dragging lee and grant into the blogosphere
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Dragging Lee and Grantinto the Blogosphere
Using Web 2.0 Tools for Primary Source Document Research and Writing
Cliff Happy, Donna Hutchison, and Daniel MoixArkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts
The Adventures ofTechnoBoy™
&The Panicky Old
People
History @ ASMSA
• Interdisciplinary• Alternative Assessment
History @ ASMSA
• Interdisciplinary• Alternative Assessment
History @ ASMSA
• Interdisciplinary• Alternative Assessment
History @ ASMSA
• Interdisciplinary• Alternative Assessment
Blog Idea
Purpose:• Deeper understanding• Individual effects• Strategy/Policy • Primary source use• Historical writing
Just One Problem…
We’re like oil and water– Moix nearly failed AmStud– Happy & Hutch “Don’t know
nothing about no blogs.”
Blog Project Parameters
• Students select characters• Ten focus events, one per day• Characters create one post
and two comments daily• Writing reflects period,
supported by resources• Citations
The Good
The Bad
The Outstanding
Expectations
• Greater knowledge of period and events• Deeper understanding of
personal cost of decisions• Refine research skills• Familiarity with primary source
documents• Articulate historical viewpoints
Surprises
• Avalanche of grading• Students revealed skills/voices
unseen before• Time constraints for students• Quality of research• Disconnect between student/
character identities
Lessons Learned• Fewer focus events• Lengthen commenting period• Grade with RSS reader• Take more time with project
Photo Credits
http://flickr.com/photos/prachigauriar/3204278047/
Photos used under Creative Commons License
http://flickr.com/photos/artsyt/1412437516/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99876567@N00/53761853/
Photo Credits
http://www.flickr.com/photos/minilaura/2279151013/
Photos used under Creative Commons License
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26454479@N06/2981140469/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/81851211@N00/141381675/
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