http://www.google.com/notebook/feeds/04358793573726113227/notebooks/BDRTrSgoQjfiU2eAi/NDQjrSgoQsNvn2eAi2007-11-04T15:14:14.064Z2007-11-04T17:51:20.797Z<h4> B5 Designing Writing and Technology Camps for Youth </h4> <p> <strong>When:</strong> Friday, 3:30pm - 5:30pm<br> <b>Where:</b> Marriott Marquis Times Square Hotel, 5th floor, Booth<br> <strong>Presenter(s):</strong><br> John Bishop, Red Clay Writing Project <br>Valorie Stokes, Prairie Lands Writing Project <br> </p> <div> </div> <div><p>Presenters from two writing project sites will share ways their youth writing camps provide opportunities for teachers and students to explore intersections between technology and literacy. Each presenter will share strategies for designing camps that build from a central philosophy—camp facilitation embraces both youth learning and teacher professional development in the area of technology.<span></span></p><p><span></span>Valorie and I will be sharing digital compositions created both by teachers during writing project summer institutes and by youth participating in our writing project summer camps for writing and technology. We&#39;ll highlight some philosophical connections between the two environments, particularly how summer institute opportunities to compose digitally led us to design summer workshops for youth to compose with digital tools. I&#39;m excited about the chance to compare and contrast our two youth programs, from how we design curricula to how we strive to develop sustainable youth programs. We&#39;re also thinking together about how the youth summer camps have much potential to serve as professional learning communities for TCs to think together and explore new technologies with their students. <br></p></div>Paul Allison