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Jeanine WilsonSecondary Educational Technology Team

Using Technology to Improve Writing

ObjectiveTODAY’S OBJECTIVES

Technology Tools Student Engagement

Improved Writing

6+1 Traits

• Ideas• Organization• Voice• Word Choice• Sentence Fluency• Conventions• Presentations

What can you use now?Computer/Laptop

Document CameraWeb 2.0 PodcastsInternet sitesInteractive WhiteboardCalculatorHISD Online ResourcesMP3 PlayersVideo cameraTape recorderPalm PilotsCell phones

Classroom Resources

for building 21st Century

Writers!

Sumo Paint A free image editing software that gives you the opportunity to

create and editImages online.

ToonDo Create your own comic strips. Lots of backgrounds, characters and props to

choose from. Save favorites and search by tag to see what others have created.

Animasher Create animated films with some very easy to use tools. FluxTime

StudioAn online animation tool for kids

GoAnimate Easy to use animation tool with soundtracks, multiple characters and

backgrounds to choose from. Moovi Draw, animate and apply physical properties to objects in order

to bring theirpictures and words to life. Let them discover what happens

when they make aball even bouncier, a hippo even heavier or the word shiver

actually shiver." Phun Downloadable drawing, painting, animation and creativity toolPicTabs Draw and animate! Xtranormal "If you can type, you can make a movie." (They are right!) Beta

version is free.

Gaggle Private platform for teachers and students that allows students to

have email accounts, digital lockers, and discussion forums

Word Press A free and open source blog publishing application.

Blogging With Revilla Blogging Site (Example)

AMC 11th Grade English Blogging Site (Example)

I-THINK

Edublogs

Blogging Site (Example)

Edublogs hosts blogs for teachers, students, and anyone and

everyone else involved in education. They are completely free and

come with 20MB of free upload space.Wikispaces Simple web pages that groups, friends, and families

can edittogether

Edmodo Private microblogging platform that teachers and students

Blogger Free blog hosting site that is free and customizable

Weebly A website / blog-host called Weebly that offers free blog hosting

and other tools to support you with.

Ideas for Blogging in the Classroom• Consider having students list things they have always wondered

about. The ideas in this type of entry can be used to develop expository pieces.

PEER WRITING EXERCISES • Post sample introductions from student writing samples

and have students post responses to:– Does this introduction catch the reader’s attention?– Does this introduction contain the thesis statement?– Does this introduction tell the reader what the essay will be

about?

• Post sample conclusions from student writing samples and have students post responses to:– Does this conclusion sum up the essay?– Does this conclusion give the reader the impression the writer

intended?

Blog Examples

• Lit Blog Example 1http://www.gaggle.net/blog/onlinelit-blog-49

• Lit Blog Example 2http://www.gaggle.net/blog/onlinelit-blog-23

• Your Turnhttp://www.gaggle.net/blog/WilsonsWords

Wikis

• What• So what• Now what

Writing Summit Wiki(http://

writingsummit2009.wikispaces.com/)

Bubble.us Create notes and create mindmaps online as a collaborative tool.

Exploratree A free web resource where you can download, use and make your own

interactive thinking guides.

FreeMind Open source mind mapping software written in Java

Glinkr Collaborative mindmapping tool.

MeadMap Organize, take notes, diagram, collaborate on research.

Mind42 (mind for two) Collaborative mindmapper

MindMeister A collaborative online mindmapping tool.

Mindomo Another collaborative online mindmapping tool

WikiMindMap Map relationships between wikipedia terms--good research starter

Wisdomaps "A wisdomap has three areas: a mind map, articles and resources. Combining

these areas creates a powerful format to organize information in an

uncluttered way."WiseMapping Online mindmaping tools

Alpoy Avatar creator and animator

Sloodle 3D learning management system project

Create a Graph Generate 5 different kinds of graphs from your own data

MindMeister A collaborative online mindmapping tool.

Gliffy Draw, share and edit flow charts, diagrams, technical drawings.

