3. Three Types of
Collaborative Writing
• Serial Writing
• Compiled Writing
• Coauthored Writing
• Haring-Smith, Tori.1994. Writing Together:
Collaborative Learning in the Writing
Classroom. New York: HarperCollins College.
4. Let’s Write-
Memories of School Lunches
• Great ones?
• Awful ones?
• Smells?
• Sounds?
http://typewith.me/ncais
http://tinyurl.com/NCAISwrite
5. Small Sample of
Collaborative Writing Tools
• High Tech
o Wikis
o Google Docs
o Typewith.me (other Etherpad clones)
• Low Tech
o Sticky notes
o Whiteboard wiki
o Big sheets of paper
11. Writing Historical Events
from Multiple Perspectives
• Colonists- The Battle of Lexington and
Concord was the triumphant start of the
American Revolution.
•
• British- Noble British soldiers, in an attempt to
keep peace, quietly marched to Lexington
to take some arms.
• Collaborative- British soldiers were ordered
to seize arms that were being stored by the
colonists outside of Lexington.
12. What Benefits Do
Students Gain From
Collaborative Writing?
oBuilt in peer editing
oDifferentiation
oPreparation for teamwork
in the workplace
oIdea sharing throughout
writing process
13. Challenges of
Collaborative Writing
• Assessment
• Availability of digital tech
• Interpersonal issues
o Writing is hard work. Writing
together is even harder work, but
it’s work worth doing.
