Digital Is

The National Writing Project's website that we're all creating resources for, Digital Is, has officially launched.

When you visit the site, try the log-on you've already created and see if you are still a member. In some of the final revisions to the site, a number of existing accounts were wiped out, so check and see if yours if still active. If it's not, create a new one. Explore some of the resources, get a sense for what these resources and collections look like, and if some idea hits you, create and upload a resource. You'll see a huge variety of possibilities.

While you're in there, feel free to start some discussions on the resources you're looking at. The hope is that over time, this becomes a live, dynamic site, not so much where people go for lesson plans and tips, but to talk about teaching and learning with digital writing and all that entails.

The site is likely to be quiet for just a little bit; it's being touted in the new book, Because Digital Writing Matters, which has just been released. I've ordered copies for all of you (wow, a course that pays you and buys your books!) and we should have them by the December meeting. No, it's not a required read, and there won't be a quiz, but you might find it useful in light of your participation in this program.

You'll see Digital Is getting some national press - the MacArthur Foundation, the primary funder for the site (and this program) featured the work of one of my students in their announcement of the site, and I expect other media sources to start writing about Digital is in the coming weeks.