Technology that Improves Writing

Technology that Assists Writers
(Prepared by Dr. Rhonda Ficek, Director of Instructional Technology)

Mechanics of Writing (including interactive, web-based tutorials)	The OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ "The Basic Elements of English Grammar Guide" (University of Calgary) http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/grammar/ * Parts of Speech * Sentence Elements * Punctuation * Word Use * Marking Guide -- Common Writing Errors This site contains interactive self-tests after each lesson -- good self-study area. Interactive Grammar Exercises: http://www.chompchomp.com/exercises.htm Paradigm Online Writing Assistant: http://www.powa.org/ Discovering What to Write Organizing Your Writing Revising Your Writing Editing Your Writing Writing Information Essays Writing Thesis/Support Essays Writing Exploratory Essays Writing Argumentative Essays Documenting Your Sources The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/gr_master_test.asp More Web-Based Grammar Tutorials with Interactive Quizzes: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm Transition Cues: http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/transitioncues.html Interactive Grammar Exercises to use with SmartBoards http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001228.shtml
Planning with Graphic Organizers	Explanation: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1grorg.htm Inspiration: www.inspiration.com Graphic Organizer Generation: http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/ SmartDraw: http://www.smartdraw.com/specials/mindmapping.asp?type=41665&id=41665 General Graphic Organizers from edHelper: http://www.edhelper.com/teachers/General_graphic_organizers.htm Draft Builder: http://www.donjohnston.com/catalog/draftbuilderd.htm
Reviewing (Peer review, Electronic reviewing)	Word's Commenting, Tracking, etc. Features http://tep.uoregon.edu/technology/writing/docs/mswordfeatures.pdf Teaching Professional Writing Online with Electronic Peer Response http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/6.2/binder2.html?coverweb/de/tannacito/Index.htm Creating groups automatically, with private discussion areas using Desire2Learn https://mnstate.ims.mnscu.edu/ Creating Rubrics for Assessment of Writing: Rubistar www.rubistar.com TurnItIn Plagiarism Detection: www.turnitin.com
Generating Bibliographies	EndNote www.endnote.com/ NoodleBib http://www.noodletools.com/
Collaborative Writing	Microsoft Word's Tracking, Commenting Feature Blogs http://awd.cl.uh.edu/blog/ Wikis Web-Based Discussion Areas, Listservs

Technology that Assists Writers (Prepared by Dr. Rhonda Ficek, Director of Instructional Technology)

Technology that Assists Writers
(Prepared by Dr. Rhonda Ficek, Director of Instructional Technology)