Thing #6

Feeding the reader was a little frustrating for me...I tried to add some of the fun feeds listed. One made my computer freeze and some others were dreadfully slow. That being said, however, I now have several interesting and engaging readers to challenge and intrigue me every day.

I read a very interesting post by a teacher who has his students read and then create a written response using blogs. He was trying to figure out "the teacher's" role as students work more and more using technology. He noticed that many of the comments on the students' blogs included asking fellow students for input, feedback and criticism, yet no one asked for his feedback. Upon reflection, it seemed that the students only saw him as the evaluator who graded the work not anyone who helped during the process. I have found this to be true in digital or non digital classrooms. Too often teachers wait until the work is completed before giving any feedback...something to think about as we consider the real value of assessment...maybe as a teaching tool?