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)  (request a free educator premium license)
Co-Writer Universal - Word prediction and speech-to-text  (Free for 30 days, then annual subscription)

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

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
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:
Grammarly - grammar 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
​MindMup - free online or app brainstorming and graphic organizing tool
Bubbl.us - free online brainstorming and mapping tool
​Webspiration - subscription-based online brainstorming and mapping tool 
Mindomo - free (3 mind maps) or subscription-based online brainstorming and mapping tool 

Writing Support Add-Ons for Google Docs:
Google Docs Add-Ons - short how-to video
   - Look for: Mindmeister, LucidChart, Grammarly, EasyBib

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
Built-in Microphone on iPad/iPhone - use microphone on keyboard to dictate into a text field or document
Dragon Dictate for iPhone and iPad - subscription-based voice dictation

Digital Story Telling:
Voice Thread - capture audio for online digital storytelling
Animoto - create fully customized videos with free educator account
Blabberize - create talking photos, EASY
Storybird - collaborative storytelling, beautiful graphics
Little Bird Tales - digital stories with audio recording option
Story Jumper - read, listen or create books
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  

More Digital Writing Supports:
Online Note-Taking Tool - (one of the interactive Read/Write/Think resources - do not use with Chrome Browser)
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.
SnapType - iPad or Android app used to complete worksheets on a tablet
StoryKit - iPad app to create digital storybooks

Word Clouds:
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