January 31, 2016
1- Pre-writing
This is the initial stage in the writing process. It mainly consists of brainstorming ideas and information about the topic at hand. Here are some tools to help students come up with and organize ideas to use in their writing task. These tools are arranged into three main categories: writing prompts, brain storming and concept mapping.
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Web tools for generating writing prompts
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iPad writing prompts generators
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Android writing prompts generators
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B- Mind maps
Mind maps enhance students visual thinking and help them capture their ideas and concentrate on connections rather than words. Here are some very good apps and tools to try out with your students:
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Google Drive Tools for Creating Mind Maps
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Web Tools for Creating Mind Maps
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iPad Mind Mapping Apps
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Android Mind Mapping Apps
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2- Writing, revising and editing
After students have generated ideas and raw data for their writing project, itโs now abut time to set out to organize everything into a concerted whole. Here are some good tools to use for this purpose:
3- Publishing/sharing
Now that the writing project is finalized, the next step is to share the end product with an audience either within or preferably beyond class. Here are some tools students can use to publish their written works:
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Blogs
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Websites
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Wikis
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Some very good books on teaching writing
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