Technology a Key Tool in Writing Instruction

Publication: eSchool News
Date: July 18, 2010

Summary: Students should have an opportunity to write for a real audience and collaborate on writing projects, according to experts such as the College Board and the NWP—and the Internet can help.

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The experience of these nine teachers reminds us of the central role they play in true education reform. It's teachers who are the technology drivers, seeking out digital tools, learning them, testing them, and finally implementing them successfully in their classrooms," said Sharon J. Washington, executive director of NWP.

The College Board and NWP recommend that three things be done to meet the challenges of teaching and learning in the digital age at all levels of education, said NWP co-director Elyse Eidman-Aadahl.

First, every student needs one-on-one access to computers or mobile technology in classrooms.

"Technology can't have an impact on children if they don't have access," Eidman-Aadahl said.

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