So Little Time . . . Only One Word
March 7, 2010 by GradingGirl
Filed under Favorites, Savvy Sites
I just stumbled upon this website and instantly realized I will be able to use this in all of my classes . . . not to mention play on it myself for my own writing warm-ups.
It’s called oneword.com. Here’s how to join the fun ✏
- Once you are on the site, click on the little circle “Go” icon.
- You will have EXACTLY 60 seconds to ‘free type’ about the word you see at the top of the page. You can write phrases, lyrics, poetry, definitions, thoughts, whatever comes to your mind regarding that word the instant you see it.
- A little bell will signal when your time is up. You will have a chance to finish the sentence you are on – and that’s it!
- Finally, you enter your name and email address (which remains private).
- Your 60 second post will appear in the archives for that word. You can view what others wrote for the word-of-the-day as well as check out what words were posted on previous days.
Added bonus: you have the option of recording your writing on to a posted podcast!!
It’s a fun way to warm up the writing muscles!!! Perhaps you can open a class with this . . . or simply begin your day with 60-seconds of writing!
