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Troester Media Center, 8:00am to 3:00pm Lunch on your own from 11:00am to 12:00pm
 * June 18: A Day of learning led by Troy Hicks**


 * Bio:** 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 is director of 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). 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. Most importantly, he is the father of six digital natives and is always learning something new about writing and technology from them.

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Blog: Digital Writing, Digital Teaching Wiki: Resources for Digital Writing and Digital Teaching Twitter: hickstro Slideshare: hickstro Books: The Digital Writing Workshop and Because Digital Writing Matters

Working Agenda - Shared Google Doc >>> Docs Template Gallery
 * Morning
 * Intro: Digging in to Digital Writing/CCSS
 * A Kids Eye View of Digital Rhetoric
 * Narrative
 * Informational
 * Argument
 * Extending the Uses of Google Docs
 * New Tool: Google Docs Research
 * Citelighter and EasyBib
 * Create quizzes in Google Spreadsheets with Flubaroo
 * 50 Little-Known Ways Google Docs Can Help In Education
 * Afternoon
 * Exploring Collaborative Video Production with iMovie and WeVideo
 * Cinematic Techniques (Wikipedia)
 * Documentary Techniques(Wikipedia)
 * George Mayo's Student Documentaries
 * Elana Waugh's Students - Plastic: Things You May Not Know
 * Bowling Stop Motion Video
 * Close: Charting a Course with Digital Writing/CCSS

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