Action+Steps

// How Will __You__ "Write Yourself Into Being?" How Will You Guide Your Students in this Process? Your Colleagues? //


====Below is a "big picture" approach to possible action steps -- ideas to come back to and consider as you explore your options for "writing yourself into being." These are meant to be generative rather than exhaustive, so feel free to suggest other strategies and pursue other paths as well!====

//Examples://

 * ====W. Ian O'Byrne, Assistant Professor, University of New Haven, and NLI Collaborator: 1) []; 2) []====
 * ====John Lee, Professor, Social Studies and Middle Grades Education, NC State University, and NLI Facilitator: [|http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jklee/]====
 * ====Carl A. Young, Associate Professor, English Education, NC State University, NLI Facilitator: []====

//Possible Tools://

 * [|LinkedIn]: Social media tool for professionals -- free and paid options; have to be a member to view
 * ====General Information on LinkedIn====
 * ====Can also join professional groups on linked in (e.g., NCTE, IRA, etc.) or follow professional organizations (e.g., Edutopia, TED, etc.)====
 * [|About.Me]: A custom profile and personal analytics dashboard
 * ====[|Flavors.Me]: Quick home page tool====
 * ====[|Google Sites]: Google's scaffolded website tool====
 * ====[|Weebly]: Another free and easy to use website development tool====
 * ====[|Squarespace]: Paid website tool, but offers free trial period, lots of options, and good support====

//Educators to Follow://
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 * 101 Great Teachers to Follow on Twitter by @TeacherToolkit (30 Nov 2014): [| http://linkis.com/zite.to/RnUKi]
 * [|16 Educators New Teachers Should Follow on Twitter], //eSchool News//, 14 Oct 2014
 * Larry Ferlazzo, Inner-City HS Teacher & Author, Sacramento, CA: [|@Larryferlazzo]
 * Eric Sheninger, former award-winning New Milford, NJ HS Principal & Current Director of Technology K-12 Spotswood School District, NJ: [|@NMHS_Principal]
 * Meredith Stewart, Cary Academy, Cary, NC: [|@msstewart]
 * Bud Hunt, Northern Colorado School District: [|@budtheteacher]
 * Steven Anderson, Winston-Salem, NC: [|@web20classroom]
 * Bethany Smith, NC State, Raleigh, NC: [|@bethanyvsmith]
 * Shelly S. Terrell, Educator, Edublogger, and Global Collaborator: [|@shellterrell]
 * Steve Katz, Seoul, Korea: [|@stevekatz]
 * George Couros, K-12 Principal, Alberta, Canada: [|@gcouros]
 * Yours Truly: [|@carl_young]
 * [|Google Doc list of educators organized by content area and grade / instructional level] with their Twitter user names (includes International category)

//Content-focused Examples//

 * ====Writing Today Twitter feed: Collaborative site with graduate English education students focused on writing, teaching writing, and related topics====
 * ====[|Language Today] Twitter feed: Collaborative site undergraduate and graduate English education students focused on language, literacy, and culture====

//Lists / Professional Development Groups to Join / Follow://

 * ====#edchat====
 * ====#engchat====
 * ====List of all [|education-related twitter chats]====

//Resources://

 * ====[|Edudemic: The Ultimate Twitter Guidebook for Teachers]====
 * ====NLI 2011 Cool Tools Session on Twitter: Using Twitter as a PD Tool====
 * ====Using Twitter in the Classroom====
 * ====[|Why Use Twitter in School: Graduate Student Field Project]====
 * ====Why Tweet?====
 * ====[|7-28-2011 NYT Article] on the effects of the "microblogging revolution" in China====

