App of the Week: Write About This
Price: $2.99
Free Version Available HERE.
This week's App of the Week is a fantastic, teacher-designed app that makes writing super engaging and fun for students. The full version of this app contains 375 picture-based writing prompts that are classified according to level of difficulty. Each image has three different prompts associated with it and students can adjust the level of difficulty in the "settings" section, making differentiation a breeze. The 125 high-quality images used for the prompts contained in the app are thought-provoking and unique. Prompts are available in both text and audio format to accommodate students who are emerging readers or those with special needs.
Here are a few of the wonderful features of this app:
Write About This is the perfect app for student use, whether you have one iPad in your classroom, several iPads, or many. Writing is emphasized in Common Core State Standards, and this app presents a great opportunity to increase the amount of writing in which your students engage.
Take the time to watch the Write About This video below, and download the free version to experience the app's interface:
Free Version Available HERE.
This week's App of the Week is a fantastic, teacher-designed app that makes writing super engaging and fun for students. The full version of this app contains 375 picture-based writing prompts that are classified according to level of difficulty. Each image has three different prompts associated with it and students can adjust the level of difficulty in the "settings" section, making differentiation a breeze. The 125 high-quality images used for the prompts contained in the app are thought-provoking and unique. Prompts are available in both text and audio format to accommodate students who are emerging readers or those with special needs.
Here are a few of the wonderful features of this app:
- Create your own writing prompts within the app, or have students create prompts using images they take themselves. This is a terrific option for science, social studies, or arts teachers! Why not pose relevant content area questions utilizing your own pictures that relate to the concept?
- Students are able to respond to prompts directly within the app and may label, save, and edit their work under "My Write Abouts."
- Student responses can be shared via email.
Write About This is the perfect app for student use, whether you have one iPad in your classroom, several iPads, or many. Writing is emphasized in Common Core State Standards, and this app presents a great opportunity to increase the amount of writing in which your students engage.
Take the time to watch the Write About This video below, and download the free version to experience the app's interface:
