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 * Expository Writing **


 * Web 2.0 Tools - Online collaborative tools **
 * *require connectivity (WiFi or cellular) **


 * School Computers**
 * Student Home Computers**
 * Teacher Computers**
 * Tablets (iPad and Android)**
 * Smart Phones**


 * Google **
 * -Blogger **
 * Instead of journals, how about blogging? **
 * Dictate topics and direction. **
 * Peer review **
 * Two directions - student blogs or respond to your blogs **
 * -Sites **
 * great way to track progression **
 * -Forms **
 * Peer review **
 * rubric **

**Office suite** **collaborative project in Word or PowerPoint**
 * Microsoft Live **


 * Wikispaces **
 * Projects **
 * each page has questions **


 * Wordle **
 * make visual "word clouds" **
 * brainstorming ideas **


 * Prezi **
 * Make great presentations **
 * the writing process **




 * Form and structure**


 * Thesis** **statement** **and coherence**


 * Progression** **of ideas and ****transitions **


 * Details and** **examples **


 * Depth and** **understanding of task **