This study determined the usefulness of digital comic creation with 77 graduate students in a teacher technology course. Students completed an assigned reading and created digital comics that addressed technology integration concerns in the schools and society. Using practical action research, 77 student-created comics were analyzed. The findings…

In the context of a 10-day summer camp makerspace experience that employed design-based learning (DBL) strategies, the purpose of this descriptive case study was to better understand the ways in which children use visualization skills to negotiate design as they move back and forth between the world of nondigital design techniques (i.e., drawing,…

A poetry writing contest used to introduce safety facts to sixth grade students is described, and some of the verses are reproduced. (DB)

Stimulating creative writing at the elementary level was the goal of KIDS radio station, which involved student planning and participation in live broadcasts over the school intercom. (STS)

A survey was made of high school press organizations throughout the country, and the following data was collected. The purposes of the magazines were found to be: (1) to stimulate creativity in writing, (2) to provide enjoyment for readers, and (3) to develop teamwork in student publishing. There are currently over 600 school magazines under…

Describes how Wantagh Elementary School's reading lab became the School Publishing Company's Write-In Center where students can write stories and have them bound into books. Discusses the motivational benefits of a school publishing program. (SJL)

Eighth-grade teacher Lesley Roessing designed an assignment that makes individual student research useful and accessible to the entire class. She outlines steps students take to create a guide to supplement their reading of "Waiting for the Rain: A Novel of South Africa." She then builds on the research experience in another unit by addressing…

This book is an anthology of 45 stories, poems, and essays written by adult education (adult basic education and high school equivalency program) students in Ohio. The authors and their teachers were honored at the 1999 Ohio Writers' Conference. The authors were selected from 242 entries by a committee of faculty, staff, and adult students. The…

Sixth graders produced books of rotten thoughts'' on various topics. (SP)

The primary goal of a project was to encourage students in adult basic education, General Educational Development, and English as a second language to express their thoughts and feelings through writing. Its objectives were to collect and publish exemplary student writings from adult education programs throughout the state of Pennsylvania and to…

This book is an anthology of unedited verse and prose written by 14- and 15-year-old students. The book is intended for teachers in training, for their tutors, and for all teachers of English. The verses are classified as undirected and directed poems about nature, places, war, the Egyptian Tomb, up and back again, and people. The prose is…