Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Yet again, articles about texting and its impact on student writing are in the news. I doubt this topic will go away anytime soon. Here’s a link to two recent articles, from the Pew Research Center, Writing, Technology, and Teens and from the New York Times, Informal Style of Electronic Messages is Showing [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 25th, 2008 No Comments »
After asking you to write the blog entry about texting a few weeks ago, I noticed that the Associated Press just came out with a story about texting and its impact on student writing. Read the article, For Teen Writers, Makes Way Into Work, found on the front page of today’s Register [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 15th, 2008 No Comments »
As I read through your blog entries, I find myself impressed by the quality and depth of many of the responses I read. I thought I’d give a shout out to the notable blog entries of the first few weeks. A bonus for those students who write notable blog entries: 5 points extra [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
Interested in hearing podcasts created by Thurston High School students?
Check out the ColtCast website and click on the project, booktalks or storymaps, that you’d like to subscribe to. These student created podcasts are now available through iTunes!
