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INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY WITH WRITING
What's included in the Writing bundle:
Five step-by-step lessons, including reproducibles, grading rubrics, sample projects, extensions for advanced students and troubleshooting tips
Next-day email delivery in the universally-readable .pdf format
A brief summary of each project, including suggested grade level and prior knowledge, time required, software required, and other projects that should be completed prior to this one
Higher-order thinking skills addressed
Technology-specific skills taught (including National Education Technology Standards addressed
Here are the five lessons included in this bundle:
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#16 A Holiday Memory in Word or KidPix Write a holiday letter with student picture, text wrapped around it and additional formatting. Use KidPix for younger, MS Word for older students. Click the image to the left for a sample
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#26 Four-sentence Story--Advanced--in KidPix (and PowerPoint) Write and illustrate a story in Kidpix with all the characteristics of good fiction. One per slide--character, setting, plot, ending Click the image to the left for a sample
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#32 Color my Grammar (in Word) Type several sentences in Word. Pick from a book students are reading, spelling words or sight words. Use the color palette to label parts of speech. Click the image to the left for a sample
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#33 Grow Your Story Using Word Provide a second-grade version of a story (limited character development, no scenery, limited sensory input, etc.). Ask students to engage their critical thinking skills: Determine why a story sounds amateurish and morph it to a sophisticated one. Click the image to the left for a sample
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#34 What Does a Dolch Word Look Like? Have students type several site/spelling/high frequency/Dolch words in KidPix. Create a quasi-sentence, filling in the missing nouns/verbs/etc. with stamps from KidPix tools. Click the image to the left for a sample
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