Instead of reflecting on Concordia, we decided to set up a classroom blog to begin a discussion using specific grammar points during group discussions. Each language set up an 8th grade blog.
What worked:
All students participated in the blog and the set-up went smoothly. Structure helped.
- In German Frau Grover assigned each student to write three sentences reflecting on a film. Each sentence had to be unique requiring the students to read the other posts before making their own.
- After a long weekend or break French students practice what they did but this took a lot of class time and became disengaging. When this activity became part of the blog, it took less class time.
- When they made mistakes another assignment was to make a suggestion to correct another
- Most students were respectful and engaged and some were able to use the language in a more personal way
What we learned:
An efficient way to invite multiple guests is to put a comma and a space between each member.
Structure helps.
This is a learning process and we learn from the students too.
You can label your post to help organize.
Up-loading pictures is possible.
Not many students had not blogged very much before.
What didn't work:
We had some students whose invitation expired. Also a few students did not have authorization to use Blogger.
Some students made grammar errors and others read those and made the same mistake.
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