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Living in the 21st century has changed the Writing could be called a creative art, one
ways in which teachers and students can approach which cannot be taught well if teachers are not well
writing. The digital age we are living means that versed in it themselves. An important key to
teachers no longer have to stick to the traditional pen teaching writing and digital writing is having
and paper format of writing, but instead can use teachers who are well prepared and are willing to
digital tools such as videos and slideshows to help continue in their own learning process. As a teacher
their students publish their writing. Troy Hicks, it may seem daunting to try and keep up with the
author of Crafting Digital Writing: Composing Texts ever changing digital world, but it is a necessary
Across Media and Genres makes a great point that task if we are to prepare our students to be truly
encompasses my beliefs on the importance of literate and college and career ready in their digital
focus on the many ways we must use technology to imagine world without the traditional pen and paper
teach writing” (2013, p. 2). Digital writing has the method of teaching writing. When students first walk
ability to provide students with endless opportunities into my classroom they come in with a lot of
to become producers of media, rather than mere experience with technology, such as smartphones and
sentence and being able to communicate their ideas The SAMR Model, which has been popularized by
on paper before moving on to the digital aspects of Ruben Puentedura, is great to keep in mind when
process” by being able to doodle, make webs or lists. Writing, when combined with images, videos, sound,
With my young students it can be difficult for them and color, takes on a greater meaning and has the
to organize their thoughts and I have found that the ability to reach a larger audience. If students are to
traditional method of writing works best for them in become producers of writing and media, then they
the beginning. must be given the opportunity to think about the
for their grade or that one type of writing will be Knowing that their schoolmates were going to read
enough to get them through any situation. This, of their writing served as an enormous motivator and
course, should not be the mentality instilled in our gave them a sense of pride that I had not witnessed
different purposes and audiences. opportunity to practice digital writing, they are also
acquire the same skills that our students will need as skills.htm