Yesterday I taught a workshop on Writing With Symbols 2000. Participation was up, yet I would love to see more of our FLLAC staff members and more teachers from our districts come to trainings. WWS2000 is a talking word/symbol processor. As you type each word into a document and hit the space key, the symbol for that word pops up. It can be used to create schedules, social stories, cooking directions, etc.
It is very motivating for students learning to spell, but it can also be used to create writing grids for students who are not able to read or spell. Check out this online tutorial for creating a linked writing environment. It is relatively quick and easy to create writing grids, but there is less flexibility in WWS2000 than in Clicker 5 or Intellitools Classroom Suite. Many classrooms have this software, but don't know of this capability. I think it is important to make every tool that we have work to our and our students' best advantage.
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