Tag: writing
Giving Feedback to Students in Seesaw
In this time of distance learning, giving feedback to students has become a bit different because much of it has to be done remotely. There is no one-to-one personal conferencing. And families may be having a challenging time at home navigating all the online assignments. It has become vital to give quick but meaningful feedback ...
It’s Almost November Which Means It’s Almost Time for the Young Writers Program – National Novel Writing Month
Reposting our annual reminder about the great tool created by the folks at NANOWRIMO to support teachers and student writing. Let us know if you and your students are participating. We'd love to come out and see y'all at work. November is National Novel Writing Month, which is an internet based effort to encourage and ...
Rethinking Class Newsletters With Seesaw
Do you spend an hour or more creating a class newsletter to inform your families about the goings on in your class? Do you wonder if your families are even seeing or reading your newsletters? Would you like to save time, get out important information about your class and know who has and hasn't received ...
Seesaw: Go Big And Go Multi
Seesaw Has Gone Big! And by big, I mean it has made it's Creative Canvas full screen. With this increase in space, the canvas allows for a ton of layering with the new expressive drawing tools, the photo tool that now allows you to add and move up to 25 photos freely, the label tool ...
Google Search Tricks for Research
Google Search has become our go-to source for practically every question we have—from simple questions to the philosophical ones. But Google can also be a great starting point for student research projects. Understanding how to use the search engine's targeted search features is the key to accessing a wealth of credible, accurate information. Common ...
Young Writers Program – National Novel Writing Month
November is National Novel Writing Month, which is an internet based effort to encourage and support writers in completing a 50000 word novel. The project has been an annual event since 1999 with billions of words written. NaNoWriMo has adapted its program to create a powerful web tool and curriculum for students and teachers to join ...
Four Things Students Need To Create Book Trailer Videos
Looking for an alternative to the traditional book report assignment? Have you tried getting your students to create book trailer videos before? Richard Bryne of the blog Free Technology For Teachers describes four things students need to create great looking video book trailers. From creating a script and finding good images to recording and editing ...
Young Writers Program – National Novel Writing Month
November is National Novel Writing Month, which is an internet based effort to encourage and support writers in completing a 50000 word novel. The project has been an annual event since 1999 with billions of words written. NaNoWriMo has adapted its program to create a powerful web tool and curriculum for students and teachers to join ...