The STAR-W Writing Prompts for Everyone

 

Teachers in the STAR-W program have created hundreds of writing prompts and knowledge hunts that can be completed online and e-mailed to the teacher with a click of the Submit button.

You can follow the instructions to create prompts that you can run from your school server or from any classroom computer with an Internet connection.  Please start by reading the STAR-W writing prompt story.  Then read the rest of this page to determine which option is best for you.

Processing Forms with Response-O-Matic

The following links assume that you have read the story and are going to use the prompts on a server that is not set up to process forms or from a classroom computer that has an Internet connection.  In other words, you will be using the Response-O-Matic site as described in the story.

Instructions for Using Contribute & the Response-O-Matic Form

Instructions for Using Microsoft Word & the Response-O-Matic Form

Processing Forms with Scripts Running on Your Server

If your server is set up to handle forms you will need the assistance of your network administrator or technical staff.  Tell them to download this form , edit the code to work with the scripts on your server, and then place it on the server in the area you will be using it.

Instructions for using Contribute and Forms on Your Web Site

Instructions for using Word and Forms on Your Web Site

Processing Forms with with Forms.com

Recently and new option has become available for the processing of forms.  Forms.com functions much like Respose-O-Matic, but it is fee based.  The advantage of Forms.com over the free Response-O-Matic site is that it give you no ads of any kind.  With Response-O-Matic, each time a user processes a form, they will see commercial adevertising.

Setting up for Forms.com will also require the assistance of your technical staff. They will have to follow the instructions at Forms.com to edit the Form Action line.   Tell them to download this form , edit the code to work with the scripts on your server, and then place it on the server in the area you will be using it.