Digital writing tools like blogs, wikis, and Google Docs offer collaborative alternatives to traditional paper-based assignments. Blogs allow students to write about their passions and comment on each other's work. Wikis are similar to digital textbooks in that multiple students can collaboratively edit, embed media, and revise content. Google Drive makes it easy for students to create, share, and comment on documents without concerns of lost or printed papers. The document encourages teachers to experiment with these digital writing tools in their classrooms.

1. Digital Writing
Erik Wittmer
@ewitt43
teacher207.wikispaces.com

2. Anyone Know this Man?

4. 2004

5. Blogs, Wikis, Google
Docs

6. Blogs

7. What is a blog?

8. Model

9. Paper Blogs
Chat - Blog Rules/Expectations
Write about a passion
Revise & Edit passion piece
Decorate card stock to fit topic
Chat - Comment Expectations

10. Paper Blogs
One student at each blog
Quiet
Read the Blog Thoroughly
Enjoy
Comments via post-its
Resource

11. Classroom Blog
Daily Happenings Blog
Students comment for HW
Students become guest blogger
Continue until comfortable

12. School Blog Sites
Edublogs
Kidblogs
Wordpress
Weebly
Example 2
Example 1

13. Comments
Families
Other Teachers
#commentsforkids

14. Demo

15. Wikis

16. Textbooks
Outdated
Heavy
No interaction
Falling apart
Expensive

17. Digital Textbooks
Wiki based
Collaborative
Embed Videos
Revise & Edit
Free

18. Advantages of Wikis
See Revisions
Multiple people can edit/revise
Embed videos, photos and documents

19. Wiki Sites
Wikispaces for
Teachers
PB Wiki
Example

20. Demo

21. Google Drive

22. Before They Type
Create
Rename
Share

23. Advantages vs. Office
No automatic spell check
Comment with highlights
Automatic saving
Revert back to previous version

24. Advantages vs. Office
No printing
Share with parents
Digital Portfolio
No lost papers
Larger Audience

25. Demo

26. You Need to Dive In
One Foot
Two Feet
All in

27. Any Questions?