Relative Advantage Chart - Elementary Writing

Learning Problem	Technologies	Relative Advantage	Expected Outcomes
Students’ writing lacks proper use of conventions	Computer Word processing program Web based Document program	Ability to self-edit errors of capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and grammar	Students will have and increased awareness and usage of proper conventions.
Students have trouble choosing interesting ideas to write about	Interactive website such as Great Source - iwrite Digital images	Sparks student input, elicit thought and higher level thinking	Students will choose ideas that create a story and have rich detail.
Students need to practice organization in their writing	Computer Word processing program Web based Document program Interactive organization helper such as Netrover’s Graphic Organizer	Ability to move groups of text to organize writing piece, self-paced, immediate results, increased motivation	Students will have a clear beginning, middle, and ending with good sense and sequence.
Students have difficulty with sentence fluency	Online Audio Books such as Storynory Internet activity such as Poem creator	Students enjoy interesting stories that use expression	Student stories will have sentences of varied length, with rhythm and flow.
Students struggle to elicit feeling and authenticity in writing	Audio books Voice recording device	Immediate feedback, students like to hear themselves, increased motivation	Students writing will evoke an emotional response and contain tone and personality.
Students do not use a variety of vocabulary words in writing	Writing enrichment material Multimedia encyclopedia Internet Thesaurus	Access to information is immediate and self directed	Students will increase vocabulary and use new words.
Students are not given the opportunity to showcase their writing	Presentation software Web page development Blogs	Work is polished and professional, cheap to produce, attention-getting displays, motivation	Students will present their writing for others to enjoy, generating an increase in interest.
Students lack motivation in writing	Blogs Interactive writing games Internet Collaborative projects	Students can contribute their strengths in collaborative projects, self-paced learning, motivation	Students will demonstrate interest and desire to free-write.
Students need to relate writing cross-curricular	Web page development Video-based scenarios Software tools Virtual Fieldtrip	Higher-level concepts and skills, visualize relevance, link skills to real-world	Students will increase comprehension and increase quality of written work across all subjects.
Students do not meet state writing standards	Online writing prompts such as OAKS Prompts Online writing examples	Information is faster to access, provides practice in skills, clarifies expectations	Student scores will improve and meet state standards.