I did not know about the track changes and insert comments features in Microsoft Word. This looks like a great feature to use with writing. It will be useful for me offering editing advice and feedback. I can see that it would be useful with peer editing as well. I think students would be excited about using this for editing purposes. It would be something different than paper and pencil editing. I would need to play with that feature awhile to become comfortable with it.
We do have clickers available to us at our school. I don't know of anyone using them. I think the idea of the set up being overwhelming and time consuming prevents some of us from using the clickers. I could be completely wrong on that point, but when I think about using them I immediately think I don't have any time to set that up.
In the web resources section I immediately thought of Study Island. I love that program, but of course, we do not have the site license at Rasco. My children have access to it on their campuses. I think it is absolutely wonderful. I haven't seen many sites like this that have really good writing activities. Study Island does. As a parent, I like the idea that students can access it from home as well. Not only did they get that extra practice at home, I had a chance to see what they were working on. I don't know how to convince those in charge, but Study Island would be a wonderful addition to what we do at Rasco.
I really like the Wikis. Thank you for including the video - Wikis in Plain English - that really illustrated how a wiki could be used. I have set up a wiki account. This would be great for collaborative work. The easiest way to use it would be for a group writing activity. Is there a way to track how much imput each person offers? For example if I had a group of four working on a specific writing topic, is there a way to check that each person actually added something to the assignment? Again, this looks like something I could use that the students would enjoy, but I need to spend some more time working with it to become comfortable.
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I agree that the main reason the "clickers" are not used is because of the time involved in setting up. The ideal situation is for every teacher to have a set. IF nobody is using them then it may be possible for you to check them out for an extended time. That's what I did!
ReplyDeleteThere is a way to see if students contributed to the wiki. You can track all the edits. Wikis have great potential in the classroom.