© 2006 SETTS Write A Paragraph Or Go To The Dentist Your Choice

© 2006 SETTS How To Generate Good Writing  Spelling skills  Understanding  Organization  Patience  Interest  Ideas  A sharp pencil  Spelling skills  Understanding  Organization  Patience  Interest  Ideas  A sharp pencil What’s Always NeededWhat’s Often Lacking

© 2006 SETTS So, what are you going to do?  Continue with teacher directed topics  Continue to watch kids struggle  Continue to see a lack of progress  Continue to see a lack of enthusiasm  Continue to have a supply of sharp pencils

© 2006 SETTS What might you try instead?  Add a little technology  Add a little imagination  Add a little creativity  Add a little student buy-in

© 2006 SETTS How It’s Done

© 2006 SETTS Imagination is more important than knowledge. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.

© 2006 SETTS The Materials  A computer (Macs are better, but PCs will do)  Photoshop Elements software (About $49)  Predictive word processing software ($125)  Graphic organizer software ($75+)

© 2006 SETTS Cost  Computer: $600+  Software: $250+

© 2006 SETTS And now, for your viewing pleasure….. …..some examples of what can be done by elementary Special Day Class students.

© 2006 SETTS The Old Way  Pencil  Paper  What would you do with a million dollars?

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The New Way  Computer  Software  Camera  Printer  What would you do if you met a Genie?

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Examples  Pictures can come from magazines and be combined with digital stills.

© 2006 SETTS Erase & Blend

© 2006 SETTS Start With An Interesting Picture

© 2006 SETTS Take A Digital Photo

© 2006 SETTS Erase or Isolate

© 2006 SETTS Blend

© 2006 SETTS Draw A Picture & Add A Face

© 2006 SETTS More Examples

© 2006 SETTS More Examples

© 2006 SETTS From The Smart Cookies

© 2006 SETTS More Examples

© 2006 SETTS Why It Works  Pictures ease transition from abstract to concrete  Students have ‘ buy-in ’ and feel connected if they are in pictures  Writing just seems like part of a larger process involving cameras & computers  It ’ s fun

© 2006 SETTS How The Kids Benefit …  They write more  They write with enthusiasm  They look forward to the next lesson  They learn cutting edge technology  They read what others write  They have a unique product  They acquire and improve skills

© 2006 SETTS Review of the Process  Kids bring in a magazine of interest  Pick a picture  Add the student to the picture  Print on paper with added lines  Draft  Edit  Final draft  Use predictive word processor - any step

© 2006 SETTS Questions?