e-tools to support writing j. kellow
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E-tools to support Writing J. Kellow. Google Apps. Google Apps for Education Google Docs – sharing Google Forms Google Spreadsheets Google Presentation Google Docs for writing. Skitch – annotating notes Note-taking http://discussion.evernote.com/forum/90-evernote-for-schools /. Wikis. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
E-tools to support WritingJ. Kellow
Google AppsGoogle Apps for Education• Google Docs – sharing• Google Forms• Google Spreadsheets• Google Presentation
• Google Docs for writing
• Skitch – annotating notes
• Note-taking
• http://discussion.evernote.com/forum/90-evernote-for-schools/
Google Sites
Weebly
Wikis
Edmodo
Video to motivate writing• http://
machoarts.com/15-amazing-animated-short-films• http://antsict.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/9-videos-you-
could-use-to-inspire-writing/• http://antsict.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/4-more-video
s-to-inspire-writing-in-key-stage-2/• http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Teachers-TV-W
hiteboard-Literacy-Story-Starts-3006993/• http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6203160
Voicethread• Students’ poems can be posted and they can read
them aloud then share with others for feedback• http://damiddle.ed.voicethread.com/?#
q.b722045.i0.k0
• http://damiddle.ed.voicethread.com/?#q.b965530.i5307613
• Voicethreads for Education
Blogs
• Blogging info• Blogging Guide• Quadblogging• NZ Quadblogging on the VLN• Blogger• Edublogs• Wordpress
Digital storytelling• http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Digital-Storytel
ling-tools-online-6176830/
• Smilebox – a download – choose custom and untick the search engine change box. Combines photos, text, video and music
Story creation sites• E.g.• Picture Book Maker
• Storybird
• Myths and Legends Creator
• Piclits
• Kerpoof
Powerpoint• Write, illustrate, narrate,
animate • Retelling – Animated • Pick a path• etc
Use student art work or photographs
Comic strips – Free creators for comics and graphic novels
Most require registration• Toondo Basic version free• Read Write Think Comic Creator – fairly basic• Chooger – harder to use but can draw own characters• Comic Master• Domo - animated• Comix• Zooburst - animated
Story Starters• Scholastic story starters• The Story Starter• 7 Steps to a Perfect Story• Picture Prompt Per Day• http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/• http://
www.creativity-portal.com/prompts/imagination.prompt.html• http://www.boomwriter.com/home/Schools
Writing Activity websites• Study Ladder
• Website list
• ICT Games – Literacy
• Wicked & Wicked Te Reo Maori
• etc
Exploring text• Telescopic text - example
• Telescopic Text – write – write your own
Graphic Organisers• Mindmaps• Word• Graphic Organisers• Enchanted Learning Graphic Organisers• Education Place• Literacy Graphic Organisers• Scholastic
PinterestFollow• http://pinterest.com/jkellow15/• http://pinterest.com/jkellow15/literacy/• http://pinterest.com/source/edudemic.com/• http://pinterest.com/source/schrockguide.net/• http://pinterest.com/source/educatorstechnology.com/• http://pinterest.com/robinbobo/school-literacy-graphic-
organizers/• http://pinterest.com/search/boards/?q=writing
Readings• http://
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/brochure/meread/meread.pdf Improving Boys Reading
• 50+ Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story