Writing Instruction

with Digital Tools

Katie Morrow, ESU 8 https://goo.gl/PKeJJu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p5qITl8CdI

http://www.education.ne.gov/read/

Nebraska ELA Standards

Prewritingjournaling ~ notetaking ~ wordprocessing

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WRITE ABOUT THISFREE AND $3.99 APP

THE BRAINSTORMER$1.99 APP

THINGS TO THINK ABOUTFREE APP

WRITEABOUT.COMWEBSITE (FREE & PAID ACCOUNTS)

VENN DIAGRAMFREE APP OR WEB

T-CHARTFREE APP

POPPLET$4.99 OR FREE - APP OR WEB

IBRAINSTORMFREE APP

IDEAMENT (FORMALLY IDEA SKETCH)

FREE APP

LITERACY TIPS IN PAGES

• Use the Document Templates

• + > Take Photo or Video

• Keyboard > Dictation mic

• Tools > Change Tracking

• Tap & Hold > Speak

Draftingget ideas down ~ sloppy copy ~ write without worry

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NOTABILITY$5.99 APP FOR IOS OR MAC

EVERNOTEFREE FOR ALL PLATFORMS

PAGESAPP OR MAC

GOOGLE DOCS - VOICE TYPINGIN CHROME BROWSER

KAITLIN’S SIRI STORYHTTPS://VIMEO.COM/112332827

RevisingImproving ~ A.R.M.S. (add, remove, move, substitute) ~ “aerial view”

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LISTS FOR WRITERS$2.99 APP

SPEAK SELECTION (ACCESSIBILITY FEATURE)

• (iOS) Settings > General > Accessibility > Speak Selection on

• (Pages - Mac) Edit > Speech > Start Speaking

• (free Chrome Extension) Speak-it!

COMMENTINGPAGES, WORD, OR GOOGLE DOCS

Editingfine-tuning~ proofreading ~ “ground-level” details

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DICTIONARYALL PLATFORMS

GRAMMAR GIRLFREE PODCAST & OTHER RESOURCES

TRACK CHANGESPAGES: EDIT > TRACK CHANGES GOOGLE DOCS: VIEW > MODE > SUGGESTING

Publishingenhancing ~ perfecting ~ share with the world!

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BLOGGERFREE FOR ALL PLATFORMS

SMOREFREE OR PAID WEB

ADOBE SLATEFREE APP OR WEB

IBOOKS AUTHORFREE MAC APP

Search for “O’Neill Public School”

iBooks Store

BOOK CREATOR$4.99 APP OR TRIAL VERSION

BOOK CREATOR BENEFITS• Author 100% on iPad

• Add audio without app-smashing

• Combine multiple pages or books from multiple authors

• Export as ePUB, for iBooks, or even as a movie!

Our Important Book

By Mrs. Hilker's Class

Even More…courses ~ books ~ collections of resources

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REVITALIZING WRITING WITH IPADFREE FOR IBOOKS

ELA RESOURCES FROM ADESHTTP://TINYURL.COM/ELAFROMADES

IMPROVING WRITING WITH GOOGLE DOCSFREE ON WEB

CREATIVE WRITING: LEARNING FROM THE MASTERSFREE FOR IBOOKS

WRITING & COMPOSITIONCOLLECTION ON ITUNES

Verbs for “Up-Leveling” Student Writing

Craft a collaborative community

Add authentic audiences

Leverage learning options

Document, reflect, share!

Thank you!http://tinyurl.com/

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