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Welcome Advanced Web Site Full Force Summer Camp Writing and Technology Digital Camera Kid Pix Deluxe 4 Digital Post-it Notes Microsoft Office 07 Digital Storytelling iPhoto Podcast Examples Teacher Demo Site > Photos > Blog > Field Trip to the Zoo Podcast > Listing Folder > Document Camera > Resources > Web Calendar > PowerPoint Games for Learning > netTrekker Search   Improving Writing with Technology created by Kim Estes divlatte.com (I have modified the information for my purpose) 6 + 1 Traits Ideas – A clear, focused content packed with details Mind Mapping and Brainstorming (Thanks to Chris Sessums)         Google Docs         http://www.mywebspiration.com         http://www.mindmeister.com/         http://www.mindomo.com/         Gliffy         Bubbl.us         Flowchart.com         Mind42 Inspiring Writing http://www.ideastoinspire.co.uk/inspiringwriting.htm Supporing Writing http://www.ideastoinspire.co.uk/supportingwriting.htm Images image slideshow to inspire and encourage ideas can be a daily activity or used at each stage of the writing process     Get Great Prompts http://writingfix.com/ – an interactive plot creator http://writingfix.com/Classroom_Tools/dailypromptgenerator.htm – prompt generator http://writingfix.com/writingfix_for_kids.htm – interactive writing games http://writingfix.com/right_brain.htm – Right Brain prompts http://writingfix.com/left_brain.htm – Left Brain prompts http://www.creativity-portal.com/prompts/imagination.prompt.html Voice – Writing that is active and engaging for the reader Using your voice to give your writing voice Students write a piece and then record their own (or mix it up and record someone elses) using audacity Play examples of speeches and audio books that demonstrate clear voice Students then review the works and critique with a rubric Literary Theatre/Readers Theatre Students create melodramas from literature read in class with a special focus on voice and characterization Works with their own original scripts and poetry as well Voice Thread - Group conversations around images, documents, and videos Voki - Free Service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your website or blog http://bms.westport.k12.ct.us/mccormick/rt/RTHOME.htm – Reader’s Theatre Basics website Using Movies to Teach Voice – play famous scenes from movies AUDIO ONLY and have the students listen for the voice in the script writing. (How was it achieved – word choice, tone, sentence fluency, etc.) Create and record songs to help students remember their traits – http://writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/organization_song.pdf Use websites that have everything you need in one place – http://writingfix.com/6_Traits/Voice.htm Word Choice – Choosing the right word or words to convey a message, idea, or feeling Give the kids an interactive demonstration of the power of word choice. Have them try it online – then repeat the process with their own writing! (Highlight words that could be telescoped!)                 Word Choice, details, voice – http://www.telescopictext.com/                 Create your own Telescopic Text - http://www.telescopictext.com/write/                 Instructions for creating Telescopic text - http://www.telescopictext.com/resources/how-to-use-the-writing-tools Dead word funerals                 photo story or video http://youtube.com/watch?v=kQODcdUtmH4                 Students choose the words, write eulogies, put tombstones on the walls as reminders Sentence Fluency – Sentences are clear, concise, and various lengths                 student video on sentence fluency  - http://youtube.com/watch?v=Db-YgMac7Uo Use websites that have everything you need in one place – http://writingfix.com/6_Traits/Sentence_Fluency.htm Organization – The order makes sense, including strong transitions words and a clear beginning, middle, and ending Use Web 2.0 Tools for organizing your work Interactive Graphic Organizers                 http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm                 http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/ Graphic Organizer                 Microsoft Word: MAC 2008 SmartArt Graphics Create and record songs to help students remember their traits – http://writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/organization_song.pdf  Conventions – Proper usage of grammar, punctuation, and spelling http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=e5b854ffad5f70a516c8 Create and record songs to help students remember their traits – http://writingfix.com/PDFs/6_Traits/conventions_song.pdf Use websites that have everything you need in one place – http://writingfix.com/6_Traits/Conventions.htm Grammar Blast (elementary) – http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/quizzes/ Presentation – Neatness, appealling to the reader’s eye http://poster.4teachers.org/ – create writing posters http://glogster.com/edu – create interactive posters http://toondoo.com or http://comiqs.com/ - make comic books Publishing Center in Your Room  - Create a publishing center in your classroom Types of Writing Narrative                 Radio Theatre Persuasive                 Political Speeches from candidate sites used to identify aspects of persuasive writing                 Video and Audio commercials for a product or service that target a specific audience                 Create videos or audio or photostories to teach the elements of this type of writing                 http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=3f745343bab61a5f8aee&page=2&viewtype=&category=                 http://www.teachertube.com/googleSearch.php?cx=012339422634307447803%3Ah-vlw-wg9yy&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&safe=high&q=Pe                rsuasive%20writing Comparative                 Interactive Online Graphic Organizers – Highlight, type, and print (or save and put on website) http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm  How-To                 Photostories and video on How-To subjects (written by one group – recorded by another) Research                 Netrekker Poetry                 Song Lyrics                         Research them for figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, allusions, poetic devices)                 Share your favorites                 Encourage kids to read their favorites to the class                 Record their readings                 Have your students record other teachers and administrators sharing their favorite poems         Interactive SMART Lessons Editing Document Camera SMART tools Gaggle.net Feedback and Peer Review Gaggle.net blogging Professional Development & Teacher Tools Lesson Plans - http://readwritethink.org/lessons/index.asp?grade=0&strand=0&engagement=0&display.x=40&display.y=13\ Writing across the curriculum. http://writingfix.com/WAC.htm Involving parents in writing – http://writingfix.com/classroom_tools/family_write.htm Mini-lesson of the month – http://www.unr.edu/educ/nnwp/Mini_Lesson_of_the_Month_Club.html Art and Writing – http://writingfix.com/classroom_tools/art_and_writing.htm Help with the writing process for teachers – http://www.mwp.hawaii.edu/resources.htm Elementary Integration Ideas – http://www.cyberbee.com/intclass.html#LanguageArts SMART Lessons on Writing – Smart Lessons Great site by a real teacher – http://corbettharrison.com/index.html United Streaming – One Place -      http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/tools/writingPrompt/index.cfm? – writing prompt builder home page Helpful site for interactive resources http://www.dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/English/ English Vocabulary- Free Rice Top of Page