Writing+Tools


 * Online Writing Tools**

|| Blogger
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[]  || Google blog that allows you to create a blog instantly using your google account  || || WordPress
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[]  || Free or paid blogging site

$30/year to remove ads  ||
 *  [[image:12.gif]] || Weebly

[]  || Free webhosting site and blog

No ads and customizable  || || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Candara; mso-default-font-family: Candara; mso-ascii-font-family: Candara; mso-latin-font-family: Candara; mso-greek-font-family: Candara; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Candara; mso-armenian-font-family: Candara; mso-hebrew-font-family: Candara; mso-currency-font-family: Candara; mso-latinext-font-family: Candara; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Edublogs
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Candara; mso-default-font-family: Candara; mso-ascii-font-family: Candara; mso-latin-font-family: Candara; mso-greek-font-family: Candara; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Candara; mso-armenian-font-family: Candara; mso-hebrew-font-family: Candara; mso-currency-font-family: Candara; mso-latinext-font-family: Candara; language: EN;">

[] <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Candara; mso-default-font-family: Candara; mso-ascii-font-family: Candara; mso-latin-font-family: Candara; mso-greek-font-family: Candara; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Candara; mso-armenian-font-family: Candara; mso-hebrew-font-family: Candara; mso-currency-font-family: Candara; mso-latinext-font-family: Candara; language: EN;"> || <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Candara; mso-default-font-family: Candara; mso-ascii-font-family: Candara; mso-latin-font-family: Candara; mso-greek-font-family: Candara; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Candara; mso-armenian-font-family: Candara; mso-hebrew-font-family: Candara; mso-currency-font-family: Candara; mso-latinext-font-family: Candara; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Blogging site for educators and students

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Writing Tools Use the BOG's to reflect on the major concepts of the lesson of the day as an exit out. Students are required to use key terms from that day's lesson. I use Wordpress for weekly blogging assignment. As the assignment stands now, it's really a formative assessment. Students pick the topic they want to write about. I encourage them to synthesize information from other sources into their own writing as a way to differentiate the assignment. In another application, one of our social teachers, Mike V., asks his students to respond to current events articles or videos on his blog. We also use Wordpress blogs for literature circles. The students use the comment feature to respond to posted prompts. However, we've found that nings are a better tool (more interactive, better interface for digital conversation) for this application and we are migrating to them this year!