student writing feedback using microsoft word templates
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Student Writing Feedback Using Microsoft Word Templates. April Ellenwood Oliver Santa Rosa Junior College ESL Department [email protected]. Key Points. Writing instruction emphasis Role of technology in writing instruction My experiences Student preparation before submitting writing - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Student Writing Feedback Using Microsoft Word
Templates
April Ellenwood OliverSanta Rosa Junior College ESL
Key PointsO Writing instruction emphasisO Role of technology in writing
instructionO My experiencesO Student preparation before
submitting writingO Macro how-toO Follow-up activities
Emphasis on Writing Instruction
O Writing instruction push at federal and state levelsO Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy
(TEAL)O https://teal.ed.gov/resourcesO http://www.otan.us/browse/index.cfm?f
useaction=doc&catid=33567&ref=6168
O CALPRO Research-Based Writing Instruction pilot program
O Need for students to improve writing skills
Role of Technology in Writing Instruction
O New GED testO Students need to use computers for
writing componentO Online classes, distance learning
My ExperiencesO Students email me their writing and
it is an easy way to give feedbackO Students self-regulate their writing
O I note problems, they make the changes
O Saves me time!!!O Poor handwritingO Create macros (similar to templates)
to give students feedback
Student Preparation before Submitting Writing
O Define writing and editing terms for studentsO Topic sentence, thesis statement, etc.O RO, CS, Frag handout
O Feedback Examples:O Thesis statement (or topic sentence) needs to
be more specificO Assignment format incorrectO Run-on sentence
O Students email writing attached as documentO Moodle: Ss upload writing
Macro How-ToO Step-by-step handout for MS Word
2010 (available on TDL website): www.otan.us/tdlsymposium/index.cfm?fuseaction=schedule
Follow-Up ActivitiesO Individualized error/problem log--
handoutO Use of student examples
O Work as class, small groups, partners to improve writing
O Create handouts of errors for in-class work or homeworkO Topic sentence handout– taken from
their writing
ResourcesO http://office.microsoft.com/O TEAL Just Write! Guide
O Section by section: https://teal.ed.gov/tealGuide/toc
O PDF: http://www.otan.us/browse/index.cfm?fuseaction=doc&catid=33567&ref=6168
O Creating a macro in MS Word 2007:O http://youtu.be/RcgzFA4tsGA
O Creating a macro in MS Word 2003 (screencast):O http://www.screencast.com/t/z4eNPt1rSC6
Thank you!O Additional Questions/Suggestions?
O Email me at [email protected]
O Handouts on TDL Symposium website:
www.otan.us/tdlsymposium/index.cfm?fuseaction=schedule