Preface In part 1 of this post we took a look at the writing process itself–the relative awkwardness of the process for many developing writers, and how live modeling can help support writer growth. In…
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41 Resources, Tools, And Apps To Improve Writing Skills
41 Resources, Tools, And Apps To Improve Writing Skills by Tom Vander Ark first appeared on gettingsmart.com Math gets all the love–at least that appears to be the case in the edtech world. But applications…
LEGO Launches StoryStarter For Improved Literacy
LEGO Launches First Language Arts Solution: StoryStarter by Sarah Cargill first appeared on gettingsmart.com LEGO® Education, which is known for its extensive support in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education, plans to launch its…
10 Ideas For Using Technology To Teach Writing
Both high-tech innovations for learning and the inability of many American schoolchildren to write well have been major talking points in educational circles for quite some time, but oddly enough, one may offer a solution…
12 Data Points Detailing The Crisis Of Poor Writing In America
Ask just about any teacher if kids today are struggling with writing and you’ll get a resounding “yes.” While curmudgeonly complaints about “kids today” have always existed, even in relation to writing, there are numerous…
10 Reasons Why I Want My Students To Blog
“10 Reasons I want My Students To Blog” by Susan Lucille Davis first appeared gettingsmart.com “Out beyond ideas of right doing and wrong doing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” – Rumi, 13th-Century…
A Simple Way To Demystify The Writing Process With Simple Technology
Writing as a Process Writing is arduous, difficult work. Even for those who have chosen writing as a profession, the muse often fails to show and the writer is left with only the process to…
Digital Composition Tools: Moving from Journals to Social Media
With the convergence of digital publishing tools, it is only nuance that is separating the function of many available platforms. Twenty years ago, the essay, letter, and literary works were all very separate forms, the…
How Blogging, Texting, and Twitter Can Help Students Learn
Back in June, I read an article on the Oxford University Press English Language Teaching blog entitled “Using Technology to Improve Writing Activities” (Silva, 2012). Anna Silva, a language teacher in Brazil, found that teaching…
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