Scriblink An online collaborative whiteboard

Google Squared

Cornel Notes

Takes a category and creates a starter 'square' of information, automatically collecting and organizing facts from across the web.

An electronic version of Cornel Notes that students can use while researching information online.

GradeGuru For college students to share notes, give each other feedback and engage

in collaborative learning

Imagination Cubed

Draw with friends - interactive whiteboard

Blubrry Create and distribute your podcasts here.

ClickCaster Create, broadcast and sell your very own radio shows and podcasts. You

can record audio right from your browser or upload an existing audio

files. KidCast.com Find, create and store your podcasts here; podcasts are

reviewed beforeposting. A safe site for kids.

Gabcast.com Another free service that allows you to record a podcast using your

phone or VoIP.

ProfCast Turn your Powerpoint presentation into a podcast and publish it to

iTunes. Free trial. (downloadabe software)

iTunes A proprietary digital media player application, used for playing and

organizing digital music and video files.

Podcasts

• What• So what• Now what

Example Podcasts• DeKalb County Public Library–Podcasts

(http://dekalblibrary.org/podcasts)Every year the Georgia Center for the Book and the DeKalb County Public Library in Georgia bring many top authors to the library to speak about and read from their work. This podcast brings you recordings from many of these author talks

• ESLpodTV (http://kibishipaul.com/blog1)My name is Paul and I am a Teacher of English as a Foreign Language living in Japan. I have been here about 20 years working in a variety of educational establishments. Currently I am working as a language instructor in high schools and private 'juku'. The lessons are aimed at students with an intermediate to advanced level of English and are also supplemented by online interactive exercises that can be accessed from the main website.

• Room 312 - A View into the Vortex (http://room312.podbean.com)Educational lessons from Room 312. Explores various aspects of English literature and writing from a geekish point of view. Mr. Zog has been teaching English for 12 years and has taught such courses as English 9 & 10, Strategic Reading, American Literature, English Composition, and Creative Writing. He loves gaming, music (he plays guitar - in fact, he wrote some of the music in the podcast), and loves technology.

Teachers teaching TeachersClass Acts

These resources allow you to design online surveys, collect responses, analyze them and finally present the survey results. Many of these allow

responses via text messages. 99polls Fo.reca.st PollDaddy

Advanced Survey The Free Site PollEverywhere

AskItOnline Free Website Polls ProProfs Quiz School

ClassTools.net GoToPoll CHNM Poll Builder

Cool Surveys HotPotatoes SnapPoll

Doodle Learning Impulse Survey Gizmo

eQuizzer Survey Scholar SurveyGold

ESLVideo Quiz Builder Survey Methods Survey Popups

Toluna Visu Zoho Challenge

Popcorn ReviewPopcorn Review1. Arrange desks so that there

are three or four in a row at the front of the room.

2. At first, assign three or four students to take the seats in the front of the classroom. As the strategy continues, encourage students to volunteer to sit in the front.

3. Make a general statement that relates to the themes of Puritan literature as it pertains to the human condition.

4. The students in the front are in the “hot seat” and must make comments about the statement based on what they have read and evidence from the text.

5. As these students provide commentary, the students listening should monitor for accuracy and interject relevant ideas, quotes, observations, etc.

6. Every few minutes, have new students come up to the front and take the “hot seat”. At this point change the question or modify the original question based on the previous discussion. All students need to be ready to participate in the discussion.

7. At the end, have the students reflect on the discussion as a group and come up with an overarching statement about how the themes of the Puritan tradition relate to the human condition.

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Example #1

Use a HAPGSelect two writing traits you want to work withIdentify strategies related to those traitsLook at the technology tools we discussedHow would you modify that strategy using the tools?

