OK, the second semester is upon us, so it's time to unleash this TIP on my grade 8 English students.
Just a reminder of my TIP: What effect does blogging technology have on student practice of revision in the writing process?
I'm taking David Wong's advice and incorporating interviews with the kids ahead of time, in addition to online surveys.
I'm going to create a single blog on the school server with each of my students (18) as authors. Most of them have their own blogs, but this one will allow them to post written pieces for everyone to see (one stop shopping).
One limitation of blogging technology in this scenario is that our course management software, with the built-in blog engine, is password protected, so the only people who can read and comment on my student's writing will be fellow students, parents, and other teachers. I'll write to the designer and see if he can generate a limited-access password that will allow you, my fellow travelers on this TIP trip, can view the kinds of things that end up on the blog.
Request: Anyone have a writing prompt that has engaged kids in the past? I have a few, but I'm always looking for something new. (They universally disliked Radiohead's The National Anthem; they universally liked Serat's Sunday on La Grande Jatte The classics never go out of style.)
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