Strategies & Tech Solutions
See how to align effective strategies with proven technologies for the computer and tablet.
How To Use The OREO Writing Strategy With Concept Mapping
In this video, learn how the writing strategy OREO is paired with concept mapping to improve student's writing and organization.
Using a Concept Mapping tool with the POW writing strategy
In this video, learn more about how to use a concept mapping tool, such as Inspiration, with the writing strategy POW it improves student's writing.
Using Concept Mapping and the DARE Writing Strategy to Write Persuasive Essays
In this video, concept mapping is used to write a persuasive essay with DARE, SRSD writing strategy.
Case Study: Using Lexile Leveled Text from Newsela or TweenTribune for Text Analysis
These sites give teachers and students the ability to adjust current event articles to appropriate reading levels. Chris (social studies) started picking one article of interest that he thought most students would gravitate towards. Students used ReadOutLoud from DJ Inc. to read through, highlight and annotate the text.
Using CO:Writer Universal and the DARE Writing Strategy to Write a Persuasive Essay
Classroom teacher Josh Stock shares how to support persuasive essay writing using word prediction, word banks and text-to-speech in CO:Writer Universal, paired with the DARE writing strategy.
Using Inspiration with the STOP Writing Strategy to Support Struggling Writers Organization
This video shows how to pair Inspiration and the STOP writing strategy to support struggling writers with organization of a persuasive essay. Here is a sample Public Service Announcement (PSA) created by Josh's students as a result of this work.
Teacher Perspectives
Find out ways teachers have adopted technology tools and strategies to improve student writing.
How To Analyze Progress Monitoring Writing Data From A Qualitative Perspective
Teacher Perspective: Using Progress Monitoring Writing Data to Author IEP Goals
In this video, educators share how they use the Educator Dashboard and progress monitoring writing data to help craft Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals for students who struggle with writing.
Teacher Perspective: Helping Students Organize Writing Using Inspiration and the STOP Strategy
Learn how a language arts instructor supports student writing organization by pairing the Inspiration app with the SRSD STOP writing strategy to support his sixth grade students.
Teacher Perspective: Performing Student Data Walks to Improve Writing
Hear from teachers and students as they share the importance of progress monitoring and performing student data walks to help improve writing performance, over time.
Teacher Perspective: Using Inspiration with the TREE Writing Strategy
In this video and associated job aide, teachers and students share how they are improving their writing skills by using the TREE, SRSD writing strategy with Inspiration.
How-To Videos
Hear from teachers about the steps you need to take to integrate a specific strategy with a technology solution.
How To Analyze Progress Monitoring Writing Data From A Qualitative Perspective