Technology to Get Reluctant Writers Excited
Kerin Steigerwalt
Do these sound familiar to you?
"I HATE writing!"
"Ugh, not an ESSAY. . . "
"I suck at writing; all my teachers said so."
"I can't do this!"
"When am I EVER gonna hafta do this in real life???"
You know the type - those kids who spend the entire writers’ workshop doing everything BUT writing. They hate to write. They’ve told you, their friends, and last year’s teacher that they’re terrible writers. Want to get them hooked? Come to this session and learn some ways to capitalize on technology to get even the most entrenched anti-writer begging for more!
This session will be geared towards those who teach writing, and is appropriate for all age levels. Teachers of intermediate, middle, and high school teachers will likely get the most out of it.
What we'll cover:
The main reasons students hate to write
Strategies to combat each of those reasons
Tools - both high and low tech - to help you do that
