WriteToLearnWriteToLearn

Emerging Technology Meets Miss. Emerging Technology Meets Miss. Adams’ 2Adams’ 2ndnd Grade Grade

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What is What is WriteToLearnWriteToLearn

Pros and ConsPros and Cons

Does it Work?Does it Work?

Classroom UsageClassroom Usage

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What is Write to Learn?What is Write to Learn?

What is WriteToLearnWhat is WriteToLearn

WriteToLearn offers students plenty of practice WriteToLearn offers students plenty of practice with reading comprehension and summary with reading comprehension and summary writing skills, in addition to scoring essays. writing skills, in addition to scoring essays. Incorporates a range of topics.Incorporates a range of topics.Teachers can easily choose from among 50-plus Teachers can easily choose from among 50-plus essay assignments included with the program by essay assignments included with the program by selecting a grade level from 4-12, subject area, selecting a grade level from 4-12, subject area, and writing genre; in addition, the engine will and writing genre; in addition, the engine will evaluate students' drafts according to major evaluate students' drafts according to major criteria of content, style, and mechanics, with criteria of content, style, and mechanics, with additional comments and scores given for additional comments and scores given for spelling, redundancy, and grammar. spelling, redundancy, and grammar.

Pros and ConsPros and Cons

Pros and ConsPros and Cons

ProsReads and evaluates content bundled with program; identifies plagiarism and excessive copying.

ConsContent selection is thin; smaller selection of prompts than other programs, and teachers cannot design their own; no peer review features.

Does it Work?Does it Work?

Does it Work?Does it Work?

Great Practice!Great Practice!With this program students begin tackling With this program students begin tackling grammar, spelling, and punctuation, which grammar, spelling, and punctuation, which frees classroom time for more creative, frees classroom time for more creative, complex writing tasks.complex writing tasks.Gives teacher the opportunity to observe Gives teacher the opportunity to observe the individual and classrooms writing the individual and classrooms writing performance.performance.Great practice for high stakes testing!Great practice for high stakes testing!

Classroom UsageClassroom Usage

Classroom UsageClassroom Usage

Will use during Writing Workshop.Will use during Writing Workshop.

Students may practice during computers.Students may practice during computers.

Approximate usage, 2 hours and 30 Approximate usage, 2 hours and 30 minutes.minutes.

Cost?Cost?

Per Student Annually

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Kennedy, Kristen. “Write on Time”. 15, Kennedy, Kristen. “Write on Time”. 15, November 2006. November 2006. http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArthttp://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193700228icle.jhtml?articleID=193700228

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