Kevin Hodgson
Kevin Hodgson teaches sixth grade in Southampton, Massachusetts at the Wiliam E. Norris Elementary School, where his students use technology for publishing and creation throughout the year. He is also the technology liaison with the Western Massachusetts Writing Project and a co-editor of the book collection Teaching the New Writing: Technology, Change and Assessment in the 21st Century Classroom that examines the role of technology in the writing classroom in the age of standardized testing and assessment.
In his spare time, Kevin also dabbles in the world of classroom-based humor through his Boolean Squared webcomic and is the proud father of three boys who love to make comics, produce movies and tell outrageous stories.
Resources created by Kevin Hodgson
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- Digital posters: Composing with an online canvas
- This article discusses tools and best practices for assigning digital poster-making projects to students.
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- By Kevin Hodgson.
- Just beyond the walls: Teachers as writers in virtual space
- This article addresses the notion of teachers as writers — providing reasons why a personal writing practice can improve instructional practice, offering a variety of online networks and other sites to help teacher-writers connect with peers, and suggesting ways to bring this idea into the classroom.
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- By Kevin Hodgson.
- Sharing time in a blended learning space
- This article offers a definition for blended learning and suggests strategies for effectively implementing this instructional approach.
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- By Kevin Hodgson.
- Strategies for online reading comprehension
- This article examines the differences between reading in print and reading online, and proposes some tools and strategies to help aid students' reading comprehension and information literacy in online environments.
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- By Kevin Hodgson.
