Collections

Although the Internet seems to be free, it actually consumes huge amounts of electricity. This collection is an exploration of the environmental costs of the internet and ways to reduce the energy we call upon daily in our searches, uploads, and downloads.

What happens when we become more deliberate in our thinking about placing text in motion and the direction suggested by the text itself? How does motion affect meaning and our interpretative process?

Many teachers are wondering whether digital writing can align with the ELA strand of the Common Core State Standards, now adopted by 45 states and DC. Many Digital Is resources demonstrate that it can.

In November 2009, I had the honor and privilege of speaking to a group of NWP leaders, teachers, consultants, and friends at a convening for the NWP's DIGITAL IS initiative. This collection features the presentation itself along with a selection of related resources.

Newsflash: The Information Age, which favored the left brain, is over, according to Daniel Pink in his revolutionary new book, A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Will Rule the Future. This collection explores the book and considers how the themes presented in A Whole New Mind may influence culture and education.

Popular culture in the 21st Century is rapidly changing the ways consumers and producers interact.

How is the introduction of new technologies pushing NWP teachers & their students to rethink their fields and ways of composing?

Released in 2009, The Digital Writing Workshop (Heinemann) blends the pedagogical approach of a "writing workshop" with the technical and rhetorical features of "digital writing." This collection features a number of resources related to the concepts presented in the book, many of which feature fellow NWP teachers and examples from their classrooms.