TEACHING WRITING WITH TECHNOLOGY

Cinthya Cantón MencosAgust 1st. 2015.English Techniques IV

Brainstorm: Ideas when you listen the expression “Writing with Technology”

•Do you Consider yourself to be:

• Digital native• Digital immigrant

• A traveler foreign land• A speed bumb in the information highway

Writing Process

• In today’s world writing has become a very important means of communication. As we move into a more progressive technological world, communication will take place more and more through the written page.

Our students should be successful and motivated writers.

• Technology will be used as a base to support and enhance the success of writers both in and out of the classroom.

• It is with this rationale that the Using Technology to Enhance Writing professional development websites have been developed for experts.

• “The only way to learn to write… is to write,” then we need to increase student performance and productivity without sacrificing accuracy and it can be possible through technology. Computers can help us to grade students assingments.

Why should we use technology?

• An assessment tool, aligned with writing standards, enhances cross curricular writing.

• Include software for automatic Essay grading.

Let’s see a video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9z71iNrlew

Answer TRUE or FALSE

1. Technology enhances writing skills.2. Technology can teach everything.3. Blog sites provide feedback to

students.4. Interaction with other produce

deep and meaningful learning.5. It is not necessary to have a

purpose when you write.

WEBSITES TO PRACTICE AND ENHANCE “WRITING”

23 websites to improve your writing• http://writeitsideways.com/23-websites-that-make-your-writing-str

onger/18 Powerful Websites to Improve Your English Writing Skills

• http://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/51-websites-that-help-you-to-improve-writing-skills-in-english/

50 free resources that will improve your writing skills• http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/50-free-resources-th

at-will-improve-your-writing-skills/

• 20 Sites To Get Paid For Writing And Blogging – Best Of

• http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/sites-to-get-paid-blogging/

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/postcards

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/writing-purpose/writing-purpose http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/writing-purpose/explanations-listen

Write a postcard to a friend. You can use this words and your own words:Italy Venice Amazing Houses gondolasRomantic love monuments

Grammar Girlhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/grammar-girl-quick-dirty-tips/id173429229?mt=2

•This site gives you tips for better writing. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing. Covering the grammar rules and word choice guidelines that can confound even the best writers, Grammar Girl makes complex grammar questions simple with memory tricks to help you recall and apply those troublesome grammar rules.

The Best Story of minehttp://iappsin.com/journal-app-day-the-best-story-of-mine-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch.htm

• The key to improving your English writing skills is practice. It doesn’t matter how many grammar rules you memorize; you won’t get anywhere if you don’t practice what you learn every single day. And this is the app that will help you do that!

• Day! – The Best Story of Mine inspires you to practice your writing skills every day, it also saves important notes or special memories, so that you can revisit them later. The ability to personalize the titles and background adds an element of fun to your writing practice and should inspire you to write an entry on a regular basis.

Create a short story based on this picture. Imagine a day in her life.

Include:NameActivitiesPersonalityOccupation-jobHobbiesExpectationsGoalsDreamsFuture plansEtc.

Read Write Thinkhttp://www.readwritethink.org/about/community-stories/share-story.html

Share Your Story•Read Write Think is more than just a website;

it's a community of educators working to improve literacy learning for every student. We'd love to hear your story about how Read Write Think, the International Reading Association, or the National Council of Teachers of English has had an impact on you and your teaching. Please share your story using the form below.

• All stories will be reviewed by Read Write Think staff; selected submissions will be published in the Community Stories section.

Writer's Blog AssignmentUse this resource to help students build community and develop as writers by using blog entries to both reflect on their writing progress and respond to peers' similar reflections.

Choose a purpose. For their first few blog entries, provide several writing prompts that students can respond to. Choose writing activities that fit your goal for the blogs. For instance, if you want to use the blog entries to discuss literature, provide some discussion questions based on recent readings.Remind students to preview their text before posting their entries, to make sure that the entry is ready for others to read it. Once a post is published, show students how to revise a post if necessary.

After students have posted entries, talk about the purpose of blog comments. Look at the comments on a popular blog or posted on a local newspaper in response to articles. Emphasize the importance of providing useful suggestions and supportive feedback.

Create your Blog•Think about something you want tell the

world it could be something funny.•Example: Topic: “The most embarrassing moment in

my life”(spill a drink, bump into something, laugh at

the wrong moment, fall down, talk to the wrong person, etc)

“My worst nightmare”, etc.

THANK YOU!