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Since my students are not writing in the traditional sense, just yet, I would like to use the digital tools I have available to enhance their verbal storytelling skills in preparation for the act of writing a story or writing piece. Oral storytelling is such a huge part of Kindergarten at the beginning of the year and I would like to spend more time on that skill. I would like to use the iPads to record students telling their stories. Then, students can playback their story. This will help them remember the words they wanted to write. This is often the biggest hurdle young writers face when they are beginning writing on their own.

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"Before simply clicking without a thought on automated suggestions or corrections, we need to help our students pause to question the algorithms that are influencing them. In this way, we teach them to be critical, creative, and persistent writers and problem solvers..." -Writerly Decisions in Micro-Moments of Composition, pg. 338

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While digital writing might be uncharted and unfamiliar territory, it is also something we need to embrace and use to our advantage. All three articles seemed to make a point to say that if used correctly and responsibly, digital writing can in fact form a more critical thinker when it comes to writer, rather than a lazy one (which is an assumption or generalization many have toward digital writing). When presented with options in the digital world, we need to help students learn how to navigate through making informed decisions.

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At my current school, each student has their own mini iPad. Since it is still early on in the school year, we have not used the iPads very frequently. For writing purposes, we have explored a few apps that enhance pre-writing skills (ex - letter formation, letter sounds). We have used an app to practice correct letter formation and tracing. We have also used an app to practice clarifying and identifying letter sounds. Finally, we have used a magnet letter app to spell our popcorn words and practice blended CVC words. All of these skills are reinforced in the classroom during our Writer's Workshop time. These skills will build up to eventual writing independently.

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Digital writing tends to be multimodal, intentional, nonlinear, and easily shareable/publishable. -Writing with Digital Tools, pg. 187-188

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"Digital writing is both something we do using digital tools, and a way of being and working together as we use the tools." -Why Digital Writing Matters, pg. 9

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Digital writing is any type of writing that uses a computer, typically connected to the internet. Some examples include blog posts, social media posts, text messages/emails, academic writing, etc. Digital writing is typically done with an outside audience in mind, but, blog posts for example, might be more personal in meaning. Digital writing has a variety of purposes, including social, academic, and professional. These purposes are often intertwined as well.