Author name: Author: Baber Baig

Imagine attending a graduation banquet where the graduates are wearing the same dresses and suits, all in exactly the same color. Wouldn’t this be odd? It would feel more like a dystopian gathering than a celebration. Now imagine going to a symphony concert and there are fifty clarinetists on the stage. They play their part […]

The WriteReader image bank and multimodal tools support young authors in creating and sharing alphabet books. In kindergarten, students worked at their own pace and skill levels to create unique books that were shared in a Reading Room. Click here to visit Mrs. Powers’ ABC Book Reading Room Students used the picture book style to

A number of years ago, there was a popular children’s song that likened love to a magic penny, but it’s only worth something if you give it away. This is so true. If you show love to others, it causes that love to grow and return to you. It also causes a ripple effect, just

Whenever the Olympics and Paralympics occur, there’s a lot of positive energy in many countries around the world. People are watching the Olympics at home, in schools, and in the community and being amazed by the power of sports. We’re in awe of people who have dedicated their life to being a world-class athlete. They

  It’s hard to believe it is already 2022! At this point in the school year, most of us are looking to try new ideas in the classroom to get kids (and ourselves) re-energized about learning! Yes, WriteReader is free and easy to use but it is also an awesome literacy tool that is scientifically

One of the trickiest parts of getting our students to write is helping them think of ideas to write about. One way that WriteReader supports this is through the image banks, which provide inspiration for writing. Another way that teachers can spark students’ imaginations and provide content to write about is to “app smash” WriteReader

Felt Board is a versatile app, allowing students to manipulate digital felt-like pieces on a canvas. Young students can choose from a variety of puppet-like people, animals, flowers, shapes, numbers, letters and other objects. The images created in Felt Board can be saved and easily uploaded into WriteReader, providing a creative way to add illustrations

WriteReader provides a creative platform for students to share their stories, thinking and learning in an engaging way. However, some students need a little extra support in getting their thoughts into text and onto the page. WriteReader now supports speech to text, allowing selected students to dictate their thoughts and create text in their books.

Children use WriteReader to give a visual voice to the wonderful stories in their heads. But what are the most popular ideas behind these stories that inspire such creativity? As the year comes to an end, we decided to look back at 2021 in images to see what themes sparked our young writers’ imaginations the