Post on 16-Apr-2017
Using technology and global links to promote reading and writing for pleasure
Gotta Keep Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNpNfhpqDk4
Why the interest in using technology with young people?
Storytelling with the Canary Islands & using video
The Write Path 2008Collaborative writing day with 15 schools from all over the world continuing 5 stories started by recognised children's authors. Website and blog produced, link ups by video call, instant messaging etc
World Book Day Video
Write Path 2009
• Many more schools interested • Email no longer feasible • Ning www.writepath.ning.com• Comics, videos, added• Books produced• Trophy awarded
Write Path 2009One week
Three illustratorsThirty one authors
Forty schools/public library reading groupsOne exhausted librarian!!
Fantastic comics
Tommy Donbavand first paragraph for Write Path 2008
http://writepath.ning.com/video/videostory-paragraph1-2009
www.tommydonbavand.com
Continuing paragraph to Tommy Donbavand video story 2008
http://writepath.ning.com/video/video-story-paragraph-5
So how was it done?• First paragraphs for each day uploaded to the site as blog post• Each school worked with pairs of students for one hour• Continuations were posted as comments on the blog• Some schools had video calls• Schools asked to blog about their experience and to upload photos,
videos and comic continuations• End of the week all asked to vote for favourite paragraphs via learning
gateway• One winning school announced & received medals and a trophy• All of the stories collated into two books making students published
authors
Write Path 2010
• 2 weeks• 60 schools • 2 primary school days added• Poetry day• No comics
• To contact people• To build a personal learning network• With students• For fun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuZSfvHHMr4
Finish with a song!I like big books
Bev Humphreywww.bevhumphrey.comLibwithattitude@bevhumphrey.comTwitter @LibwithattitudeSign up to join the ning - www.writepath.ning.com