I would like to discuss my students' experience with peer assisted learning through blogging. I placed my students in groups of four to participate in conversation with each other as homework assignment. Their responsibilities included commenting and correcting each other's use of language, grammar and to give positive critique to ensure that their group had solid conversations. I have been reading their post and I am impressed how they have helped each other to make sure that their group gets maximum points.
I am not sure at this point if they are just excited about blogging or if they are really concerned about their peers as I just graded their posts today. I will continue with this excercise to see how they progress overtime.
I am hoping to have them plan their projects and give explanations to each other through blogging as to why they choose a particular theme or topic. This project will be a common core written assignment. I am planning to let them discuss. natural disasters in Spanish speaking countries and how do these occurrences affect the way of life of the people. The second part of their assignment is to argue whether or not they should be allowed to use blogs in the foreign language classrooms and why?
They will be encouraged to read information from this site;
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/47
They will also be encouraged to research and post other sites for their classmates to visit.
Regards,
Shawnette
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