Monday, February 23, 2009
Great Reads
Last week at a reading meeting, a couple of teachers decided that we wanted to have a school-wide initiative where students can recommend books to each other. The technology teacher and myself created a WIKI called Great Reads where students can recommend books to each other and edit the descriptions on the book. I am going to be introducing this concept to my students tomorrow. However, I am unsure of what to do afterwards. Is it fair to give participation grades to my students when some of them do not have Internet access at their houses. If I do not grade their wiki's how can I motivate all of my students to participate?
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That is a fantastic idea Lora. What a wonderful way for students to give their opinions on books that they have read. I think if you want to give a participation grade to your students you should give them a time during school to access the wiki to add their thoughts on books they have read. You could also give them rubric that specifies how many entries they have to have to receive a certain grade. I have found with my units that they students like seeing how they will be graded and the choice is their's on what grade they will receive on their efforts.
ReplyDeleteGreat Idea Lora!