Draft It!
What does the resource do?
An experimental resource! It would be interesting to hear whether teachers feel that this is something they could make use of in their classrooms and, if so, how it could be used most effectively.
The idea is that a piece of text can be saved at various stages and then reviewed to see how it changed and where improvements were made.
How does it work?
Type into the text box, saving your draft at regularly intervals.
When the writing is complete, you can review the various drafts and examine them in detail.
How can I use it?
The opening paragraph of a story written in this way would emphasise the importance of drafting and also allow teachers to highlight key language features and techniques.
Comments
An excellent blog with ideas about how best to use some of Triptico’s resources (including ‘Draft It’): Think Web 2.0 Blog.
Thanks to Debbie for taking the time to write about our site,
David
When using this tool, I have students share ideas that I type in. After their idea is typed in I put their name in brackets, so when the final draft is complete everyone gets to see who contributed to the project.
Nice idea – would be nice if it would highlight changes for easy visualization.
Thanks Liangatang,
I haven’t worked on this resource for a while now, but I may revisit it and see if I can make the improvements you suggest.
Thanks for visiting the site and for leaving feedback,
David
Hi David, I have just had a look at all your activities. They are great. My background is special education and I am always seeking free resources that I can share with teachers and students. I just tried out Draft It! with two word prediction programs; WordQ by Quillsoft and CoWriter 6 by Don Johnson. Both work really well with it. So for those students that require word prediction they can use these programs and write and participate in a class collaborative writing activity….it is just another way to get a reluctant writer to write.
There is a free word prediction program called LetMe Type which I haven’t tried with Draft It! but it might be something that one of your readers might try.
Thanks for sharing and creating. Maureen