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Ann L.
Special education instructor
Van Wyck Junior High School
Wappingers Falls, United States

My Subjects English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies

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My Students Liked It Yes

My Students Learned Yes

I Would Recommend It Yes

Setup Time Less than 5 minutes

Great for Homework
Individual
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Great with General
Low literacy
Special needs

How I Use It

I would use this app as a daily warm up for writing as well as a homework tool. Student are given a writing prompt including; who, what, when, where and a detail and have to create a story using them. Using this will help students understand parts of a story and help them understand the elements that make good writing/stories. Doing warm up drills in class helps with creativity, imagination, organizing thoughts as well as gets students used to writing on a daily basis. Since this app allows you to email your story, students can use it at home and send their writing to the teacher without chance of it getting lost. I tried it myself and was intrigued by the choices that were given.

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This app is great for my special education class. They get to write by typing which is beneficial to many with fine motor weaknesses. It also gives them a starting place to be creative. It allows for editing and revision. One feature is a spell correcting option. I have used real Popsicle sticks in class with the same concept, this is more engaging because it is on an IPad and students like to use them in class. I would definitely try it out if I was a teacher in elementary school to assist in getting reluctant students or students with a writing deficit to write daily.

Fun way to get kids writing.

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