Blogging is a great way to share your thoughts and ask questions to the public. People can share ideas and give information that helps in your adventure for information.
In my third grade class, I am going to have the students keep a blog for Writer's workshop. The blog will have a few different sections. It will have the journal section, where the student writes about the topic given by the teacher. Another section will be what writing assignment they are working on. The students will be able to brainstorm ideas and ask questions. The last sections will be for the written piece. The student will post their first draft. The other students will read the draft and give suggestions on how to fix their paper. The students will have a community helping them become better writers and fixing the assignment before the teacher read the paper.
By using the blog to write for Writer's workshop, the students will have a bigger audience than just writing an assignment for their teacher. This will encourage them and allow them to recognize that they are writers.
Jeanine,
ReplyDeleteI think incorporating a blogging page with your writing classroom is a great idea. Students can share their work, edit and revisit at any time. This is a great way to make a “paperless classroom”. I teach courses such as drafting and wood working. Outside of posting pictures of student projects and achievement etc., I’m having a hard time figuring out how expand my blogging in my class. Any ideas?
Jeremy
I left my ideas on your page.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that blogging would be an excellent vehicle for your student's to post their work. This blogging 'forum' would help your students as they brainstorm ideas and fine tune their theses. Another different idea for the creative/writing process is Google Docs. I have my students create a doc and share it with me. Then, as they type their rough draft, I can edit the document in real time to give them feedback and guidance. By they time they have polished the paper to the final draft phase, my students' work has been co-edited by me and their peers if they choose to share with them. The big advantage to Google Docs is that my students are always working in the same document. They do not have to create new documents for each step in the writing process.
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Trish
I was thinking about Google Docs too, Mrs. Klinger! Great minds think alike! They can still make corrections and it will show what parts were added or edited and allows you to make comments or editing as necessary. I also wondered Jeanine, if you will have an electronic rubric posted somewhere for students to refer to when completing an assignment?
ReplyDeleteFor the journal, they just have to stay on topic. For the writing assignment, a rubric or another grading sheet will be posted to allow the students to know how they will be graded.
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