Technology can help students become better writers by enhancing the proofreading process. It allows students to experience their writing differently by listening to their paper through tools like a talking clipboard, Audacity, or Spokentext.net. This helps students hear mistakes they may have missed just reading the paper. The presentation recommends students set time aside between writing and proofreading for distance, have a friend read the paper back to help catch errors, and not rely solely on spell check. Giving students time and ways to experience their writing in another format can improve their proofreading and writing skills.

2. Proofreading 2.0 How technology can help our students become better writers Presented by: Website: Bryan M. Berretta http://www.collaterallearning.com

3. What are we trying to do? Make our students more aware of the stylistic and structural format of their writing by helping them to be better proofreaders. The “Who, Why, What and Where”….

4. Students know how to write a paper But can they write well? Proofreading is a “stage” in the writing process, not a “step.” Basic Assumptions

5. Prewriting Brainstorm, idea mapping, developing thesis Research Supporting the argument- building rhetoric Drafting Pumping out the first draft Revising Cleaning it up. Editing/Proofreading Perfecting it. Stages in writing a paper

6. Prewriting

7. Research

8. Drafting

9. Revising

10. Editing/ Proofing

11. But can they write well? We’ve taught them how to write…

12. How does Technology enhance Proofreading?

13. Technology tecnh logia

14. Technology tecnh logia Skill, Craft, Art

15. Technology tecnh logia Talk, Speech, Word

16. Technology… redefined tecnh logia Technology is the tools you need to do your skill/craft/art to it’s absolute best.

17. Students must see the experience the writing differently How do we make proofreading successful?

18. Give yourself some distance between writing and proofreading. Get a friend to hear you read your paper and read it back to you. Don’t rely on spell check alone. Try experiencing your paper differently. What do students need to do?

19. See writing differently

20. Talking Clipboard Audacity Spokentext.net Hearing it differently

21. May not be the most technologically advanced method… but it works! Checklists – Grade your own work.

22. If proofreading is a stage just like research, we need time to do it. Don’t just wait until the last minute! Give yourself time…

23. Resources http://www.collaterallearning.com (click on Presentations)

24. The Big 6 Approach 1. Task Definition 1.1 Define the information problem 1.2 Identify information needed 2. Information Seeking Strategies 2.1 Determine all possible sources 2.2 Select the best sources 3. Location and Access 3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically) 3.2 Find information within sources 4. Use of Information 4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch) 4.2 Extract relevant information 5. Synthesis 5.1 Organize from multiple sources 5.2 Present the information 6. Evaluation 6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness) 6.2 Judge the process (efficiency)