East Village New York … Continue reading
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What I’m Diggin’ on Scoop.it
- That can be my next tweetGenerates your future tweets based on the DNA of your existing messages...See it on Scoop.it, via Developing Writers
- Twitter use | Pew Internet & American Life ProjectAfrican-Americans — Black internet users continue to use Twitter at high rates. More than one quarter of online African-Americans (28%) use Twitter, with 13% doing so on a typical day. Young adults — One quarter (26%) of internet users ages 18-29 use Twitter, nearly double the rate for those ages 30-49. Among the youngest internet users (those ag […]
- How Twitter & Texting Saved WritingThe end of literacy as we know it? Get over yourself. These popular tools force people to write more clearly and concisely.See it on Scoop.it, via Developing Writers
