I used Inspiration to create
my graphic organizer. This app also takes a little time to figure out and not
very user friendly. I think older students could be successful with it, but I
am not sure about my 3rd graders.
We are starting on personal
narratives in 3rd grade so I made a graphic organizer to show
students how to brainstorm ideas. I will let the students make a graphic
organizer to help represent topics they would like to write on. I like how you
can insert pictures or text, but it was more limited than other apps I have
seen.
I think there are great
benefits to having students produce digital stories. I work with students with
learning/language needs and due to the number of steps involved in the writing
process it can be a daunting task. The level of frustration rises and the
amount of work that is produced is often minimal. Allowing them to develop
stories digitally would lessen the amount of stress involved in traditional
writing and would allow them to produce more written work in the end.
The first time you use an app or website it can take awhile to figure out. However the time gets shorter with repeated use. Nice example! I hope you do let students make one to plan their writing! Do keep us updated!
ReplyDeleteI have downloaded the inspiration app, but have not used it yet. When I opened it, I decided to look at it when I had more time because it seemed very complex! I used Popplet instead and it is very user friendly. I look forward to trying inspiration, though!
ReplyDeleteSusan I totally agree with you when it comes to frustration with the writing process. I even see this with my students who aren't SPED. Digital stories seem to be the way to go....especially if they can record their voice so they can remember what they need to write.
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