iPad PLN

 

Write About This

A visual writing prompt and creation platform.

Write your own prompts or use the pre-made ones.

 

Start out with the FREE version of this app. 

The full version is $3.99 (as of Jan. 1, 2016).

 

The following tutorials will give you an overview of the app.  These videos describe the paid version.  There are a few differences in the free version. 

See the information below the tutorials for how to work specifically with the free version of the app.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Below are a few tips for working in the free version:

 

  This is the"free" version screen.                This is the "paid" version screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the free version, you can only create one custom prompt at a time, and only one student can write a story on the app at a time.

 

Steps for the free version:

Students can choose a prompt through "search", "categories", or "random".

Students (or teacher) can write their own prompt in "create a prompt".

Or... Students can write in "Quick Write" without a prompt.

 

The photo above left shows the screen in "search", "categories", or "random" after the student has tapped on the pencil icon to write.

 

1.  Type the title.

 

2.  Type an answer to the prompt or type a report or story, etc.

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.  Students read their writing aloud and record their voices by tapping the "record audio" button then the "record" button on the next screen.

 

 After recording, students can:

• tap "play" to hear their recording

• tap "continue recording" to record more

• tap "record new" to start over

• tap "save audio" to save the recording

 

4. Tap "save to gallery" (and "yes" on the pop-up) to save the work.  This will take students to a screen to add an author profile.  Tap "add profile".

 

5.  Add profile:

• picture:  take a new photo or add a photo from the camera roll

• type student's name

• email:  not necessary (or type teacher's email address)

• tap "save" ... This profile will show up under the photo on the writing page as the author.

 

 

 

 

 

6.  The student's completed Write About will appear.  To save it:

• tap "send to camera roll" to save a  photo image of the completed writing

• tap "video to camera roll" to save with the audio recording. 

 

7.  Optional:  tap "share by email" to send as an image, a video, or a PDf.

          (You can , also, share the image & video from your camera roll by email or air drop.)

 

8.  Check the camera roll to be sure the image or video is really saved there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.  Delete this Write About before the next student begins a new one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.  Delete the student's profile so the next student will be able to create his own profile.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  Deleting a student's Write About & profile each time may seem like too much extra work, but really only takes a minute to do, and then Write About This is ready for the next student to begin.

All the work can be saved in the camera roll so you won't have lost anything when you delete each one from the app itself.

  

 

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