Now that we are coming to the satisfactory end of the 2008 SI, save these dates:

On November 1st, we will hold an AWP retreat at the USCA Ruth Patrick Center from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.

On March 6, 2009, we will be providing demos for district in-service.

Next year's SI will be held beginning June 9th. We'll be recruiting for great teachers; start thinking about recommendations.

Next year's Young Writers Camp will be held again in conjunction with the SI; tentatively, we'll plan on the third week again which will be June 22-26.

Thanks for a wonderful SI!

Calling all young writers! This camp offers many opportunities to sharpen your writing skills with instruction and guidance from professional writers. Teen fiction writers, poets, a journalist, and a dramatist will visit our class to share ideas and then do writing activities with you. We will explore ways for you to display and publish your work. Sign up early, as the enrollment is limited!

Date: June 23-27, 2008
Time: 1-4pm
Ages: 5th-8th graders
Location: USCA
Staff: Vicki Collins, Director
Karl Fornes, Technical Support/Web Coordinator
Cost: $80
Registration: USCA Continuing Education’s Kids in College

I created the initial outine for the Annotated Bibliography and created a link in the right-hand sidebar. The first page includes some directions for browsing, printing and updating the bibliography. I included some entries in the Response and Evaluation "chapter" that can be used as models for posting to the bibliography.

The work has been primarily "behind-the-scenes," but, worry not, I have been plugging away at the Aiken Writing Project web site. Here is what's new on the site:

An Inline Editor

For each blog, image, page, story or book entry, users can now use our automatic WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) editor to "easily" include the html code for a variety of simple text and layout options, such as bold, italics, colored text, images, fonts, etc. Pretty nifty, eh? With a little prompting, I may even add smiley faces.

A Feed Aggregator

Welcome to the brand spankin' new Aiken Writing Project Web Site. As you may note, I have a lot of work to do on the site, but stay tuned.

Use the links to your right for Aiken Writing Project information or to visit related web sites.

In the meantime, I will continue plugging away at this site . . .