Presented By: Susie Sweeney, St. Edmund Parish School

Grades 2-4 Council In-service

October 8, 2010

•Read, Write Think- http://www.readwritethink.orgoPersuasive Essay Map

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/persuasion_map/

Bio-Cube http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/bio

_cube/ For writing biographies, autobiographies

Essay Map http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/ess

aymap/ For informational essays

Interactive Writing

Resources

•More from Read, Write, Think…oPrinting Press

http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=110&title=

For making newspapers, fliers, brochures, and booklets

oLetter Generator http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/l

etter_generator/

oComic Creator http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/

comic/index.html

Interactive Writing

Resources

•Create Your Own Scenarioohttp://www.kids-space.org/HPT/1a/11a.html

•MyStoryMaker from Carnegie Library of Pittsburghohttp://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/embed.cf

m

•Story Startersohttp://www.storyit.com/Starters/ststart.htm

oWrite and Print Worksheets

Interactive Writing

Resources

•Story Plant (for younger writers)ohttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/games/sto

ry_plant/small_sound/standard.shtml

•Wordleohttp://www.wordle.netoWordle is a toy for generating “word clouds.”

•Writing Funohttp://www.writingfun.comoUsing text organizers to assist students with the writing

process.

Interactive Writing

Resources

Interactive Writing

Resources•Bubbl.us

ohttp://bubbl.us/oa simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm

online.

• Instant Poetry Forms ohttp://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm

•Poetry Idea Engineohttp://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/flash_pie.htm

•Comic Stripsohttp://www.makebeliefscomix.com/oGreat for reluctant writers

Interactive Writing

Resources•Newspaper Clipping Creator

ohttp://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

•Printable Writing ResourcesoEducation World’s Writing Bugs

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/writing_bugs.shtml

•Easy CBMohttp://www.easycbm.com

Free progress monitoring Reading Comprehenion (Multiple Choice) Reading Fluency (Words and Passages) Math Concepts

Reports and Graphs Generator

•Project Based Learning Checklist Creatorohttp://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/index.shtmloCreate your own checklists for writing, scienc e, oral

presentations, and multimedia.o(In English and Spanish!)

Assessment Resources

•Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators- Rubricsohttp://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/

assess.html

•RubiStarohttp://rubistar.4teachers.org/

oRubric Generator

Assessment- Rubrics

•Blog participation

•Wikis

•Online quizzes

•Electronic Portfolios

Other Technology

Resources to

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