Tag Archives: writing
Make Beliefs Comix
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/ Make Beliefs Comix let you make comics. Excellent backgrounds, a variety of characters you can place, and cool options for customizing. I’m always on the lookout for ways to motivate writers, and this is a good one. I have … Continue reading
Wallwisher
Your class can put up feedback on a virtual “bulletin board”. In this wall http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/GIXMG8ouwO teachers gave feedback about how an after-school technology workshop went. As a result of the feedback, we’re meeting in small groups today, rotating through stations.
Complete Sentences
I’m working with a 3rd Grade boy in ten minutes, and he needs help with writing complete sentences. This Frogger-like game will help me determine if he knows the skills of complete sentence-writing or not. If he can put complete … Continue reading
Try out Storybird!
Make books that can be viewed online or get them made into softcover books. Making books cooperatively (2-3 kids) is a valuable activity. Make sure you have a good speller/typist in each group. I’m supplying an account for you to … Continue reading
Musical Intelligence
We have a large number of students who respond to music. What if you had to summarize the chapter you read in your book as a rap? Wrtie it out so it’s legible, then put it to music. Here is … Continue reading
http://photofunia.com/
Need a fun writing story starter that’s visual? Take your student’s picture and run it through http://photofunia.com. It’s Fun! It’s Photo! It’s Photofunia!
Visual Organizers
I’ve been looking for a good site (free is good) full of visual organizers for busy teachers. I think I have found the best one: http://www.exploratree.org.uk/ You can adapt them quickly and save them if you register.
Wordles
http://www.wordle.net/create Paste in a bunch of text and Wordle makes a colorful word cloud based on the frequency of the words in the selected passage (without the annoying the’s or and’s).
Dean’s Book, Winning Learners
My book is available at Lulu.com as a download or as a spiral-bound, ready-to-use book. Go here: http://bit.ly/qcP5vw WINNING LEARNERS: Prescriptive, FUN Games and Techniques, K-6 is for student teachers and beginning teachers who want to engage, motivate, and teach … Continue reading
Comma Chameleon
Comma Chameleon You’re a chameleon, see, and you must lap up the right form of punctuation to end the sentence, and put it in the right place. The chameleon moves, so kids like the animation.
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