West Virginia Department of Education
Technical Writing: Real-World Writing in the 21st Century
Wondering how to respond to the age-old question when will I ever use this? The answer is very simple when discussing technical writing. Teachers and administrators gain an understanding of using technical writing in the classroom....
EngageNY
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 15
What do a cheetah, Audi commercial, and air have in common? They're all topics of an engaging inquiry-based, hands-on workshop for educators about background knowledge, reading strategies, the CER model, and argumentative writing. The...
Education.com
Education.com: W.3.6 Worksheets: Use Technology to Produce and Publish Writing
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 7 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.3.6: With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: W.4.6: Use Technology to Produce and Publish Writing
Links to 21 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard W.4.6: With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing a well as to interact and collaborate with...
Education.com
Education.com: W.4.6 Worksheets: Use Technology to Produce and Publish Writing
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 6 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.4.6: With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the...
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online: Strategies for Revising and Editing on Computers
Comprehensive discussion on how to edit material on computers. Explains how to perform functions in 2 general areas: spell check and search & replace. Also explains difference between doing this "on paper" and on computer. W.11-12.6...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Technology and Copyright Law a 'Futurespective'
Contains plans for five lessons that ask students to write newspaper articles predicting how copyright law will adapt to new technologies in the future. They will do this after reviewing instances of this in the past. In addition to...
Other
National Center for Technology Planning
The National Center for Technology Planning is a clearinghouse for the exchange of many types of information related to technology planning. Documents available for browsing include technology plans for K-12 schools, as well as related...
Colorado State University
Colorado State Writing Center: Publishing Your Writing
A basic guide concerning how to go about publishing your writing. Includes information about what it means to be published, publication types, and guidelines for submission. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Using Technology to Support Struggling Students: Vocabulary
To be scientifically literate, students must be able to express themselves appropriately. Learn how to help struggling students master specific vocabulary and be able to use it in their science writing activities.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Principles of a Composition
Writing a Paper? Here at the Capital Community College is everything you could ever ask for while preparing your essay. This site includes the writing process, structure, thesis statement, transitions, the computer as a writing...
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Using Computers to Improve Your Writing
Tips from the University of Toronto on using word processing features as aids in composing and revising papers. W.9-10.6 Technology, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6, W.11-12.6 Technology
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompts: Speech Pathologist
This Career Clip features Carrie Kane, Speech Pathologist at Good Shepherd in Allentown, PA. She uses technology in many ways to help those that are having problems with speech. Her best career advice came from a supervisor and that she...
Other
Constructing Critical Literacy Practices Through Technology Tools and Inquiry
This journal article examines how the use of technology has helped to promote critical thinking and creativity. The article includes examples specifically focused on Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451."
Curated OER
Google for Education: Children and Technology: Collaborative Creative Writing
Students collaborate to create a story together at the same time using Google shared document.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Using Technology to Analyze and Illustrate Symbolism in Night
Images have power-they can trigger memories or symbolize abstract ideas. Students put the power of images to the test as they analyze symbolism in Night and create symbolic photomontages.
Other
Campbell County School District:technology Rubrics [Pdf]
This is a PDF of two four-leveled grading rubrics for use with fifth-grade students - one for a multimedia presentation and one for a word processing/desktop publishing project.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: The American Dream
Using music, video and readings, students will explore their views of the American Dream, and use this information to create "Animoto" videos that express a personal opinion or take on the dream. Students will develop and support their...
Colorado State University
Colorado State Writing Center: Guide to Desktop Publishing
This resource provides information about the process of desktop publishing, including the principles of layout and design.
Other
Science Fiction Writer: Robert J. Sawyer: "On Writing": Word Processing Tricks
Science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer shares his word processing tricks and tools for proofreading and editing a manuscript. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.6 Use technology to produce and publish writing
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Choose Your Own Adventure: A Hypertext Writing Experience
This series of lessons involves student collaboration, writing and analytical skills, technology and imagination. While the lesson suggests use of FrontPage, it would also be possible to use a number of other authoring tools.
Curated OER
Google for Education: Children and Technology: Collaborative Illustrated Story
Students collaboratively create an illustrated story as a team by using Google Presentation.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Using Assistive Technology to Support Writing
Technology-and especially the subset of technology tools known as assistive technology-can be an effective element of the writing curriculum for students with disabilities. Assistive technology (AT) can be defined as a technology that...
Harold D. Underdown
A Publisher's Sample Guidelines
A list of typical or sample guidelines a publishing company may provide for manuscript submission. Relates primarily to children's literature but may also apply to other forms. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.6 Use technology to produce and...