To identify digital writing processes, its teaching and assessment, the authors of this study questioned a number of recent databases by subjects (processes, strategies, skills, materiality, genres, and evaluation of digital writing). The paper firstly presents the generic features of digital writing, which are hypertextuality, an adapted design, interactivity, multimodality and collaboration. It then makes 20 recommendations to support its teaching in schools. These recommendations go from technological precautions to ethical issues, through advice about text content, skills to focus on, resource use, and suggestions for teaching.