Tools and Websites for

Developing Writing Skills

Teaching with Technology

Tools and Websites for Developing Writing Skills by English Online Inc.

is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution--ShareAlike 4.0 International License

November 27 & 28, 2015

This webinar will be recorded

Agenda

• Tools for Creative Writing

• Working with Literary Elements

• Literary Contests to motivate your Learners

• Writing Recipes

• Microblogging

• Academic Papers

The Key to Improve Writing Skills

• Inspire your Learners

• Praise Big and Small

• Show your enthusiasm

• Publish Stories

• Track improvement

Image: Write the World by Dzikri Imaduddin licensed under CC BY SA

Create a Storybook!

Screenshot: https://www.mystorybook.com/

• A clever, fun site

• Brainstorm words and turn

into a book

• Develop literacy skills

https://www.mystorybook.com/

Edit Your Storybook

• Add items

• Pick characters

• Try drawing

• Write your text

• Change colors and add

backgrounds

• Add and delete pages easily

• Save and share

Screenshot: https://www.mystorybook.com/

Create o Photobook!

Screenshot: http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/

http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/

Create, Read and Share

Visual Stories!

Screenshot: https://storybird.com/

https://storybird.com/

• Combine Art and

Words

• Manage students

• Issue assignments

• Build a library of

beautiful stories

Interactive Literary Elements Handbook

Screenshots: http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/literature/ileh-ms/ielts.php

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/literature/ileh-ms/ielts.php

Portal for Poetry

• Identify the literary

elements

• Rewrite in prose

• Create your

masterpiece

Screenshot:http://poetrystation.org.uk/

http://poetrystation.org.uk/

The Heart of Storytelling

Screenshot: http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/

• Get writing tips

• Watch interviews and get

top tips from established

writers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/

Need Inspiration?

• Put your skills to the test

• Win a prize!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00rfvk1

Screenshot: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00rfvk1

Inspire and Involve

Screenshots: http://www.cbc.ca/books/literaryprizes/shortstory/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0079gw3

http://www.cbc.ca/books/literaryprizes/shortstory/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0079gw3

• Participate in National or

International Contests

Learning and Revision

Resources

Screenshot: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zqxhfg8

• Learner guides

• Classroom resources

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zqxhfg8

Community of cooking enthusiasts

• Create an easy to

follow visual recipe

tutorial

• Leave comments on

recipes

Screenshot: http://visualrecipes.com/

http://visualrecipes.com/

Screenshot:https://www.tumblr.com/dashboard

Try Microblogging

• Short-form Blog

• Publish and share

• Start a discussion

• Post activities

• Research a topic

https://www.tumblr.com/dashboard

Creating and sharing Tutorials

• Create tutorials

• Sequence in the

correct order

• Make Rebus stories

http://www.tildee.com/

Screenshot: http://www.tildee.com/

Designed for Academic

Research

Screenshot: https://www.citelighter.com/

• Capture excerpts of online

texts and then use them as

citations

• Store citations in one place

• Outline the writing process

• Export data to Word and

Google drive

• Create bibliography list

• Organize online research

findings

https://www.citelighter.com/

Successful Academic Papers

Screenshot: http://www.yorku.ca/spark/

http://www.yorku.ca/spark/https://tutela.ca/article22-Tools-for-

Academic-Writing-Citelighter-and-Spark

Count the Words

http://www.wordcounter.com/

Screenshots: http://www.wordcounter.com/

• Ranks the most

frequently used words

• See what words you

overuse

• Find some keywords

from a document.

Share Experience with Colleagues

http://ddeubel.edublogs.org/2009/09/22/teaching-writing-activities-and-ideas/

Screenshot :http://cliparts.co/share-clip-art

• Collaborate online

• Share “ideas that get

your student’s pencils

moving”

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tnedelko@myenglishonline.ca within one hour after the

session.

Tatiana Nedelkoe-Volunteer Coordinator

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