This is my first post to my Writing Institute blog. We were encouraged to post a free write we just completed on the subject of “What puzzles you about your students’ learning? What seems most successful about your teaching?” I’m not feeling brave enough to publish this free writing, so instead I’ll just post this rambling description of what I was supposed to be doing and why I chose not to actually do that as my first post. I think it still meets the goal of testing out the process for using this WordPress account.
Here’s an interesting fact I just picked up if you are one of my fellow Writing Institute participants: The spell check does not automatically check the titles of your blog, so if you’re unsure of how to spell words like “inaugural,” don’t assume that clicking the button will solve this problem for you.
April 29, 2007 at 12:20 am |
Good tip on the spellcheck! What are your impressions as a result of this experimental posting?
April 30, 2007 at 10:35 pm |
Karen:
Having students keep a blog is such a good idea I can’t believe it wasn’t immediately obvious. I think that it’s something students would enjoy, and I think the comments function would encourage interaction. Plus, it’s available twenty four hours a day, so they can be in constant communication with their classmates about their writing projects on the blog.