Teachers know that creating a genuine audience for students’ work dramatically increases their focus and motivation. Yet when student work goes beyond pen and paper, what’s the best way to showcase it?
Mark Anderson’s post on displaying student online work highlights this issue--an important one to consider for educators in tech-integrated classrooms.
Is it possible for students to publish interactive content online and gather reader feedback, while still ensuring safety? Anderson believes it is, and for this purpose he suggests Edmodo, a free tool that uses an interface similar to that of FaceBook. Educators can assign and assess student work, and only invited visitors can access the class page. See five great ideas for back-to-school Edmodo activities.
With any method of displaying online work, teachers should consider their students’ level of technology skills to determine whether a given platform will be feasible. They also should select an online tool that not only gives young people an easy method of updating, but also enables proper teacher oversight.
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