Writing is a complex process involving motor ability (handwriting, keyboarding) through composition (written expression).  Writing tasks cross into many areas of a student's education including generating ideas, constructing words and sentences, sequencing and organizing ideas, spelling, grammar, copying, note taking, completing worksheets and assessments, and more.  Consideration of the student's specific areas of need is key:

Digital Writing Supports - Chrome Extensions:
Read&Write - text & picture dictionaries, speech-to-text, word prediction, highlighting (Free for 30 days, then annual subscription).                                   (iOS app also available)
Co-Writer Universal - Word prediction and speech-to-text  (Free for 30 days, then annual subscription)

Keyboarding Practice - Chrome Apps:
Typing Club
Typing Lessons
Nitro Type
Type Scout
Typing Machine

Keyboarding Practice - Websites:
Dance Mat Typing - 4 levels of practice
Rapid Typing - download these free keyboarding programs
Fingerjigger - a 6 minute typing game/test with random words
Free typing games - free games to play online
More free typing games - fast-paced online games
And more free typing games - more fast-paced online games

Handwriting Practice:
Handwriting for Kids - free printable paper templates and worksheets

Spelling, Grammar and Writing Support:
Ginger - spelling support for all applications, free trial, then purchase
Ghotit - spelling support

Digital Graphic Organizers:
Popplet - free online or app brainstorming and mapping tool
​Webspiration - free online brainstorming and mapping tool 
Mindomo - free online brainstorming and mapping tool 
Gliffy -  free online brainstorming and mapping tool
Bubbl.us - free online brainstorming and mapping tool

ReadWriteThink Interactive Mapping and Organizing Tools:
​ReadWriteThink Essay Map - interactive graphic organizer
ReadWriteThink Mapping Tool - interactive graphic organizer
ReadWriteThink Graphic Map -  interactive graphic organizer
ReadWriteThink Persuasion Map - interactive graphic organizer
ReadWriteThink Biography Cube - interactive biography builder
ReadWriteThink Story Map - interactive story builder

Dictation Tools:
​Google Docs Voice Typing
iDictate - for 1.25 cents per word, dictate into any phone and have an email transcription sent back to you 
Dragon Dictate for iPhone and iPad - this is a free app through iTunes

Digital Story Telling:
Glogster - create online, interactive posters
Voice Thread - capture audio for online digital storytelling
Animoto - create fully customized videos 
Blabberize - create talking photos, EASY
FotoBabble - create talking photos, EASY 
Storybird - collaborative storytelling, beautiful graphics
Photo Peach - create an easy Photo Story
Story Maker - download this application and use with reluctant writers to create a fairy tale
ToonDoo - Online comic strip creator
Make Believe Comix - Online comic strip creator
Wacky Web Tales - an online "madlib" tool  
Read/write/think- Interactive digital activities (click the interactive links - there are many to choose from)
Online Note-Taking Tool - (one of the interactive Read/Write/Think resources - do not use with Chrome Browser)
OurStory - online timeline tool
Sutori- collaborative, online Time Line tools
 Writing Fix - Interactive Writing Prompts
Scholastic: Story Starters for Grades 1-4 - Students spin lever to get a writing prompt, or change prompt.

Word Clouds:
Wordle
ABCYA Word Cloud
Wordcloud

Free or inexpensive online supports for writing:
Solutions for Writing Presentation