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great, short list of, mostly, web-based tools for writing/storytelling from a masscue2013 workshop. "For grades K-6, the Common Core requires that students use technology to produce and publish writing, while interacting and collaborating. As the students age, their level of independence increases. Each of the tools that I present to you today, allows for these 4 key actions."

WritingFix: Sharing Quality Writing Lessons techniques strategically designed to "fix" reluctant writers and writing teachers Our Northern Nevada resource website freely shares with the world! Here in Northern Nevada, our local writing project (the NNWP ) will continue to sponsor this WritingFix website, which we launched back in 2001. The resources on this site are incredible. Lessons are tied to the 6 Traits of Writing, and if you get on their email list, you'll get a lesson a month sent to you for free.

another site with downloaded pdfs of lined paper for elementary writing.

This looks like a great app to record 1:1 conferences with students for reading, writing, math, etc. The lite version only allows you to keep records for 10 students, the full version costs 14.99. 3rd grade made a form to use last year on googledocs, but this seems a bit easier. 

Nicely done article about how a teacher integrated tech in to their clasroom.

Office template for handwriting practice

A Kindergarten Teacher's blog. Kathryn has been teaching for 10 years, and she seems to enjoy blogging about it. I like some of the things on the math page, but there is a lot here that K teachers might find of interest.

Thanks to Jillian Daly for bringing this to my attention.

excellent video by 3rd grade bloggers on how to write good comments on blogs. 4 minutes.

good, quick overview of how a 3rd grade teacher uses blogging. includes specific examples.

A system to help write or keep track of your objectives for differentiating instruction.

I use this in addition to Leafsnap to help students get to specific nouns in writing a descriptive piece. Also excellent research resource.

Researchers from Columbia University, the University of Maryland, and the Smithsonian Institution beat me to this. They developed this free mobile app that uses visual recognition software to help identify tree species from photographs of their leaves. I use it to help students practice careful observation prior to writing. It motivates them to use specific nouns when describing a setting.

There are many free apps as well as some free online metronomes. I like them b/c they help students find rhythm in the poems that they write.