December 2006
Lateral Thinking Problems - Preconceptions
by jlesage
The site poses problems in lateral or logical thinking, from easy to hard, with both hints and answers. Great party conversation and something kids will like.
November 2006
Writing Demonstrations
by jlesage
interactive demonstrations of Conducting Electronic Searches; useful both for the information contained and as a demo of web design and writing instructional media in a library context; the larger site is a resource for writers.
Poynter Online - Writing Tools
by jlesage
50 writing tools, a quick list; we can all benefit from these
Word Circuits
by jlesage
"This is a place for poetry and fiction born to pixels rather than the page--writing that's digital down to its bones." An excellent resource with both online poetry, often Flash poetry, and other links.
Zensufi Park
by jlesage
Zen/sufi stories help those with writer's block or pinned down to traditional narrative arcs
October 2006
The New Face of Learning
by jlesage
"In an environment where it's easy to publish to the globe, it feels more and more hollow to ask students to "hand in" their homework to an audience of one. When we're faced with a flattening world where collaboration is becoming the norm, forcing student
June 2006
Kairosnews | A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy
by jlesage & 3 others
important site for teachers of writing
bgblogging--barbara ganley
by jlesage
important and well written edublog. "An active implementer of new media and social software into literature and writing classrooms, my special interests include digital storytelling as a means of academic discourse and integrated web technologies as a veh
teach and learn
by jlesage
8th grade teacher who incorporates blogging; substantive discussions of the learning processes as enhanced by blog writing
CultureCat | Rhetoric and Feminism
by jlesage & 1 other
one of the most important edubloggers, engaging and well written blog
May 2006
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