Here are some materials to help you and your students be successful when using PEG Writing. Feel free to leave a comment on this blog or email me with suggestions or questions. Happy Writing! – Joshua Wilson, Ph.D. (joshwils@udel.edu)
- The PDFs include screenshots and instructions.
- The PowerPoint presentations include videos (with audio) of me demonstrating how to perform certain functions in PEG. To play the video and hear the audio:
- Download the presentation
- Open the presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint
- Play the presentation in “Slide Show” mode and the audio and video will play automatically
- Videos are uploaded in the Mp4 format.
PEG Basics for Teachers – Video for Teachers
- Link to YouTube video that covers all the basic teacher functions (providing feedback, setting up rosters, enabling and creating prompts, etc.): https://youtu.be/qVHueX7L7_4
Introducing PEG to Students for the First Time – Video for Students
- Link to YouTube video for “PEG Intro Lesson” for students. The video teaches them how to use PEG – https://youtu.be/gP9RmzX_yoI
Teaching Students How to Format an Essay in PEG – Video for Students
- Link to YouTube video for “Formatting an Essay in PEG” – https://youtu.be/Mp8GFAU8Wsw
Setting Up Peer Review for Your Class in PEG – Video for Teachers
- Link to YouTube video for “Setting up Peer Review in PEG” – https://youtu.be/-XOXhsqLmIE
- Setting Up Peer Review in PEG (mp4)
Teaching Students How to Use Peer Review in PEG – Video for Students
- Link to YouTube video “Using Peer Review in PEG” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zQlNLllpgY&feature=youtu.be
Teacher Training and Troubleshooting Materials
- Changing students’ passwords.pdf
- Increasing the default number of revisions for a prompt.pdf
- Batch-printing your whole class’ essays in PEG.pdf
- Printing individual student essays in PEG.pdf
- How students can access a draft that wasn’t finished.pdf
- How students can access spelling and grammar feedback.pdf
- Deleting student writing.pdf
- Assigning a lesson in PEG – PowerPoint with Video.pptx
- Adding students to a course in PEG – video (mp4)
- List of all lessons in PEG.pdf
- Creating a new course in a school in PEG (video for district and school administrators) (mp4)
Suggestions for Implementing PEG
- PEG Writing Best Practices
- Increasing Usage of PEG Writing
- Suggestions for Using PEG Writing with available technology.pdf
Useful Resources
- 2 Stars and a Wish Guide
- 2 Stars and a Wish Sentence Starters: Grades 6-12
- 2 Stars and a Wish Sentence Starters: Grades 3-5
great information!
The information is very helpful. PEG is quite user-friendly and can be used interactively. Students would love it.