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This 2.5 page paper provides an overview of two journal articles that focus on technology in the classroom. The first article reports a case study on the use of editing tools by 2nd graders. The second article intends to provide ideas and resources on incorporating technology into the writing workshop model. One example from the this article is reported. The writer then comments on what can be learned from each article. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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in the study (Fletcher, 2001). Students were grouped into four pairs so they could help each other (Fletcher, 2001). The purpose was "to determine if, and to what extent, the
students use of computer editing tools would help them revise and edit book reports they would eventually post on their class webpage [sic]" (Fletcher, 2001, p. 155). The study was
conducted within the context of a literacy program that incorporated talking, reading, writing and thinking (Fletcher, 2001). The investigator found that when students typed their writing assignments, they were able
to make more effective editing choices (Fletcher, 2001). Other findings included: editing tools (word process software) offer students a framework, students were more alert to errors after they had used
the word processing tool to type their assignment than they were when only hand-writing it, students made more editing changes when they used the word processing program (Fletcher, 2001). The
general conclusion was that students learned more about spelling, punctuation, and capitalization with the word processing editing tools than without it (Fletcher, 2001). Lacina and Austin (2003) discussed technology and
the writing workshop. The authors offer ideas about software applications for specific components in the writing process and some processes for improving and encouraging writing (Lacina and Austin, 2003). They
also provide other sources for more knowledge, such as Web sites (Lacina and Austin, 2003). One example provided involved a 5th grade girl who wanted to know
more about the field of mathematics, like the kinds of jobs available (Lacina and Austin, 2003). She used Microsoft Word to type her inquiries, interviewed two persons in the field
of math, and used both CD-ROM and an Internet encyclopedia (Lacina and Austin, 2003). She then typed her draft, had it peer-reviewed using E-mail, edited her work and prepared the
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