5th Graders become Bloggers through Literature Circle Project
March 17, 2008I am going to attempt my first blogging project with students. I will be working with a wonderful 5th grade teacher. Our goal is to have the kids blog about the books they are reading. Each group will read a different book. As they read each chapter, students will assume different roles and respond accordingly. Two of the roles, the illustrator and the literary luminary will respond using Voicethread. The other two, the connector and the discussion director, will write a more traditional blog post. Students will change roles after each chapter.
The students will be rotated through the 5 computers in their room as follows:
|
Day |
Part 1 – First 20 minutes | Part 2 – Second 20 minutes |
| 1 | All read | Group 1 – post, rest – sheets |
| 2 | Group 2 – post, rest – meet | Group 3 – post, rest – meet |
| 3 | Group 4 – post, rest read | Group 1 – comment, Group 4- read, rest – sheets |
| 4 | Group 2, 3, 4 take turns – comment, rest meet | |
| 5 | Skill day | |
They will get to their blogs using the following web site: www.gtps.k12.nj.us/technology/litcircles5th .
Directions on how to create posts, comments, and embed Voicethreads are included.
This morning is our first attempt. I’ll describe more as the project unfolds…
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Language Arts Literacy, Web 2.0, Web Software Tools | Tagged: 5th grade, grade 5, lit circles, literature circles, student blogging, voicethread | 
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