Web2.0 Tools for Digital WritingKeith D. Schroeder

District Library Media SpecialistSchool District of Marinette

Educational Consultanthttps://todaysmeet.com/web20writing

What’s Different about Digital Writing?

• Found on WWW• May include video and pictures• Is often informal• Collaborative• Participatory• Community building• Writing for “real world”

Take for granted

• Blogs• Wikis• Podcasts• Websites

Prezi

Text step - story with Prezi

Brainstorming with Prezi

Wordle

• Analysis tool• Words for type of writing• Persuasive essay• Descriptive words• Where to start revision

• Become a better writer• Wordle

New Hive

• In beta right now• Use words, pictures, audio, video,

etc.• Their Video• Example

Playific

• Play me a story?• Interactive text based game• Use as a visualization tool• Examples• Mythical Forest• Cupcake Adventure

Write-n-ator

• Video clips• Introduce key concepts• Prompts• Sharing• Write-n-ator website

Zimmertwins

• More than making a movie - making a narrative

• Gives them some structure – instead of staring at a blank screen

• Zimmertwins• Example

Wordtamer

• Highly interactive• Helps students to consider plot,

character, setting, etc.• Gives ideas/suggestions• Wordtamer Site

Brooklyn Superhero

• Inspire by shopping for superhero gear

• Creating ideas• Build your shopping cart – build

your story!• Brooklyn Superhero Website

StoryToolz

• Story starter• Conflicts• Word count• Readability• Cliché buster• StoryToolz Site

Lightning Bug

• Jumpstarts• Tips• Inspiration • A personal guide• Lightning Bug Website

Storybird

• “New Literacy Tool for a New Generation”

• Create• Read• Share• Storybird Website

Story/writing prompts

• Toasted-cheese• Creativity Portal• Story Wheel App• One Word• Plinky• Write Rhymes• Quotesdaddy• Pinterest • Pinball

Collaborative Writing

• Google Docs• Primary Pad• Mixed Ink (video)• Draftin• Others?

Read, Write, Think Resources

• What is a heroic character? A Myth?: Hero’s Journey Website

• Teaching Conflict, Setting, Character, Resolution?: Storymap Website

• Writing Biographies?: Cube Creator• Key Elements of a story: Interactives• Writing process: Writing Press

Publishing in Under a Minute

• Scriffon• Pen.io• Wordfaire• Google Docs• Twitter

Twitter? Yes, Twitter!

• Distinct Writing Voice• Writing witty?• Pulls me in?• 140 character limit• Find focus• Make every word count• “Economy, beauty, continuity”• Twitter (Tweet Deck)

Comic Strip Creators

• Pixton• Toondoo• Bitstrips

More Complex Publishing

• Simplebooklet• Lucid– Lucidpress– Lucid Chart

• Storybird• Smore

Google Docs

• Collaborate• Commenting• Versions• Streamline grading

• Forms• Flubaroo , Webinar

• Oral comments

Some other opportunities

• Olymp-i-a• Check This!• Fake Text• Fakebook• Pic-lits• Big Huge Labs• Cool Tools for Schools

Others? Please share!