Sharon Beynon

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Add Fun and Interest to Teaching Writing Online

• Sharon Beynon
• November 12, 2008
• This is a VoIP session.
• All audio will be through your computer without
  any phone.

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How to use VoIP

• To listen, adjust your speaker volume (left
  bottom of window)
• To speak youll need a microphone or USB headset.
• First, run the audio wizard Tools/Audio/Audio
  Setup Wizard.
• Second, press on the mic icon when it is free
  (release when finished speaking)

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Housekeeping

• Maximize your CCC Confer window.
• Ask questions throughout presentation via the
  chat window or using your microphone (if working)
  when presenter releases the mic.
• Turn on or off Closed Captioning by clicking on
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Welcome to the Webinar

• My purpose is to share some easy ways to liven
  up distance education classes.

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To get us started, here is an example
lessonStudents have read Frankenstein, theyve
discussed themes, theyve read literary
criticism, theyve discussed the novel in the
online chat rooms. Theyre exhausted!
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So, direct them to a few links that might
interest themFrank and climate Climate
Connections SignsDid Climate Inspire the Birth
of a Monster?by Nell Greenfieldboyce  
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NPR a fabulous source

• Direct students to NPR sites like this one where
  weird 19th Century climate is shown to have
  affected Frankenstein!

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How to do this?

• - Using the Print Screen option on your computer
  keyboard, you can paste a screen image into your
  online delivery system. Either hyperlink it, or
  paste the web address there for students to find.

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 Or, another piece on Mary Shelleys mother,
Mary Wollstonecraft.
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A link to help introduce a texts relevance
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After Students Have Listened, How Do I Connect
This to the Class?

• Students can write about what theyve heard, blog
  their responses, or use the DE chat room for a
  graded discussion.

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• The Poetry Archive at poetryarchive.org
  has thousands of poets reading their own
  poetry, biographical and literary information are
  included.

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The Poetry Archive is another great link
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The Poetry Archive lets you search their database
of poets and listen to readings.
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Poet in Residence at the PoetryArchive.org(Studen
ts can join the conversation)
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NYTimes.com has great articles and audio/video
clips.
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The Writers AlmanacListen to Poetry
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Los Angeles Cultural Forum
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A Zocalo Sample Videocast
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Yale Open Classroom
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Yale Open Classroom The American Novel Since 1945
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Evaluation Survey Link

• http//tinyurl.com/5rca2u

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Thanks for Attending

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