tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post4111225132217834911..comments2024-03-29T01:46:51.442-04:00Comments on Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Research Supporting the Benefits of Technology In Reading and WritingLisa Nielsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07759123507185453030noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-83491252659286837732011-10-03T13:44:49.166-04:002011-10-03T13:44:49.166-04:00I've been throwing my hands up in the air for ...I've been throwing my hands up in the air for years at the fact that it's the 2000s and students are tested on writing using paper and pencil. Such things were out of date in the mid-1990s when I was in college. <br /><br />In fact, the whole standardized testing situation for writing in my state is screwed up. There's a multiple choice editing test and a hand-written essay where students are given one and only one prompt to answer with a five-paragraph essay.<br /><br />Would it not be more worthwhile for a student to work on a typed portfolio that he/she has to submit at the end of 11th grade (which is when we test this) in a variety of styles and topics? You would be able to get better stuff out of the students and it would probably make them want to write more than the way it's done now. <br /><br />But in the very least, you need to use computers, etc. for writing because in spite of warnings about bad grammar/spelling or lack of attention it's the primary tool for communication and the primary tool for writing in the business world and combining better writing with said computer skills is a must.<br /><br />Of course, such portfolios or other work would make testing companies have to do their jobs a little more. *tear*Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379096331960338241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-36935699332151745772011-10-03T12:20:57.404-04:002011-10-03T12:20:57.404-04:00Thank you for compiling so many useful links. Howe...Thank you for compiling so many useful links. However, I'm somewhat puzzled by the number of reports claiming that computers can help improve a student's quality and length of writing. Other reports I've seen have claimed that the Internet encourages students to not care about their spelling and grammar, which is why the errors present on message boards, comment sections on Youtube, and so on are so prevalent. One report even claimed that frequent Internet usage can cause British children to have difficulty spelling their own names! Perhaps you can take a look at some of these reports and compare them to the works posted above for your next blog post?CM@ASUnoreply@blogger.com