#writing-instruction

Leverage AI to provide faster, more personalized feedback on student writing. Tools: Writable, Turnitin Feedback Studio, ChatGPT. Workflow: 1. Students submit essays to an AI-powered platform. 2. The AI provides instant feedback on grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and style. 3. The AI can also check for plagiarism and assess against a rubric. 4. Teacher reviews the AI's comments, adds higher-level feedback on argumentation and critical thinking, and adjusts the AI-generated score. 5. Students use the combined feedback to revise their work. Benefits: saves teacher time on low-level corrections, provides immediate feedback to students, allows teachers to focus on more substantive comments. Ethical consideration: teach students how to use AI as a tool, not a crutch.

Set up and manage a class blog to provide an authentic audience for student writing. Platform: Edublogs, Kidblog, or a private Blogger site. Process: 1. Setup: Create the blog, establish categories (e.g., book reviews, science reports, creative writing), and teach students how to use the platform. 2. Digital Citizenship: Teach lessons on appropriate online commenting and respecting intellectual property. 3. Writing & Publishing: Students draft posts, receive peer and teacher feedback, revise, and then publish their work on the blog. 4. Audience: Share the blog link with parents and other classes. Encourage comments from readers. 5. Student Roles: Assign student editors, moderators, and social media managers (for a closed class account). Turns writing assignments into meaningful communication.