Learning Tools with Immersive Reader provide users of Microsoft Office 365 (including Word and OneNote) with a range of tools to support learners with varying needs, making reading and writing more accessible for any learner. This is available to all Glow users in Scottish schools. Have a look at the Sway presentation here to see …
Tag: Writing
Developing Pupil Writing using 100WC and 5SC
100 Word Challenge and 5 Sentence Challenge Looking for a way to encourage pupils to write by providing them with a supportive audience outside of their own classroom? How does it work? The 100 Word Challenge is “a weekly creative writing challenge for children under 16 years of age. Each week a prompt is given, which …
Screencasting for Providing Pupil Feedback on Writing using a Video and Audio Screen Capture Tool
Often, when pupils undertake a piece of writing, a teacher will provide feedback to the pupil. This can take the form of face to face feedback by way of a conversation between the teacher and pupil concerned. Or it can be written comments added to the piece of work by the teacher. It may be that …
Connecting Characters Across Classrooms – Connecting classrooms across the world with travel buddies in literacy projects
So what are Classroom Travel Buddies? Well, a project which can help connect classrooms around the world, or which can help pupils make the connection with other parts of the world, can be one which involves a character which goes on a journey from the classroom. This can be a soft-toy character or one which …
What will you do now? Make “Choose Your Own Adventure” stories
Looking for a way to stimulate extended writing with reluctant writers in your classroom? Looking for a way to engage pupils with reading the stories of their peers? The idea behind Choose Your Own Adventure Stories is very simple: pupils start writing a story, then present options to their readers after the first sentence or …
Tech Tools to Support Teaching Handwriting – and why it’s still important in this digital age
In this age of mobile devices, keyboards, touchpads, and voice-controlled devices, some teachers may wonder if handwriting is no longer the required skill as before. And others may be looking for resources to help them teach this skill and support their pupils in as effective a way as possible using the tools which are now …
