How do you use technology to teach reading and/or writing to yor students?
One very simple thing I love using technology for is writing on Microsoft Word. I’ve found the spell-check to be something that actually enhances student confidence in writing (not the auto-correct, but the red squiggle). Younger high school students (freshman mostly) and then of course elementary and middle school students tend to get so bogged down with SPELLING. It is difficult to teach high school students to “freewrite” without worry about spelling – they don’t want to go on if they think there is a mistake in their work. One semester I took my 9th graders to the computer lab once a week just to type their journals. As they got more comfortable typing, I found they actually wrote MORE when typing than handwriting (go figure). I’ve also used several online grammar game sights for quick computer mini-lessons that were good about drilling basic skills, which at the high school level, should be there. Another thing I like to do (especially with older students) is have kids do “poster
