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New Pew Report on Teens and Digital Writing

Here is some more data to fuel your argument for how and why schools should embrace digital writing that students are already engaged in anyway and, according to the report, largely don’t see as “writing.”

That gives us something to think about, too, in terms of what “counts” and what doesn’t count as text, reading, writing, and communication, both in school and out.

You can download the full report from the link below.

Pew Internet: Writing, Technology and Teens

Writing, Technology and Teens

4/24/2008 | MemoReport | Amanda Lenhart Sousan Arafeh Aaron Smith Alexandra Rankin Macgill

Teens write a lot, but they do not think of their emails, instant and text messages as writing. This disconnect matters because teens believe good writing is an essential skill for success and that more writing instruction at school would help them.

Add comment April 24th, 2008

Hypertext Writing – A Model for Your Teaching

Kevin Hodgson, the technology liaison for the Western Mass Writing Project, has shared a hypertext poem that he has created with the TL network. Entitled “Capturing Myself in Hyperlink,” he uses both text and audio to convey the message of his poem.

As you read/listen to it, you might begin thinking about the opportunities that it afford your students to collaborate and write with newer technologies. What opportunities does a project like this afford students? In what ways would they be able to collaborate, respond, revise, and share their work?

2 comments April 10th, 2008