Writing and Publishing with Technology
Aligned to W.6.6 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
What this lesson teaches
Use tools like word processors and shared documents to draft, format, and publish your writing, and to collaborate with others. Build keyboarding skill so typing keeps pace with your thinking.
Worked examples
Example 1
In a shared doc, one writer drafts a paragraph and a partner adds a comment — 'add an example here' — instead of rewriting it. The tool lets both revise the same piece and produce a clean, formatted final version.
Example 2
Version history means you can try a bolder rewrite without losing the safe draft — which is what makes people willing to try one.
Example 3
Leave the comment, do not make the edit. 'Is this the same point as paragraph two?' respects the writer's work in a way a silent rewrite does not.
Practice questions
- Type a short paragraph in a word processor and apply a heading and a bulleted list.
- Use comments or track changes to give a partner one piece of feedback.
- Time yourself typing a sentence, then retype it aiming for fewer errors.
Watch the lesson
Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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Escribir y Publicar con Tecnología
Usa herramientas como procesadores de texto y documentos compartidos para redactar, dar formato y publicar tus escritos, y para colaborar con otros. Desarrolla tu habilidad para teclear para que la escritura siga el ritmo de tu pensamiento.
Ejemplo 1: En un documento compartido, alguien redacta un párrafo y un compañero agrega un comentario — 'pon un ejemplo aquí' — en lugar de reescribirlo. La herramienta permite que ambos revisen el mismo texto y produzcan una versión final limpia y con formato.
Ejemplo 2: El historial de versiones te deja intentar una reescritura más audaz sin perder el borrador seguro — y eso es lo que hace que la gente se anime a intentarla.
Ejemplo 3: Deja el comentario, no hagas la edición. '¿Es este el mismo punto que el párrafo dos?' respeta el trabajo de quien escribió de un modo que una reescritura silenciosa no.
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