#8. Integrates Word Processing Skills &Creative
Activities
A teacher can create many audiences to read student
written work: email activities, class newspapers, letters to scientists
or authors, other students
Use of Alphasmarts reinforces the concept of First Draft
and the need for Editing
Thematic Units rarely use worksheets and drill and
practice, which increases the students need to organize written work, plan,
keep drafts, edit, write more completely, consider the audience...