2013TechInstitute

**Fostering Using New Technologies to Engage Readers and Encourage Student Voices** **San Antonio, TX - Friday, April 19, 2013** (Chair, Julie Coiro)
 * IRA PRE-CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 2013**

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 * Opening Conversation**: [|Switch (Don't Solve Problems: Copy Success)] and Innovation Transfer
 * Tell about something you have explored outside of education and consider what it takes to be a good explorer
 * Knowing the challenges you face in using new technologies in the classroom, what things are working?

Raising Digital Writers, Dr. Troy Hicks, Central Michigan University
 * Keynote Presentation**

Dr. Troy Hicks is an associate professor of English at Central Michigan University and focuses his work on the teaching of writing, literacy and technology, and teacher education and professional development. A former middle school teacher, he collaborates with K–12 colleagues and explores how they implement newer literacies in their classrooms. Hicks directs CMU’s Chippewa River Writing Project, a site of the National Writing Project, and he frequently conducts professional development workshops related to writing and technology. Also, Hicks is author of the The Digital Writing Workshop(Heinemann, 2009) and a co-author of Because Digital Writing Matters (Jossey-Bass, 2010) as well as numerous journal articles. In March 2011, Hicks was honored with CMU's Provost's Award for junior faculty who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in research and creative activity. His newest book, Crafting Digital Writing: Composing Texts Across Media and Genres is being released by Heinemann this week! Most importantly, he is the father of six digital natives and is always learning something new about writing and technology from them. Troy's Handouts:

Examples from the presentation:
 * Alexandra's Essay
 * Makayla's Essay
 * Old Blair Auditorium Video


 * Institute Presentations**

Emails: ||< Cultivating 21st Century Learners: 30 Literacy Strategies with a Technology Twist ||< Slides: (in three parts) Handouts/Resources: || Emails: ||< Collaborative Digital Writing Through Online Storytelling ||< Click here for resources Powerpoint coming soon! || Email: ||< Reflexive Thinking: Connecting Tools for Multimodal Reading Response in the Middle Grades ||< Handout: PowerPoint coming soon! || Emails: ||< Linking through literature: Hypertext literary response and analysis with the novel, The Things They Carried ||< Add'l Resources: [|Multimodal Projects] Handouts: Slides: || Email: ||< Leveraging Digital Tools to Meet the Needs of our Diverse Learners ||< Handout: Slides: || Emails: ||< Working Through the Writing Process with New Digital Media ||< Handout: Slides: || Email: jcoiro@snet.net ||< Assessing Online Reading Comprehension ||< Handout: Slides: For more info and publications, see [|Julie's Academia Website] || Email: || Creating a Wiki for Your Digital Writers || Click here for resources Examples of Educational Wikis || Emails: || Online Storytelling Tools || Click here for resources || Emails: || Literary Analysis and Powerpoint || [|Click here]for resources || Email: || Using Glogster to Extend Reading Response in the Middle Grades || Handout: || Email: || Video Based Projects with Animoto: Create. Reflect. Share. || || Email: || Creating a Mini-Digital Documentary ||  || Email: || Draft Letter About Wants and Needs of IRA Members || Visit the [|Google Docs file] to participate in the collaborative drafting of this letter ||
 * < **Presenter(s)** ||< **Title of** **Presentation** ||< **Handouts/Related Resources** ||
 * < Elizabeth Ferguson, Jennifer Gates, and Amie Potter
 * < Denise Johnson and Linda Eleftheri
 * < Alexandra Panos
 * < Blaine Smith and Nicole Renner
 * < Jennifer Boyle
 * < Kimberly Kimbell-Lopez, Carrice Cummins, and Libby Manning
 * < Julie Coiro
 * Troy Hicks
 * Denise Johnson & Linda Eleftheri
 * Blaine Smith and Nicole Renner
 * Alexandra Panos
 * Julie Wise
 * Bridget Dalton
 * Dana Grisham


 * Afternoon Closure Discussion and Q & A**