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

Microsoft Live
Office suite
collaborative project in Word or PowerPoint

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