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Welcome to Writing for
Change Academy!
Family Meeting
June 22, 2013
A Writing ActivityPlease take a name tag and a speech or thought bubble. On the bubble please write to the following:“Three words that describe me are….”Make sure you include your name on the front.
Meet our Staff!
W4C: A History
Daily Schedule8:30 -8:45 Journal Writing/ Warm-Up8:45-10:00 Introduction of New Project10:o0 -10: 10 Break 10:10- 11:30 Independent Writing, Writing Groups, Individualized Assistance11:30 -11:50 Author Share/ Video Diary/ Reflection11:50 Clean up, Students escorted to front of school for pick up/ dismissal
What is a digital footprint?
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/student-intro-video-digital-footprint
Introducing a wonderful resource:
What is common sense media?http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/parent-media-education
Some Key Project Opportunities
www.sandiegokidswrite.comYouth Voices Project/ NWP clmoocwww.writingforchange.netAuthor visit Lee Silber on July 1st.July 3rd, 10:30 am. Public Share of Student Work
An Overview of San Diego Kids Write www.sandiegokidswrite.com
Youth Voices http://www.youthvoices.net/
http://www.youthvoices.net/node/25271
NWP #clmooc Making Learning Connected
Using Graphic Novels
Word Maps
Stop Animation
iMovie
Blog that will continue into the new school year
Writing For Change Site
Author Visit Lee Silber
A portfolio share
Family Communication
Please log in:Each student will create a log in name and password. After the student is logged in and posts, we will then enroll our families. You will be able to see all our Edmodo work and links daily!www.edmodo.comClass code jwmi6n
Creating a Parent Code
Questions and Answers
Forms, Forms, Forms!
One final thought…“The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you can alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change the world.” James Baldwin, American Novelist, writer and civil rights activist.How will our voices change the world?
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