Their words, unleashed by wiki - Web tool opens brave new world for young writers, The Boston Globe
In the traditional approach to writing instruction, the student writes for the teacher only, Kulick said, “like a soloist with an audience of one.’’
But when a student publishes on a wiki? “The audience includes not just the teacher but all of the other students, too,’’ he explained. “And each student can ‘hear’ every other student - now there is a symphony.’’
And what’s miraculous, he said, is that even the shiest of students, who wouldn’t dream of raising a hand to share writing, now feel empowered to post work online and participate in the exchanges.
“The wiki is an equalizer in classroom participation,’’ he said. “Everyone has a role. It’s a way to showcase their comments and their give-and-take in a medium they take to like a duck to water.’’
http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2009/12/03/young_writers_in_westwood_unleash_their_best_words_with_web_tool/
Saturday, February 6, 2010
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