My mind has been brainstorming different ways in which I can use blogging in my College Literature class effectively.
One idea I’d love to pursue is finding teachers from other districts or states who read the same novels as my students. Then I’d like to create a community blog site in which students from these different locations can start commenting and sharing opinions about the literature.
Looking at characters from different perspectives is a theme I talk about with great zeal in my literature courses. What an awesome chance for my kids to get diverse perspectives on the literature they are reading. Certainly, my Caucasian, rural, homogeneous group of students who are very familiar with their peers could gleam some unique insight from a student who lives in poorer, urban area of New York, for example.
I just have to figure out how to do it… how to get connected with other teachers. I guess I need to play some more on the internet!!
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This community blog site idea is great! I'll be interested to see how you go about setting things up.
ReplyDeleteDo you have networking opportunities with teachers in other schools, say at conferences or meetings?
Might you begin to find people by contacting other schools via phone/email?
I'm curious about how you might get connected and look forward to updates.
Any Language Arts folks out there with ideas about how to network in this instance?
When I was teaching in Japan, one of the teachers there was trying very hard to find a class she could connect with in the states so her students could write in real time to them, sharing culture and practicing English. The main problem was the time difference. Since Japan is 14 hours ahead of our time, it would be difficult to get classes online at the same time. Unfortunately, she was never able to work it out.
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