Let's cook up some great writing with "Recipes For Writing!" The primary purpose of this Wiki is to collect and share resources that link computer and information technology with genres of writing at the primary elementary level ( K-3 ). The Wiki currently includes "Recipes" for the following: 1) Informative Writing, 2) Personal Narrative, and 3) Persuasive Writing. The Wiki also includes external links to assessment checklists and rubrics, publishing, Lucy Calkins' research, and Language Arts related podcasts and blogs. You are invited to visit my Wiki at:
https://receipesforwriting.wikispaces.com. I would love to hear your comments and suggestions on how to elaborate and expand this site.
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I think that the usage of a Wiki for practicing, analyzing and assessing elementary writing styles is brilliant! There is an almost endless supply of resources and tactics with which to help young children learn to write correctly, and with a Wiki, information can be added and updated by a number of parties so that it is as current as possible.
The differentiated instruction was very well-done, as there were a number of rubrics available for assessing writing at different grade (or ability) levels.
There is one way, however, in which you could possibly take the "editable" nature of a Wiki and got even further with it. You could post "bad examples" of writing, and have students log onto your Wiki and "correct" the mistakes. This might be a good addition to the host of already-great resources that you have available on your Wiki.
Well done! - Ben
(By the way, did you know that "wiki" comes from the hawaiian word meaning "quick"? The idea is that Wikis can me created, edited, and managed much more quickly and easily than traditional html web pages.) Wiki, wiki, wiki!!!
Thanks,Ben! I really enjoyed doing the Wiki, but I think I will enjoy expanding it even more! I really like your idea of providing an editing link where teachers could post pieces of writing where students could edit according to mini-lessons taught in the classroom. This is a great way to differentiate instruction and provide ongoing assessment. The opportunity for self-assessment would be built right in! As I share the Wiki with my colleagues in the future, I may also compare how the "user-friendly" features change in "Safari," as opposed to "Firefox." So many things to do - great!
I agree - and great idea, Ben! The possibilities are limitless. You could actually introduce the whole wiki idea to your teachers by having them edit the writing that you have posted. I can't wait to hear how it goes with your teachers.
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