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{paper_toss.jpg} Will our grandchildren even understand the appeal of the iTunes app, Paper Toss? (Credits itunes.apple.com)
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revising process. Kids can even "chat" just like in class. Wait, is that a disadvantage? Aside from
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Today is Wednesday February 1st, 2147
Essential Question: In what ways have our modern drafting and editing processes been influenced by historical artifacts and procedures?
DO NOW: In small groups, please circulatePlease approach the roomfront table and observe with your partnersclassmates what you have been. Consider the constraints and approaches specific to the 21st century school.
Note: I know that three-dimensional items are something you do not encounter every day. Please feel free to pick them up and touch them. Once you have had a real-life experience with each three-dimensional artifact, return to your seat for a class discussion.
Type With Me - by Emily di Febo

There are no diacritics available. I was able to remedy this problem by using my computer's character map. On my PC, it can be found under System Tools and sent to the desktop and/or task bar. From here, students can copy and paste accent marks, inverted question marks and symbols. {character_maps.jpg}
I have not had any success uploading a Power Point to Type With Me. It appears to only support documents, PDFs and HTML.
While Type With Me is accessible from your smartphone, I don'trecommend it. You can read, type and erase editing marks on an existing pad but saving a new pad is tricky. If you decide to try it, use landscape orientation.
There is a limited editing toolbox. Users cannot change the justification or font style.
Type With Me does not support images or text boxes.

Essential Question: In what ways have our modern drafting and editing processes been influenced by historical artifacts and procedures?
DO NOW: In small groups, please circulate the room and observe the artifacts from an authentic 2012 classroom. Discuss with your partners what you think the application of each artifact could have been.
pick them up,up and touch them, experience them. Once
Type With Me - by Emily di Febo
Source - willyou.typewith.me

Welcome to EDFN 4167: The History of American Education
Today is Wednesday February 1st, 2147
Essential Question: In what ways have our modern drafting and editing processes been influenced by historical artifacts and procedures?
DO NOW: In small groups, please circulate the room and observe the artifacts from an authentic 2012 classroom. Discuss with your partners what you think the application of each artifact could have been.
Note: I know that three-dimensional items are something you do not encounter every day. Please feel free to pick them up, touch them, experience them. Once you have had a real-life experience with each three-dimensional artifact, return to your seat for a class discussion.
Type With Me - by Emily di Febo
Source - willyou.typewith.me

Make the editing changes that your teacher requires.
Once you are finished, you can click this button to erase any leftover hilighting: {rainbow.jpg} Encourage students to "keep it clean" by removing editing hilights each time they save their updates. The rainbow can get confusing and cumbersome.
warning with your kiddos.them. Click here
Uses in the Secondary Classroom -
Now that you have a handle on things, play around and see what you can do. You do not just have to use this for the drafting process, create interactive and unique lessons that require students to use analysis and express opinion. Here are some sparks to help you fire up your lesson plans!> Share this wiki page with students and teachers on your friend list today:

Make the editing changes that your teacher requires.
Once you are finished, you can click this button to erase any leftover hilighting: {rainbow.jpg} Encourage students to "keep it clean" by removing editing hilights each time they save their updates. The rainbow can get confusing and cumbersome.
changes: {clock.jpg} ClickWarning, students can see everything you have ever typed. Think before you type. You may (or may not) want to share this warning with your kiddos. Click here to
Uses in the Secondary Classroom -
Now that you have a handle on things, play around and see what you can do. You do not just have to use this for the drafting process, create interactive and unique lessons that require students to use analysis and express opinion. Here are some sparks to help you fire up your lesson plans!> Share this wiki page with students and teachers on your friend list today:

Use your preferred method to open the document.
Make the editing changes that your teacher requires.
hilighting: {rainbow.jpg} Encourage students to "keep it clean" by removing editing hilights each time they save their updates. The rainbow can get confusing and cumbersome.
For fun, click on the clock and watch an animated timeline of your editing changes: {clock.jpg} Click here to watch an animated timeline of an editing dialogue I had with a student of mine.
Uses in the Secondary Classroom -

Make the editing changes that your teacher requires.
Once you are finished, you can click this button to erase any leftover hilighting: {rainbow.jpg}
changes: {clock.jpg} Click here to watch an animated timeline of an editing dialogue I had with a student of mine.
Uses in the Secondary Classroom -
Now that you have a handle on things, play around and see what you can do. You do not just have to use this for the drafting process, create interactive and unique lessons that require students to use analysis and express opinion. Here are some sparks to help you fire up your lesson plans!> Share this wiki page with students and teachers on your friend list today:

Disadvantages -
Type With Me is a wonderful start to what I see as a new trend in education. However, it is just that - a start. As with video games, cell phones, cars and many other inventions, it will continue to adapt and improve. For now, I have included a bulleted list of what I have found when attempting to implement Type With Me in my classroom:
There are notno diacritics available. I was able to remedy this problem by using my computer's character map. On my PC, it can be found under System Tools and sent to the desktop and/or task bar. From here, students can copy and paste accent marks, inverted question marks and symbols. {character_maps.jpg}
I have not had and HTML. Additionally, there
There is a change the justification,justification or font stylestyle.
Type With Me does not support images or Typetext boxes.
Type With Me in particular. Finally,
Finally, a very With Me staff; whatstaff. What shall we and power outages.outages? In those
Technical Directions -
Are you ready to save trees and interact with your students? If so, click on the student of whom you would like to make 24 clones to fill the desks in your future classroom.