MediaShift . D.I.Y. Nation::Cheap Editing Tools a Boon for Media Makers PBS
Excellent article on tools you can use to edit video, photos, etc. online. I want to try the one that lets you make your own music videos!
May 9, 2008
Pew Internet: Writing, Technology and Teens
Pew Internet: Writing, Technology and Teens
Here's a fascinating new study showing that today's teens are constantly writing for pleasure -- blogging, texting, keeping journals, emailing, etc. -- and yet they don't consider it "writing", maybe the same way my students don't consider reading comics and magazines "reading".
I'm sharing this with my English/Language Arts teachers, and will continue to try to encourage more assignments where students use technology to write for class. I love the fact that they enjoy using technology and that writing online is not a painful task, especially when it is for some purpose (sharing information, stories, and opinions) rather than simply something they turn in and only the teacher sees.
Here's a fascinating new study showing that today's teens are constantly writing for pleasure -- blogging, texting, keeping journals, emailing, etc. -- and yet they don't consider it "writing", maybe the same way my students don't consider reading comics and magazines "reading".
I'm sharing this with my English/Language Arts teachers, and will continue to try to encourage more assignments where students use technology to write for class. I love the fact that they enjoy using technology and that writing online is not a painful task, especially when it is for some purpose (sharing information, stories, and opinions) rather than simply something they turn in and only the teacher sees.
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