Ah, summer vacation. I love having some time to play with new technology and think about new possibilities for the classroom next year. Lately, I’ve been working behind the scenes on my student blogging network and online literature circles. I’m hoping to open that up to more teachers next year, as well as offer social […]
How to Get Students “Talking” on Your Online Literature Circle Blog
Do you have a class website or online literature circle blog? Are you letting your students fly and chat online on your class website, or are you clipping their wings? Lots of teachers are taking their lessons out of the physical classroom and into the digital learning space. Now, students can talk about books in […]
Looking for Grade 7 or 8 classrooms to collaborate with
Hi everyone, my name is Kisu Kuroneko and I teach Grade 7/8 literacy (English, History, Geography, Drama) in Ontario, Canada. Over the past few years, I’ve been experimenting with integrating a variety of different tools in the classroom, including Google Docs, online literature circles, twittering in the classroom, wikis and blogging. Here are my professional […]
Online Literature Circles and Virtual Book Clubs
We’re currently experimenting with online literature circles at our school. Certainly literature circles, book clubs, and discussion groups aren’t new tools for many teachers. For example, the Saskatoon Public School Board has some great resources on their website about different ways to run literature circles, as well as assessment and evaluation considerations. However, the idea […]