Recording (video): http://blip.tv/file/3597219
Topic: PicLits: Creative Writing with Images and Keywords
Special Guests: Terry Friedlander and Carrie Lightner
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions:http://www.PicLits.comhttp://www.scribd.com/doc/31038678/PicLit-Samples (Scribd document with PicLits Samples)http://www.scribd.com/doc/31052541/PicLits-BIBLIO (Scribd document for PicLits Bibliography links-links to writing, technology and teaching articles of interest)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/31059450/Piclits-Press-Links (Scribe document for PicLits videos, tutorials, articles, and other testimonials from users/reviewers)
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/morning_news/my_tech_guy/090213_website_day_write_picture (MyFoxHouston - Can you really "write" a picture? Doug Delony, Senior Web Producer)http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/talkowski/2009/03/07/piclit-eases-the-way-into-writing (Discovery Education blog post: PicLit Eases the Way into Writing)http://paulhami.edublogs.org/2008/12/16/piclits-online-resource/ (Blog post by Paul Hamilton: PicLits: Online Resource)http://www.ncs-tech.org/?p=1958&cpage=1 (Blog post by Kevin Jarrett: Pic-Lits: proof that a picture is, in fact, worth a thousand words!)http://annemarie80.edublogs.org/2009/01/13/piclits/ (Blog post with example of how she created a SmartBoard lesson for 3rd graders using PicLits with links to student examples)http://nclearningonline.learnnc.org/node/44 (Blog post by high school English teacher: Creat(ing) Writing Using PicLits)http://instructify.com/2009/01/21/picture-prompts-for-poetry-at-piclits/ (Alice Mercer's blog post/review of PicLits)http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/PicLits (Wiki created by Wendy Drexler for teaching with web 2.0 tools that describes strengths, weaknesses, ideas for classroom use)http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=721 (iLearn Technology blog post about PicLits with ideas for both individual, group and whole class uses)http://web.nmc.org/5cardstory/ (FiveCardFlickr: designed to foster visual thinking-five random photos and your task is to select one to add to a selection of images, that taken together as a final set of 5 images- tell a story in pictures. When you are done, you have the option to add a title and explanation)
http://web.nmc.org/5cardstory/show.php?id=5271 (Example of a FiveCardFlickr story: Time for Change)
http://www.flickr.com/groups/858082@N25/pool/ (Flickr group pool of photos with quotations "Great Quotes about Learning and Change"-join the group and contribute your PicLit creations)
http://bighugelabs.com (BigHugeLabs: free and premium services for creating posters, games, puzzles, and many other projects using photos from Flickr)
http://www.betterenglish.org.ph/creative%20writing%20through%20photographs.htm (Learning English and creative writing through the use of photographs: discussions and interactive exercises)http://www.creativity-portal.com/howto/writing/writing.prompts.html (Writing, Blogging and Creative Photo Prompts: Topic Starters, Picture Prompts, and Thought-Provoking Questions for You to Answer)http://www.creativity-portal.com/prompts/365/pictures.html (365 Pictures-Prompts to Inspire Creativity: One picture and text prompt per day to inspire your creative life)http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/EnglishP/Write/ (Shamblesguru: Ways to Support Writing in the Classroom)
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