Tech+Integration+for+Writing

== =Technology Integration Idea for Writing= Evaluate today's sessions [|Survey]

During this fast paced sharing session, teachers will be immersed with ideas on using technology as a tool for writers. Teaching strategies, software ideas, web sites and more will be shared during this session.

This is the handout that was used at the session and will include the links along with a snapshot of the slide related to the links and ideas.

All items in the presentation are available at http://esu3.ishareinfo.org/pkrambeck Check out the Writing Quote slide shows: http://www.slideshare.net/pkrambeck

> **or the original web page:** http://ttc.coe.uga.edu/middleschool/timer.ppt
 * =**Ideas and Content**= || * **The Writing Fix Web Site:**[| http://writingfix.com/6_traits/idea_development.htm]
 * **Discover Writing Company Web Site:**[| http://www.discover-writing.com/forstudents.html]
 * **PowerPoint Timer: available at Pam’s web site:**[| http://esu3.ishareinfo.org/pkrambeck]
 * **Harcourt’s Prompts with Pictures:**[| http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/ideasforwriters_preview/gr4/prompts/prompts_pictures.html]
 * **Read, Write and Think:**[| http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/student_material.asp?id=21] ||
 * =**Organization**= || * **Writing Fix Web site on Organization:**[| http://www.writingfix.com/6Traits/Organization.htm]
 * **Essay Map Web Site:**[| http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/essaymap/]
 * **Write Design On-line Graphic Organizers:**[| http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/]
 * **Story Mapping Assistance:**[| http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/storymap/] ||
 * =Word Choice= || * **Writing Fix Web Site:** [|http://www.writingfix.com/6Traits/WordChoice.htm]
 * **Text Analyzer:** http://www.usingenglish.com/resources/text-statistics.php
 * **Word Choice Web Site:** http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/sixtraits/wordchoice.htm
 * **Visual Thesaurus Lite:** http://awordlike.textdriven.com/
 * **Thinkmap (cost involved) Visual Thesaurus:** http://www.visualthesaurus.com/ ||
 * =Voice= || * **Writing Fix Voice Section:** [|http://www.writingfix.com/6Traits/Voice.htm]
 * **Voice Examples:** http://senior.billings.k12.mt.us/6traits/voice/examp.htm
 * **Great Speeches:** http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/previous.htm
 * **History Channel Link** to Great Speeches (try Margaret Mead, Martin Luther King, Lou Gehrig, etc.) h[|ttp://www.history.com/media.do]
 * **Audacity Web Address:** http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ ||
 * =Sentence Fluency= || * **The Writing Fix** web site on sentence fluency: [|http://www.writingfix.com/6Traits/SentenceFluency.htm]
 * **Billings, Montana site on sentence fluency:** http://senior.billings.k12.mt.us/6traits/sentence/examp.htm
 * **Sentence Fluency Samples at O.W.L.** (on-line writing lab) [|http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/sixtraits/se][|ntencefluency.htm] ||
 * =Conventions= || * **Punctuation Paintball Web Site:** http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Paintball&COOK
 * **Writing Fix on Conventions:** [|http://www.writingfix.com/6Traits/Conventions.htm]
 * **Rubistar:** http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
 * **Grammar Blast:** http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/grammar/
 * **PBL Web Site:** http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/index.shtml
 * **Spelling City:** http://www.spellingcity.com ||
 * =A Few More Sites= || * [[file:word art comments.doc]](drag demo)
 * MS Word--Sticky Notes using drawing tools
 * MS Word--Poem in a Jewel Case Template [[file:Poem for Jewel case2.doc]]
 * **Practice the Six Traits:**[| http://senior.billings.k12.mt.us/6traits/index.htm] (You have to register) to try, use my logon of A1N2A4 as the class number and spx001 through spx 040) to have a look.
 * **Biography Maker at From Now On:**[| http://www.fno.org/bio/biomak2.htm]
 * **Read, Write and Think Interactive Tools:**[| http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp]
 * **Eblogger:** http://www.eblogger.com
 * **21Classes Free Education Blog Site:**[| http://21classes.com] (admin logon esu3, pswd esu3 for demo Student logon: esu-student1 pswd: esu-student1) Sample web site: http://esu3.21classes.com
 * **Peanut Butter Wiki Site:** http://pbwiki.com/ Sample:[| http://esusample.pbwiki.com]
 * **Google Document Share:** http://docs.google.com (share documents with others--add them to your share)
 * **Google Notebook**: [|http://www.google.com/notebook](create notes when researching on-line)
 * **Zoho Interactive Tools for Writing**: http://www.zoho.com (Similar to Google Docs with a few different "wrinkles") ||