improving your writing online

Improving your writing

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Resources, Applications, &

Interactions Image From: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/158/366393127_ae569532a7_b.jpg

Search Engines

• Google (http://www.google.com) – Checking for spellings and definitions:• Alternative Spellings: • Definition:

– Check collocations: • Google Scholar• Collocations: "go to shopping“• Comparing two options: Option 1 and Option 2

http://www.google.com/

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1G1SBKR_ENZZ310&q=foriegner&cts=1259813682141&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g-s10

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1G1SBKR_ENZZ310&q=def:foreigner&cts=1259813645922&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

http://scholar.google.com/

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=%22go+to+shopping%22&btnG=Search&as_sdt=2001&as_ylo=&as_vis=0

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1G1SBKR_ENZZ310&q=%22I+went+the+store%22&cts=1259814167071&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1G1SBKR_ENZZ310&q=%22I+went+to+the+store%22&cts=1259814073260&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g1

Collaborative Writing

• Wikispaces, WetPaint• Google Docs

http://www.wikispaces.com/

http://www.wetpaint.com/

http://docs.google.com/

Blogs

• Blogger• WordPress

http://www.blogger.com/

http://www.wordpress.com/

Discussion Forums

• UsingEnglish• English Club

http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/

http://www.englishclub.com/esl-forums/index.php

SMS, Text, Microblogging

• Phones (SMS)• Text chat• Twitter

http://www.meebo.com/

http://www.twitter.com/seouldaddy

Social Networks

• Facebook• LiveMocha, italki• Ning

http://www.facebook.com/

http://www.livemocha.com/

http://www.italki.com/

http://www.ning.com/

The Google Monster

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Name: Dan Craig Email: dan@danielcraig.comWeb: http://www.danielcraig.com

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