| Features |
Some
Links and Software |
Newsletter
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Post
such information as story starters, writing checklists, permission
forms to publish children’s work to the web
•Story
starters:
-Post
your own story starters
-Thinkquest.org
-Storybook
Weaver [software]
•Checklists
-Post
your own checklists
-Brainpop.com |
Encourage
children to compose with word processors and multimedia composition
software so that their work can be readily revised and published to
the web |
•KidPix
[software]
•Open
Office [free word processor]
•Orly’s
Draw a Story [software]
•PowerPoint
[software]
•Realebooks.com
•Storybook
Weaver [software]
|
Provide avenues to share brainstorming, drafts, and revisions via
link to email the teacher, link to join closed class listserv, link
to closed class discussion forum |
•Email
•ePals.com
•Groups.Yahoo.com
|
Publish
children's compositions on classroom web site (if needed, digitize
with digital camera or scanner)
AND/OR
Publish
children's compositions to web sites that provide this feature |
•Kidauthors.com
•Kidpub.com
|
Allow
children to create their own web sites--where they can publish their
work. Link your classroom
web site to the children's sites |
•Dreamweaver
[software]
•Freewebs.com
•FrontPage
[software]
•Geocities.com
•Myschoolonline.com
•Open
Office [free software]
|
Include
an audio recording of the child reading his/her composition |
•Audacity [software]
•Audiohijack [software]
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