Week 12

This week's question:

What did you think of this week's micro-blogging activity? Will you use this in your future classroom and why?

The micro blogging activity involved creating a shared 'fairytale' using Edmodo. The experience highlighted both benefits and problems that could be associated with using a similar activity in the classroom. I can see how the activity could engage students in reading and creative writing. Before posting students could be asked to consider the setting, point of view (first/third person), characterisation and development of the plot. I can also see some potential problems with using this activity including control over what is posted and the inability for students to edit their posts. I don't think I would use this particular activity in my classroom, as I feel there are other more suitable technologies to create a shared story. However I would like to investigate the use of Edmodo in the classroom for students to post a response or reflection to a particular activity or task.