Summer+Class+Pages

Summer Class Pages

Rita, Thanks for the class. My wiki looks better, is easier to navigate, and it is more user friendly. Last year, I used the wiki only for the poetry unit. This year, I'm hoping to use it right from the beginning of the school year. In particular, I want the kids to do more than just post their essays in the discussion tab. I want them editing pages as a way of sharing information. Often, I ask kids to research information for bonus points. Now that info can be posted directly onto the wiki so all classes can see it.

Here's the link: lawlor.westwood.wikispaces.net

My blog is much more basic. It's called "What's the Big Idea?" and it features a few posts. The last one I posted is my musings on archetypal characters. Check it out: []

Hope to see you in another class,

Joe Lawlor

Renee Dacey: After learning about the wiki page, I decided to use my wiki as a way to display the weekly class itinerary and short and long term homework assignments. Also, I enjoy Joe's idea about the "homework help" page where my students can post questions about assignments. Here is the attached link to [|my wiki]. My blog is what I am most excited about for the upcoming school year. My students will be able to read an initial discussion posted by the teacher. Then, they will respond to the post by commenting on the discussion question in Spanish. Students will be expected to read and comment on various cultural topics one to two times a month. Here is the attached link to [|my blog].

Thank you Rita!... Allison Lindstrom

My Blog will be an ongoing process.... I think I like the Wiki better but I will play around with my blog over the next couple of months- []

I really enjoyed the WIKI tool. I have plans for my Wiki for the upcoming years with a research study. I plan on using it to help the 3 different groups of teachers. One group will be for the teachers using the Reading Street series- on this page I will have dates for training, due dates for assessments and a place to request materials. Another group is for the teachers that were selected for the Control group- this page would be for non Reading Street information. The third group of teachers are taking part in the DRA2 research study. Here is my Wiki= Lindstrom Literacy Land http://lindstromliteracyland.wikispaces.com/

Hi, Rita - Many thanks for your patience and all the information you shared with the class. I think [|my wiki] will be the most useful to me, and I plan to try a few things with my students. By separating posts by class, I think it may be a less cumbersome process to have discussions through the wiki rather than through my web page (where I can't separate the classes). I will probably begin by asking the kids to watch a video or visit a website and then respond to what they have seen/read. I also love Joe's idea about a "help" page where questions can be asked among the kids themselves. I'm planning to add something similar to my wiki. I'm not sure if I'll pursue the [|blog] option, although perhaps I'll try both and see if the kids have a preference. Hope you enjoy our last few days of summer. Thanks again for a great workshop! Grayce