[aisle] Autocorrect

[Tasha Squires]

Hi!

One idea would be to have them write - physically! Not on their computers
but just with a paper and a pencil/pen. :) Sometimes it is fun to have them
write a story collectively - say at one table. And have them all start with
the same sentence and then they each get to add one more sentence. And even
then pass the papers to the next table - this was pre Covid, so you
couldn't have them share papers right now.

Sometimes just giving them a challenge makes all the difference. I remember
once I said I wanted to see who could write the most in 10 minutes - me or
the students. They took up the challenge! Maybe pick something they all
have to describe and write about and then have it morph into something
else, like a transformer.

I think so many of our students just don't "wonder" about things. I'll ask
kids "what do you like to do" and the answer is nothing. Hard to work with
that, so I think some direction in the beginning is helpful, but then you
have to have a way to turn them loose, so they can be creative.

Good luck! If you hit on something that works, please share!
Tasha


On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 9:45 AM Mrs. Hamernick via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Anyone else feel like autocorrect is decreasing our student's ability to
> write?  Not only write, but write creatively!
>
> I would love to hear your thoughts, as I am trying to create a lesson for
> my 8th graders.  I am not sure which angle I need to take for this, but
> it's got to be very convincing for them, as it will essentially be telling
> them to think on their own instead of allowing the device to think for
> them.
>
> Also, if you have any resources or lessons you have already done that
> could help this crusade of mine, I'd really appreciate access to them.
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Amy Hamernick
> Media Specialist
> Apple Teacher
> Century Jr. High
> @AhamernickCJH
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>
>
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Tasha Squires
O'Neill Middle School
School Librarian
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(630) 719-5815

Author of Library Partnerships: Making Connections Between School and
Public Libraries, 2009, Information Today, Inc.
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