1. Writing as a Scaffolded Process
With Citelighter & TechSmith
Natalie O’Neil
@TeachNV

2. How can I help improve student writing?
Essential Question
How can I help improve student writing?
How will my writing instruction evolve?
What processes will my students engage in?
What tools can I use to differentiate instruction according to my students’ needs?
The following are some suggestions to help lead YOU to your own answers...

3. Which makes you more comfortable?
Option A
Option B

4. That’s a lot of scaffolding!
Support
That’s a lot of scaffolding!

5. Scaffold Writing Instruction
Writing an Essay is quite an undertaking.
Why not encourage baby steps?

7. Citelighter’s Teacher Platform

8. Citelighter’s Instructor Support
Choose a Stock Template
Grades 3-12 available
Variety of Lessons
Pre-Selected CCSS
Create your own Outline Template
Custom Scaffolding / Differentiation
Select CCSS
Create Elements

9. CCSS Alighned Stock Templates

10. Citelighter’s Teacher Templates
D I F F E R E
N T I A T E S C A F O L D

11. PARCC Templates Available!

12. Let’s Create a Template Together
Grade
Assignment
Details
Topic
Task
Outline
Elements

13. Toolbar Extension
Captures can be made with this button or in the text being captured.
View the digital source card and student comments.
Open the project in Google Docs.
Change your toolbar settings.
Student projects are listed here. Use the dropdown to find the correct project.
Export the project to Microsoft Word.
Go to Citelighter home.
Refresh the toolbar if it’s grayed out.
Toolbar Tour Video:

14. Toolbar in Action
Step 1: Create a Project
Step 2: Capture Quotes

15. Demo Using the Toolbar Drag to Template Edit Source Card Capture
Quotes
Create
a Project

16. What our Students can do:
Student Platform
What our Students can do:
capture quote
drag quotes/comments to outline
drag extra writing space
icons
highlighter vs person’s head (quote vs. analysis)
Click WRITE - export to Google DOC

17. TechSmith Snagit For Feedback
Image
Annotation
Tools
with
Snagit
for
Chrome

18. Visual & Auditory Feedback
Snagit also provides screencasting with audio, and saves directly to Drive or Exports to YouTube for easy sharing

19. See Snagit in Action
Snag an Image
Record Screen
Annotate Image

20. Students can Export to Google Docs when ready to compose in Essay Form
Ready to Write
Students can Export to Google Docs when ready to compose in Essay Form
Doc Picker
Check Toolbar for proper Project
Clipboard
+ symbol for bibliography
clipboard tabs: outline vs. show all
Make a Works Cited

21. Citelighter Takes Docs to Next Level

22. Drag Content From Clipboard to Doc

23. Teacher Analysis Tools
In addition to using Snagit for personalized feedback throughout the outline process, Citelighter provides simple methods for educators to assess student AND class progress through an individual assignment, and across multiple ones.
Class Details
My Students’ completed outline
Student’s Google Doc
Student’s Cognitive Print

24. Class Details

25. Student Cognitive Print

26. Understanding Student Process
Writing Instruction Improves
Window into how students work (their work flow)
Gives teachers insight they never had
Gives students ability to reflect & improve process
Instant data for measurable student outcomes

27. Sample Grade 3 Custom Template
Provide all Materials needed in “Readings”
Select Grade to enable CCSS alignment

28. 10th Grade Completed Project

29. Analysis of Student Growth
Nearly
15%
Class
Improvement

30. Wrap Up
Writing is a process, that requires scaffolding and differentiating instruction along with multiple and varied points and methods of feedback.
By integrating Citelighter and Techsmith, student confidence, motivation, engagement, and the writing process in general can improve, resulting in more organized, stronger quality writing.

31. Writing as a Scaffolded Process
With Citelighter & TechSmith
Natalie O’Neil
@TeachNV
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