Writing | Tech & Learning

5 Things About Using AI for Writing That I Wish Enthusiasts Would Remember

By Erik Ofgang published 15 April 24

Using AI for writing has the potential to improve education but we need to make sure it truly benefits students

7 Ways to Detect AI Writing Without Technology

By Erik Ofgang published 22 January 24

As more of my students have submitted AI-generated work, I’ve gotten better at recognizing it.

New Research: 16 Writing Interventions That Work

By Erik Ofgang published 10 January 24

Digital tools and computer-assisted instruction are among the writing instruction strategies that work in middle and high school, according to a new study

StoryJumper: How To Use It To Teach

By Luke Edwards published 9 January 24

StoryJumper is a story creation tool that lets kids write, animate and publish their own stories.

Scrible: How To Use It To Teach

By Luke Edwards published 27 November 23

Scrible is a research and writing tool that's ideal for education.

AI Isn’t Yet a Huge Help to Writing Students, Says Director of Harvard’s Writing Center

By Erik Ofgang published 9 November 23

Jane Rosenzweig sees potential for AI in the future but is critical of many of its current classroom applications.

Help me write: Google Doc’s New AI Writing Tool Explained for Teachers

By Erik Ofgang published 30 October 23

The Help me write tool is built into Google Docs for select users, providing ease of access that could make AI writing even more widespread

4 Tips for STEM Writing

By Erik Ofgang published 26 October 23

Scientist-turned-writing teacher Brandon R. Brown’s new book provides a blueprint for better STEM writing at all levels

Is BoomWriter Good For Teaching? Tips & Tricks

By Luke Edwards published 14 August 23

BoomWriter helps students publish their writing to encourage talent to flourish.

What is Quill and How Can It Be Used for Teaching? Tips & Tricks

By Luke Edwards published 27 July 23

Quill is a digital tool designed to help students with reading, writing and comprehension.

Best Free Plagiarism Checking Sites

By Diana Restifo published 16 May 23

The best free online plagiarism checking sites for educators.

A group of four Written Out Loud graduates are pictured with the book they published as part of the program.

What is Written Out Loud? The Collaborative Writing Program Explained by Its Screenwriter Founder

By Erik Ofgang published 6 March 23

Through Written Out Loud, screenwriter Joshua Shelov shares the collaborative storytelling methods he developed with schools online and in person

What is ChatGPT and How Can You Teach With It? Tips & Tricks

By Erik Ofgang published 14 December 22

ChatGPT has lots of teaching potential, but there are also many ways the technology can be misused.

Free AI Writing Tools Can Write Essays in Minutes. What Does That Mean for Teachers?

By Erik Ofgang published 7 December 22

AI writing tools are widely available and getting better every day. Your students may already be using them.

What is The Week Junior and How Can It Be Used to Teach? Tips & Tricks

By Luke Edwards published 22 August 22

The Week Junior makes current events accessible for children in an engaging and confidence inspiring way.

What is Adobe Creative Cloud Express and How Can It Be Used to Teach? Tips & Tricks

By Luke Edwards published 19 August 22

Adobe Creative Cloud Express is here to replace Spark as the ultimate way to design banners, flyers and more with ease.

What is Hypothes.is and How Can it Be Used to Teach? Tips & Tricks

By Luke Edwards published 15 August 22

Hypothes.is lets you annotate the internet making all information more freely accessible for deeper use.

What is Yellowdig and How Can it Be Used to Teach? Tips & Tricks

By Luke Edwards published 10 August 22

Yellowdig is a social higher ed work and grading system that works with an existing LMS.

What is TeachingBooks and How Can it Be Used to Teach? Tips & Tricks

By Luke Edwards published 8 August 22

TeachingBooks is a collection of resources about books and authors for use by students and teachers.

What is OER Commons and How Can it Be Used to Teach? Tips & Tricks

By Luke Edwards published 3 August 22

OER Commons is an open source of free resources for educators to use as they need.