Lightning Bug

By: Julie Higgins

What is Lightning Bug?

Lightning Bug is designed to be a writing partner to help students through the writing process from beginning to endWriting exercises are designed for writers of any abilityQuick Links connect to mind maps, storyboarding, writing exercises, writing resources, the Digital Narrative, story voice and flow

Visiting the Website

http://lightningbug.com.au/

Tips and Tricks

Scroll to bottom of home page to access a variety of resources and navigate the websiteVisit Quick Links to explore more optionsFacebook page available for quick and easy accessPrintable worksheets available for use while teaching about the various stages of the writing process

Tips and Tricks Continued

Resources contain blogs about writing, articles, grammar lessons, creativity exercises, and writing softwareLesson plans take you to The Teaching Portal to help you plan for multiple lessons while teaching about the writing process

Possible Classroom Applications

Use this website to teach about various stages of the writing processUse writing exercises as a warm-up to other writing activities and get rid of writer’s blockHave students explore what type of writer they are to assist them with what type of story they want to tellStudents can submit various types of written work to publishers/contests

Pitfalls to avoid

Be sure to examine links that are not kid-friendly

Some links lead to other outside websites that require fees to further access their resources

Avoid covering too much content in one day

Similar Tools and Sites

http://www.thewritingteacher.org/http://writingfix.com/http://writingfun.com/writingfun2010.htmlhttp://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/index.htmhttp://ttms.org/