Digital Cyberpad In Use

Cameron was the first to use the digital notepad. He was the student of the day and used the digital notebook for his writing. It worked out great. The students could see his writing on the screen and could watch as he wrote. They helped sound words out and were his editors (they let him know if there was a mistake). The picture is his finished product.
It was great for assessment too. I was able to do an informal assessment and I can add the picture and notes I took to his portfolio. I will be able go back and check his writing when I need to. I watched for: Letter formation, spacing, directionality, and punctuation... I also observed his reading skills. After his writing was finished, he used a pointer to read it to the class. Again, I could quickly check concepts of print (directionality, one-to-one matching...)

Note on writing: I use Building Blocks by Hall and Cunningham. We start the year with these sentences on a poster and fill in the blanks. Each round of student of the day the activity becomes a little more complex. By this time of the year, we are writing the sentences with some assistance.