Have you ever considered having students create newspaper stories or articles? Or even full newspapers? Students will learn to choose descriptive concise language when writing an article. Keep these in mind: Start with a lead which captures the audience Give important details and facts (who, what, where, when, why and how) which are necessary components […]
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Creating Comics on your iPad
Comics are very powerful pieces of writing. Students enjoy reading and creating comics. Two apps on the iPad,, Comic Life and BookCreator, allow students to create their own comics. One of the best ways to engage your students in a story writing dialogue activity, is to use Comics. What better way is there to show how writing […]
Collaborative Writes Benefit all Students
Collaborative Writes Benefit all Students Collaboration strengthens writing skills and improves Communication Sense of Responsibility to complete a task improves growth in Personal Awareness Sharing of Ideas with a diversity of opinions and styles promotes Positive Personal and Cultural Identity Sharing of Expertise with Peer Editing develops Critical Thinking Skills *Bolded Core Competencies Using the iPads, collaborative writing […]
Use Pic Collage to Make New Year’s Resolution
Did you know that New Year’s Resolutions were started by the Babylonians about 4000 years ago. Think about personal and school related goals or resolutions. Find a blank scroll picture on internet and save to photos Open Pic Collage and + add a new collage Press the + and Add Photos, choose Camera Roll and […]
Using Word Clouds With iPads
What are WordClouds? WordClouds are an application which deconstructs text and puts it into a visual representation. In a nut shell, it takes your words and puts it into a picture. Reasons to use Word Clouds: Pre-Reading: Skimming through text looking for key words, headings and pictures is a great pre-reading strategy. However if the […]