Professional Development - Writing Anchor 6: Production and Distribution of Writing
From The Common Core Writing Book by Gretchen Owocki
•Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others
Word Processors
Open Office (may be downloaded for free, good option for those students with computer access but without Microsoft Word)
Microsoft Word (option to buy), included on most computers
Publishers
Microsoft Publisher (included in Microsoft Office Suite on all district computers)
Web-Based Composing Tools
Persuasion Map (site includes lesson plans by grade level)
Letter Generator (site includes lesson plans by grade level)
Card Making Tool - Try the card templates in Microsoft Publisher
Poster Making Tool - creates interactive posters. You can add text, video, images, links, etc. which you can open all from one place. It's very convenient and useful, but you will have to pay for a subscription to the service.
Apps for Composing (All from iTunes)
Digitally Created Visuals
Webs, Charts, Diagrams: Use Smart Art feature in Microsoft Word
Clip Art: Use the clip art feature in your word processing program. You can also import students' own images or drawings.
Photographs and Videos: Also import into your program, I use my phone for photos and quick videos.
Word Clouds:
*Word cloud created on http://www.wordle.net/ by E. Fraser using text from http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/58905.aspx retrieved 23/5/11
Also try Tagxedo
Interacting and Collaborating with Others
Document Projectors
Interactive Whiteboards
Web-Based Document Sharing Platforms
Also, check out Mrs. Garrison's Kidblog.
Owocki, G. (2013). Production and Distribution of Writing. In The common core writing book, K-5: Lessons for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences (pp. 152-163). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
