Giving a “Hand” to the Writer’s Workshop with PDAs
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Candace Figg, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, United States ; Jenny Burson, University of Texas at Austin, United States
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-44-0 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
Lack of student access to computers in the classroom (or lack of adequate computer lab access) has limited the computer's usefulness in the writing process to the "publish" stage. Although publishing an attractive, professional-looking document as a result of the writing process is important to the development of good writers, it should not overshadow the real need-developing thoughtful writers who can appropriately use technology during the revision process. Teachers of writing understand that the real work of the writing process comes during the creative brainstorming, drafting, editing, and re-writing stages. Handheld PDA devices may hold the key to integrating technology into the creative work of the writing process.
Citation
Figg, C. & Burson, J. (2002). Giving a “Hand” to the Writer’s Workshop with PDAs. In D. Willis, J. Price & N. Davis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2002--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1894-1896). Nashville, Tennessee, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/17531/.
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