technology tools to enhance the elementary writing program
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TECHNOLOGY TOOLS TO ENHANCE THE ELEMENTARY WRITING PROGRAMTRANSCRIPT
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS TO ENHANCE THE ELEMENTARY WRITING PROGRAM
Presentors:
Sandra Costa and Tina Centurio
In the beginning...Creative Writing
● Typical Writing Club● Paper Pencil● Published BookEVOLUTION...● Teacher types some pieces and adds
graphics● Published half/half handwritten/ PC/
ScannerINTO THE FUTURE...
Creative Writing & Technology Club
TECHNOLOGY AS THE TOOL
● less paper for 1st drafts
● camera/editing photos/graphics
● publishing still paper documents/
ebooks.
● introducing web 2.0 tools
Wiki
● collaborative learning environment
● a place to embed and post their work
● easy access to resource links just a
click away
● three important buttons in the wiki:
wiki(home); edit and save.
Link to our wiki:
Students are able to:
● create customized avatars
● add voice to your avatar
● link Voki to any wiki, blog
or website using an embed
code
Valentine's Day
Students are able to:
● record written text using voice recording
with no fixed limit of time
● no login required
● link to or publish recording to any wiki,
blog or website with an embed code
Students are able to:
● do up to 3 minutes voice recording
● link or publish their Audioboo using
the embed code
Spirit Week
Students are able to:
● add voice to images
● easily add to any wiki, blog, website,
or profile with an embed code
Spring
Students are able to:
● create a digital flip book with stories
● save document as a PDF file and simply upload it
● convert PDF document into a flipping book
● link to or use the embed code to share with others
Free Stories
Students are able to:
● create a word mosaic from text
in different shapes
● publish mosaic to
a wiki/blog/website
using the embed code
Thanksgiving
Students are able to:
● create word clouds from text (words or sentences)
● use different fonts, layouts and colors
● embed easily in a wiki, blog or website.
Valentine's Day
Use "myebook" to:● create an ebook from scratch or● create a PDF document and easily turn it into an
ebook● link to, embed or share your ebooks easily
Book 1 Book 2 Book 3
● Link to our wiki● Links to websites are available at the top
of each slide● Pick a web 2.0 tool to experiment with● grab the embed code● click on a test page in the wiki● click edit: insert html/javascript, paste
embed code, click next, insert plugin, save
GOOD LUCK!
HANDS ON SESSION
