South Dakota ELA 1.W.6
The Standard
Use a variety of digital tools to write and publish, both individually and collaboratively, with guidance and support.
South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students write short pieces using tools such as a keyboard and voice typing. They finish and share their writing alone and with a partner, with help opening, saving, and sharing files.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can type a short note, dictate another sentence, and fix a word that came out wrong. They can take turns adding to a shared page and show the finished work to classmates with help.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students think speaking into a microphone puts words on the page, even when the app only records audio. Others may overwrite a partner's sentence or think saving a file makes it visible to classmates.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Ask each child to type one sentence about a pet on a shared slide, then work with a partner to add a title. Have pairs show their slide on the classroom screen with your help.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give children a photo of a class plant; have them type a caption, dictate a second sentence, and post both on a class board.
Show two versions of a class pet caption, one missing a word; ask pairs which one they would post and why.
Play Pass the Slide: partners take turns typing sentences about a toy, then check each other's capitals and periods before sharing.
Partners write a library day reminder in a shared document, then ask the teacher to post it on the class page.
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Related Standards
- 6.W.6
Use technology, including digital tools/platforms, to produce and publish writing.
- K.W.6
Explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing individually or collaboratively with guidance and support.
- 2.W.6
Use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, both individually and collaboratively with guidance and support.
- 3.W.6
Use technology and keyboarding skills to produce and publish writing, with guidance and support both individually and collaboratively.
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