{"product_id":"9781571109163","title":"Can We Skip Lunch and Keep Writing?","description":"Publishing podcasts, writing digital stories with \"choose your own  adventure\" endings, and collaborating with students around the country  through wikis, Skype, and VoiceThread, Julie D. Ramsay never imagined  that she and her fifth grade students would be forging a new frontier  using technology to support writing lessons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a school district  with minimal resources and a prescriptive curriculum that makes  originality a constant challenge, Julie could have continued teaching  grammar and writing skills in isolation. But when she realized how  hungry her students were for \"real\" writing activities that enabled them  to share and learn from their peers in other states, she overcame every  obstacle that threatened to stunt their creativity and limit their  opportunities to communicate in a digital world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan We Skip Lunch and Keep Writing?\u003c\/i\u003e  shows teachers how to weave technology throughout the curriculum and  get students so fired up about writing that they don't want to stop when  the class period ends. Readers will learn how to select appropriate  digital tools, guide and involve students in the learning process, and  differentiate instruction to meet individual needs. Through Julie's  inspiring stories and lessons, teachers in the intermediate and middle  grades will discover how technology-assisted writing can foster  innovation, global communication, and creative problem solving,  developing responsible, productive digital citizens whose inherent love  of learning will travel with them throughout their lifetimes.","brand":"Stenhouse Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182643790064,"sku":"9781571109163","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781571109163_p0.jpg?v=1763766160","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781571109163","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}