Standard: K.W.6 – With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.
Grade level: Kindergarten
Subject: English Language Arts
Domain: Writing
Teacher Overview
This standard encourages young students to explore digital tools for writing with the guidance and support of adults. It is crucial for developing digital literacy and collaborative skills, which are important in modern education. Before tackling this standard, students should be comfortable with basic computer operations and have foundational writing skills.
After mastering this standard, students will be able to use digital tools independently for more complex writing projects and collaborate more effectively with peers.
Common Misconception 1
Students may think digital tools are only for playing games, which can limit their willingness to use them for educational purposes.
Intervention 1
Introduce digital tools as creative instruments by demonstrating their use in storytelling and project creation. Provide examples of digital art and writing.
Common Misconception 2
Students may believe that writing digitally is very different from writing on paper, which can cause confusion and reluctance.
Intervention 2
Show the similarities between digital writing and paper writing by emphasizing that both involve planning, drafting, and revising. Use side-by-side comparisons to illustrate this.
Prerequisite Knowledge
Students should be familiar with basic computer operations, such as using a mouse or touchscreen, and have basic writing skills, such as forming letters and words.
Subsequent Knowledge
Students will be able to independently use digital tools to create and publish more complex pieces of writing and collaborate more effectively with peers on writing projects.
Instructional Activities
- Use a drawing app to create a digital story.
- Collaborate on a class blog by posting weekly updates.
- Create a digital book using a simple book-making app.
- Record and share audio stories with classmates.
- Use educational apps to write and illustrate short stories.
