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3 Cool Tools for Digital Writing

January 18, 2022 ♦ 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET

Moderators: Kevin Bower, Barbara De Santis & Gretchen Sting

Session Description: Get inspired by digital writing tools that facilitate the planning and implementation of powerful, engaging lessons that support literacy standards! Through the exploration of three digital writing tools, understand how these tools can scaffold instruction for each component of the writing process -- prewrite, draft, revise, edit, and publish. Engaged students who understand the writing process produce more successful work. Join us to see how you can improve student organization, collaboration, storytelling, and decision-making within the writing process by using these digital tools This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.

As a result of this session teachers will:

  1. Understand ways different digital writing tools can scaffold instruction;

  2. Identify ways digital writing can increase student engagement; and

  3. Plan for the use of digital writing tools in their classroom to support the writing process.

Applicable ISTE Standards for Educators (2017)*: 2.1.a; 2.1.b; 2.5.b; 2.5.c; 2.7.b

* The text of these standards is copyrighted. Please read the full text at the ISTE Standards page.

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  • there were significant webinar technical difficulties

  • we may have refreshed the session and a newer version is available

Certificates: The certificates for this session were emailed on 2/8/22 at 4:52 PM to registrants that actively participated in all required tasks throughout the session and completed the session evaluation survey within 1 week.