SOL Focus: Writing Mechanics

After reading "The Teddy Bears go Blogging" I began to think of all the ways that I could incorporate writing conventions into using technology. Yesterday at one of our faculty meetings we looked at our ERB test scores over the past five years and writing conventions was consistently the lowest scored compared to other independent schools in the area.
    I think technology would be a great way to reintroduce teaching the basics of writing conventions back into the curriculum. The standard for Grade 1, is SOL 1.12. The last subcategory of that SOL, is that students WILL use technology so I think that it is perfect.  
     That being said there are a million ways to bring technology and writing conventions together beginning with simple internet programs like Starfall and going into more depth by using flipcharts with the smart board. And the finally, actually implenting the writing conventions correctly in formats such as blogposts with ideas like "The Teddy Bears go Blogging."