Blog Post #12- Write the World

 This post is about a tool of my own interest, found in Doctor Wang's list of "Learning-Collaboration," called Write the World. 

This resource encourages engagement for secondary students related to writing. It is an activity that can be incorporated into writer's workshop during class time or homework assignments. This resource promotes CRT (Culturally Responsive Teaching) practices as well as student engagement, literacy development/improvement, love for writing, connection with community, and much more! To read more about this resource, click here. Make sure to check out the "cons" "pros" and "bottom line" shared on this review of Write the World. Also, check out Write the World's Facebook page to learn more about this site by clicking here.

Write the World offers prompts for students to respond to, developing powerful writing skills. In addition, students can peer review and share their writing. Below is a list of some key features of this resource.

I was not able to use this resource myself because I was trying to sign up, and it was unclear if it was free or required a subscription. Even after researching to see if anyone else on the internet could tell me if I could sign up for free, I could not find a definitive answer. Therefore, I did not sign up, but I still wanted to learn about this tool because I want to use it in the future when teaching my students writing. However, whether or not this tool is free will impact my decision of using it. The likelihood of me using this resource currently depends on if it is free or not. If it is not, I would at least like to try a trial. From what I read, it is easy to use and enjoyable for students. I also was able to learn that this tool is versatile and highly interactive. According to the PICRAT framework, I would give this tool a CA or CT (creative, amplifies/creative transforms) because students are connecting with other students through writing internationally which I find to be impossible without this kind of technology. In addition, students are creating pieces of writing, which is the creative part.