The document discusses using new media like podcasts, discussion forums, blogs and wikis in the English classroom. It notes that students are already using these tools and that incorporating them can help differentiate instruction, engage students more, and prepare them for the future. Specific examples mentioned include using a discussion forum for discussing The Hobbit and creating character journals on a Hobbit wiki. It provides advice on getting started with new media tools and monitoring student participation.

1. Connecting Pods, Blogs, and Wikis to Literature: Relevant and Responsive Discussion and Writing Sheila Newell

4. Don’t you wish your students were as concerned about their English assignments as they are about their text messages?

7. English Homepage

8. Discussion Forums-- The Hobbit

9. Discussion Forums: Riddles

10. Courtney’s Riddle

11. Discussion Forums-Current Reading

12. Taylor’s Blog

13. Hobbit Wiki Homepage

14. Hobbit Wiki: Characters

15. Wiki: George’s Character Journal

16. Wiki: Blending Fiction and Non-Fiction

21. Sheila Newell St. Francis Episcopal Day School 335 Piney Point Rd. Houston, TX 77024 713/458-6409 [email_address] [email_address]