Reinventing Writing

In this much-anticipated book from acclaimed blogger Vicki Davis (Cool Cat Teacher), you'll learn the key shifts in writing instruction necessary to move students forward in today's world.

Vicki Davis is the award-winning blogger known as Cool Cat Teacher (www.coolcatteacher.com). She is a thought-leader in the field of educational technology and a frequent speaker at conferences. She teaches and directs the IT department at Westwood Schools in Camilla, Georgia.

Part I: Get to Know the New Writing Chapter 1 - How Is Writing Reinvented? Chapter 2 - Picking the Right Tool Part II: The 9 Types of Tools Chapter 3 - Reinventing Paper: ePaper and eBooks Chapter 4 - Reinventing Notetaking: Digital Notebooks Chapter 5 - Reinventing Notecards: Social Bookmarking Chapter 6 - Reinventing the filing cabinet and inbox: Cloud Syncing Chapter 7 - Reinventing Word processors: CLOUD Writing Apps Chapter 8 - Reinventing Journals & Book Reports: Blogging and Microblogging Chapter 9 - Reinventing Group Reports and presentations: Wikis and Website builders Chapter 10 - Reinventing Prewriting: Graphic Organizers, Mind Mapping, and More Chapter 11 - Reinventing Illustrations and scrapbooks - Cartoons and Infographics Part III: Practical Ways to Implement the Tools in the Classroom Chapter 12 - Reinventing Citizenship: Preventing problems by teaching students how to be good digital citizens Chapter 13 - Making Your Job Easier: Building Writing Communities where students love to learn Chapter 14 - Will it Ever Stop? Enjoying & relaxing in the new age of change with a timeless mindset Appendices Appendix A - Quick Start Checklist (Putting it all together) Appendix B - Common Core Standards Summarized Appendix C - During Class Writing Checklist Appendix D - Good sources of information to add to the Student PLN Appendix E - Common Pages for Wikis and Websites