In a Nutshell

March 29, 2015 by margaretsmn

SOL #29

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I’ve been playing around with Nutshell now that I deleted all my texts and made room on my phone. One video was inspired by the place I live. It is spring in the deep south. In my yard, the satsuma tree is blooming, along with the wisteria bush. Flowers blooming, spring warmth inspire writing. Can you write a poem to go with this video?

This week we took our 6th grade students to an old oak tree to write. On Friday I posted this poem by Darian inspired by this field trip. Nature is a wonderful place to find inspiration for writing.

What is inspiring your writing these days? Please consider joining the Digital Literacy link up today.

Last night I got a Tweet from @teachr4, Leigh Anne Eck about plans for National Poetry Month. “Are you doing any type of April poetry challenge this year on your blog?” The consensus seems to be that many of us want to continue writing daily. The subject will be poetry, ideas, student activities, and our own writing. I invite you to join a new hashtag for NPM, #DigiPoetry. That way we can all keep up with each other, connect, and support. This is not a challenge. It is an invitation.

Posted in Digital Learning, Slice of Life, Teaching, Writing | Tagged #DigiPoetry, digital literacy, Nutshell, writing | 11 Comments

11 Responses

on March 29, 2015 at 12:01 pm | Reply Kimberley Moran

I want to continue to write daily as well. How can I be involved? I think if I have the support of a few comments I can continue. So I’d like to take part. Must check out this Nutshell!
on March 29, 2015 at 12:37 pm | Reply Linda Baie

I still need to check out Nutshell, Margaret, maybe this week on my break? What a great idea about the hashtag, will join in! Here is my sort of whining about all the wires to keep track of in our digital world!
on March 29, 2015 at 3:14 pm | Reply LibraryDragon

This sounds interesting. Will you share a little more about it?
on March 29, 2015 at 5:17 pm | Reply Tara Smith

Spring has arrived in all its glory for you – enjoy, my friend. It snowed for a bit yesterday, so Spring seems rather far off for us.
- on March 30, 2015 at 12:32 am | Reply margaretsmn
  
  Snow is not a word in our weather vocabulary. It’s actually chilly this weekend for spring. But the temps are rising soon.
on March 29, 2015 at 10:16 pm | Reply cvarsalona

I can reiterate what Tara said. One of the sections of the Long Island Newsday talked about winter hanging on. I gave Nutshell a try again in my post today. I will send it off to you now.
on March 29, 2015 at 10:32 pm | Reply KevinHodgson (@dogtrax)

I wait for flowers,
buttoned up tight
in a fight against winter

Yet, patient
in the waiting,
something unseen emerges

words as petals as
fragrant as the season
on the verge of change.

Kevin
Ps – been writing a few poems today about dormant flowers, it seems.
- on March 30, 2015 at 12:30 am | Reply margaretsmn
  
  Thank you for blessing me with a poem today. More line lifting and creating digital poetry to come in April, I hope.
on March 29, 2015 at 11:10 pm | Reply Leigh Anne

I am having technical difficulties so I can’t see the videos. I need some updates but it keeps giving me error message – ugh! Love the hashtag and look forward to more writing and learning in April.
- on March 30, 2015 at 12:33 am | Reply margaretsmn
  
  Can you see them on YouTube? My channel is margaretsmn.
on March 30, 2015 at 1:55 am | Reply readingtothecore

This is a wonderful idea, Margaret. I confess, though, I am worn out from blogging every day, so I’m glad you posed it as an invitation. Looking forward to some spring weather for inspiration!