One of the things my school had mentioned at the beginning of the year was to improve student test scores in writing. I started using Google documents to have my students collaborate and practice their writing skills. I decided that I wanted to incorporate another way of having my students write and integrate a technology or Web 2.0 they are familiar with. I am surprised that many of my students have tweeter accounts. I ask them why they have it and they tell me it is to have people follow them. I ask, "Why do you want them to follow you?" Their response is...I don't know. I see there is a desire to use Web 2.0 tools, but they don't see a clear way to use it.
What I have done?
I started a blog specifically for my class. I am going to blog about specific topics that may interest kids. My first one was about video games and their implication to their education. I mentioned I am looking for new ways to integrate new games and any ideas would be great. I had them work the blog when I wasn't there, so it wasn't as great of a success as I was hoping. Next Monday, I will go over more about the blog, and blogging itself. I will have the students work on commenting on my blog, making sure their spelling and grammar is correct. I would like to have their own blog in the future and the reason why they are blogging. I am hoping by doing this they would enjoy writing more and improve in their test scores.
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