Suggested technology tools to use for each stage of instruction:

• Anticipatory Set – video or audio, survey with clickers or text message

• Input– document camera, smart board• Model – labs, interactive activities, animation• Check for Understanding – survey, revisit survey,

discussion forum• Guided Practice – online activities, blog entries, graphic

organizer• Close/Enrichment– interactive lessons, video or audio • ASSESS (Summative) – PowerPoint, video, animation,

product . Assign student roles: (content layout), (video design), (audio design***have them give you lyrics)

Interactive Whiteboards

• What• So what• Now what

Graphic Organizer

Word Subside

Affix/Root Sub-

Meaning of

Affix/Root

Under

Below

Meaning of Word

To lessen

Other Words

Submarine, Subpar

Choose a picture that you would like to write about.

HISD Online Resources

Brain Pop Brittanica Online

EBSCO NetTrekker

TeachingBooks

Document Camera(Rationale)

Good writing teachers model writing for the students on a regular basis. A document

camera makes that modeling very genuine because no longer is the teacher writing on

a transparency or a giant piece of paper. She/he is writing on a paper just like the

students will be writing on! The teacher is then able to model correct paper organization, handwriting, etc.

Document Camera(Application)

• Assign a writing assignment for homework• The following day, randomly select 3 students' papers.

(***Be sure to cover the student’s names. ***)• These 3 papers are placed under the document camera

one at a time for grading.• Model a "think-aloud" process while grading the first

paper.• Place the second paper under the document camera and

have students discuss in pairs suggested revisions.• Call on a few pairs to gather their input• Revisit the “think-aloud” process to identify revisions

that may have been overlooked• Repeat this process with the final paper• When revisions have been made, the assignments can

be given a letter grade on the spot.

Interactive Whiteboard Activities for

7th Grade Writing

•Hot Off the Press•How to Use A Thesaurus

Text to SpeechNaturalReader is a Text to Speech software with

natural sounding voices. This easy to use software can convert any written text such as MS Word,

Webpage, PDF files, and Emails into spoken words. NaturalReader can also convert any written text into audio files such as MP3 or WAV for your CD player or iPod. This is a great resource to help writers improve by allowing them to listen to their work. It can also be

used to teach second language students by expanding their experience and understanding by

listening to any text at any speed.

Script WritingAllow your students to produce a daily news

broadcast that airs to their entire school. The process of creating a daily newscast entails

many responsibilities that cover a broad range of topic areas. In addition to strengthening curricular skills, this program also utilizes

teamwork and individual responsibility to get the job done.

Click on the title to see an example…

Video TimelineA video timeline, is an excellent culminating

presentation that not only acts as a review for the historical, literacy, and scientific information the

students have learned thus far, but it also stimulates students to research and expand their knowledge in other areas as well. Students are

challenged to present the cumulative information in an interesting and meaningful way.

Click on the title to see an example…

Create a flip book based upon your story (MS Word)

Create a slide show to animate your story (MS PowerPoint)

Create a riddle mystery puzzle box (MS PowerPoint )

Create a flyer or brochure (MS Publisher or Adobe InDesign)

Create a Jeopardy game (MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher, or Adobe

InDesign)

Create a class slide show yearbook with student likenesses (Adobe

PhotoShop, PhotoStory, PowerPoint)

Turn yourself into an image (Adobe PhotoShop, PhotoStory,

PowerPoint )

Peer-review w/Comments in Word

• Have students write a story in Microsoft Word• Have students do one of the following:

– Send it to you so you can add it to the wiki– Post it to the wiki – Save it to the school server

• Other students will then open the assigned document and use the Comments Feature in Word to provide feedback

• Allow them to work in groups or pairs as an opportunity to discuss their comments

Rule-Based SummarizingPost a sample passage to the wiki or on the blog and instruct students to save the document in Word. In

Microsoft Word, the students should do the following:

– Take out the material that is not important to understanding

– Take out words that repeat information– Replace a list of things with a word that describes the

things in the list (e.g., use the word trees for elm, oak, and maple); and

– Find a topic sentence. If they can’t find a topic sentence, tell them to write one.

Choose a picture that you would like to write about.

Everything was still….

The noise was deafening

Everyone was hurrying about

The music was playing merrily ....