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1. Share out all the netbooks – make equal sized groups (or pairs if there are enough machines). '''Groups needs to have mixed reading and writing ability.''' | 1. Share out all the netbooks – make equal sized groups (or pairs if there are enough machines). '''Groups needs to have mixed reading and writing ability.''' | ||
2. Learners open them and go to EtherPad. Each group makes up a group name and types it in in capitals, eg WHALES. Teacher writes the name of the topic on the board, eg. | 2. Learners open them and go to EtherPad. Each group makes up a group name and types it in in capitals, eg WHALES. Teacher writes the name of the topic on the board, eg. “what foods are healthiest for children to eat” or “a story about a magic stone”. | ||
3. Each child then types their own name underneath the group name (not capitals, eg “Melvin”) so they all get a chance to practise typing, and so who the group members are is clear to others. | 3. Each child then types their own name underneath the group name (not capitals, eg “Melvin”) so they all get a chance to practise typing, and so who the group members are is clear to others. | ||
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Learners should pay the usual attention to punctuation, grammar etc, as appropriate for their age. '''Teacher circulates''' to see how they’re doing and illustrates / reminds them of what they need to do if necessary, but lets them make their own choices about what words to use. | Learners should pay the usual attention to punctuation, grammar etc, as appropriate for their age. '''Teacher circulates''' to see how they’re doing and illustrates / reminds them of what they need to do if necessary, but lets them make their own choices about what words to use. | ||
'''Differentiation:''' Some learners will be faster than others; allow the slower ones to write less in the time available, but encourage the faster ones to write longer pieces using more of | '''Differentiation:''' Some learners will be faster than others; allow the slower ones to write less in the time available, but encourage the faster ones to write longer pieces using more of the shared words, and to proofread carefully what they have written. | ||
'''Alternative:''' You might want the group to write the story or paragraph together instead? So only one child writes while all of them make up sentences. Only one book will contain the writing of course, but the group may benefit from having collaborated. Or they can work together anyway and each write the same sentences down, helping each other with spelling and punctuation. | '''Alternative:''' You might want the group to write the story or paragraph together instead? So only one child writes while all of them make up sentences. Only one book will contain the writing of course, but the group may benefit from having collaborated. Or they can work together anyway and each write the same sentences down, helping each other with spelling and punctuation. | ||
'''Alternative:''' If you found a group was particularly adept at using the computer earlier, they can try typing their story into Etherpad, working together on a single story. But if they are very slow at typing, they should write by hand instead. | '''Alternative:''' If you found a group was particularly adept at using the computer earlier, they can try typing their story into Etherpad, working together on a single story. But if they are very slow at typing, they should write by hand instead. | ||