//Examples://

 * ====[|In for Good: Personal Reflections on Teaching and Learning] - Meredith Stewart, Keynote Speaker for #NLI11! Middle & High School Teacher, Cary Academy, Cary, NC====
 * ====[|Blogging About the Web 2.0 Connected Classroom] - Steven Anderson, Keynote Speaker for #NLI11! Middle Grades Science and Instructional Technology====
 * ====[|Integrating Technology in the Primary Classroom] - Kathleen Morris (McGeady), Grade Two teacher at Leopold Primary School in Victoria, Australia.====
 * ====Her blog post about [|blogging with very young students]====
 * ====[|Kevin's Meandering Mind] - Kevin Hodgson, 6th grade ELA teacher in Southampton, MA, and technology liaison with the Western Massachusetts Writing Project.====
 * [|Walk the Walk: A Writing Teachers's Blog] - blog from Brian Kelly, a middle grades writing teacher
 * ====[|Bud the Teacher: Inquiry and Reflection for Better Learning] - Bud Hunt, Instructional Technology Teacher, Northern Colorado School District, Writer, Thinker====
 * ====[|The Tempered Radical] - Bill Ferriter, 6th grade Social Studies Teacher, Wake County Public Schools, Apex, NC====
 * ====[|Digital Writing, Digital Teaching] -- Troy Hicks, English Educator, Central Michigan University and National Writing Project====
 * ====[|Raising Readers and Writers] - Julie Johnson's Blog About Teaching Reading and Writing====
 * ====[|Always Learning: Teaching Technology Abroad] - Kim Cofino, Instructional Technology Teacher, Currently teaching in China====
 * ====Transparent Learning - Bethany Smith, Instructional Technologist, NC State University College of Education====
 * ====The Thinking Stick - Jeff Utecht, International School Bangkok====
 * ====A Difference, - Darren Kuropatwa, High School Math in Winnipeg : Manitoba, Canada ====
 * ==== [|Mind the Gap] - Jenny Rohn, Scientist and Writer: London, UK ====

//Tools://

 * ====[|Edublogs]====
 * ====[|Blogger]====
 * ====[|WordPress]====
 * [|Tumblr]
 * [|Instagram] (digital photo social media tool)
 * [|Flickr]

// New Literacies and Technology Integration: //

 * ====New Literacies Collaborative - []====
 * ====[|Multiliteracies Group on Facebook]====

//English://

 * ==== The English Companion Ning - [] ====
 * ==== NCTE's Connected Community - []====

See the Twitter groups above in the Twitter section -- follow using the hashtags provided (#engchat)

//Examples://

 * ====[|The Electronic Pencil: The 6th Grade Writing Workshop Weblog] -- Kevin Hodgson's 6th grade ELA class site====

//Tools://

 * ====Wikispaces====
 * ====[|Edmodo]====
 * ====Also see tools above for professional websites and blogs (1 and 3).====

6. Make and Share Digital Images, Videos, and/or Podcasts

 * ==== With the flipped classroom method gaining popularity, consider how you might create and post videos and/or podcasts that might be useful as teaching tools for your students and/or products that represent who you are and what you do as a professional educator. ====
 * ==== Start your own class [|YouTube Channel]. ====
 * ==== Digital Image Hosting Sites: [|Google Images], [|Flickr], [|Instagram] ====

7. Create a Facebook page or Facebook Group, and Join and Engage with Professional Groups on Facebook

 * While most people use Facebook for personal purposes, a growing number of individuals are using Facebook to establish a digital presence from which they can make professional connections and engage in conversations related to teaching and learning.

//Examples://

 * ====** Digital Writing Gallery: ** http://digitalwritingworkshop.wikispaces.com/Digital+Writing+Gallery - an evolving gallery of exemplary digital writing projects across grade levels created by Dr. Troy Hicks as part of his Digital Writing Workshop wiki (he is the author of //The Digital Writing Workshop// and //Crafting Digital Writing//) ====
 * ====** [|Techspective: Tech from a younger perspective] ** -- YouTube Video Channel hosted by two 13-year-olds ====
 * ====** My Jewish Legacy:  ** [] -- As part of her Bat-Mitzvah education, student developed website as a starting place for kids and teens to share stories about their grandparents’ journeys in escaping or surviving the Holocaust. ====
 * ====** Many Voices for Darfur Blog ** : http://stopgenocide.wikispaces.com/ - teacher-facilitated and student-run project focused on raising awareness about the genocide in Darfur. ====
 * ====** 25 Days to Make A Difference ** : [] - student project paying tribute to grandfather and also challenging kids to do good in the world in small but compelling ways ====
 * ====** Youth Voices Live Project: ** [] - school-based social network started in 2003 by a group of [|National Writing Project] teachers who merged several student blogging sites to form a centralized website that brings students' voices and multimedia work together so that it lives beyond any particular class and reaches a larger audience. Teachers can join and have their students add to the great projects and products found here! ====
 * ====** Sara's Blog  ** -- [] - blog composed by 6th grade student from Japan, facilitated by teachers Kim Confino and Mr. Johnston ====