From elementary school through high school, my schools never used blogging, or writing online as a tool in the classroom. I did however have to write journals for almost every class. I had the same experience as the teacher's student Cassandra. I hated writing in my journal, but I loved coming home and writing emails, xanga, and on facebook.
I really liked the Talkback project that the teacher started. Students today have so much more technology to work with and will have to have mastered it to be successful in life. Because students are going to need to have mastered technology to be successful, it only makes sense that we incorporate it into the classrooms. Having your students blog about a book and then allowing them to respond to others is a great way to use technology while creating a way for students to think critically about a book.
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It's amazing how many students feel this way about writing when it's a journal assignment but love to write online for a real audience!
ReplyDeleteI think that writing thoughts online is a more interesting and an easier way of collecting my emotions/thoughts on topics. I believe that students are always going to like writing on a more technological side, such as a computer, than writing in a notebook. It's more efficient and students will be more enthusiastic about their writing when they are able to type it!
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