Using Discussion Forums and Chats I am able to gain insight into my students’ reading lives at an amazing rate. I know which are lovers of books and which would rather stare at a page than read something they’re not interested in. I’ve also learned these things about the group.
ALL of them have said they [...]
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Yesterday I invited my students to enter a Discussion Forum. During class it was a simple thread asking that they post a bit about themselves and then respond to other posts. Last night for homework, they posted and responded to another thread called Myself as a Reader, in which they described their reading life.
Also during class [...]
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Since I returned from San Antonio late Monday night, I’ve had two days with my students as I embrace my shifted paradigm of using technology. I really didn’t realize that I needed to shift my thinking in regards to using technology in the classroom, but I did. And I wish I could pinpoint the one session [...]
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Kevin just posted a second call for this week’s Day in a Sentence. I see he’s experiencing the same thing with his weekly challenge that we are with ours… less participation than usual. I guess that’s to be expected since everyone, myself included, is very busy at this time of the year. That’s understandable!
Here’s my [...]
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I’m thankful that my very favorite holiday season is upon us.
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My kids were getting ready to publish their personal essays yesterday. However, I knew they were all in different places. Therefore, I allowed them to sign-up for strategy lessons today based on their needs. Here’s what the sign-up “sheet” looked like:
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