Why write digitally?
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- Whereas handwritten pieces are generally done independently, pieces of writing done electronically can be collaborative.
- Digital writing is more accessible by peers, parents, and the world wide web.
- Digital writing allows the use of graphics, art, images, and other items to accentuate the writer's message.
- Blogging- Kids can also blog as a way to communicate opinions on books and book studies, or just collaborate with eachother, by (you guessed it) writing! This starts with reading blogs regularly.
- This video:
As seen in this infographic, writing digitally allows us to promote collaboration in such a way that students are able to interact differently. Here's what I mean: remember peer editing, when you wrote a piece and then traded it with a friend, who used a red or purple pen to "edit" and fix your mistakes? In teaching our kiddos to write electronically, we're encouraging them to collaborate electronically too, commenting and giving feedback. If a student forgets to tell a friend something about his/her writing, it's never too late to go back and add feedback, or link to another source!
