Digital Writing

     Obviously digital writing is critical for those entering into college or the working world today.  I think it is also fun and important for third graders to experience digital writing as well.  Writing short works seems to be best for eight year olds - poems, opinions, book reviews, power points, short reports and such all work.  However, at this age, writing that reguires more than a paragraph seems overwhelming unless each child is equipped with his/her own iPad or computer.  The child who has these tools will better adapt to using the tools for the longer personal narratives that are written by many of the children.  With each year in school, students should become increasingly more capable using their digital devices for writing.  My hope is that they will not be using Wordle for too very long!