ICT SupportQuickMuse.com shows the creative-writing process as it unfolds

QuickMuse.com shows the creative-writing process as it unfolds. Damien B. M. English. Edutopia. Online April 2007. …In an exercise of literary improvisation, two poets are given a topic, a quote, a picture, or some other prompt and then have fifteen minutes to compose a poem. The process is recorded and posted online using a "poematic system," a keystroke-logging … The site also vividly illustrates the malleability of language. "Any poet knows how much revision goes into a piece, but the nonprofessional, the sixteen-year-old in the classroom, has no idea," says Gordon. "This site really shows revision in its most… elemental state. By making that visible, we are providing a very powerful example for would-be writers." … The resulting "main event" is archived on the site and can be played back, giving students (including aspiring young poets) the rare chance to look over the poet's shoulder as the work takes shape. … www.quickmuse.com