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Commenting Works
May 4, 2007 | | 2 Comments
Vickie Davis of coolcatteacher is right. Writing meaningful comments on an author’s blog leads to conversation.
My students posted comments to several blogs in response to those authors’ reviews of the novel Speak. Then I had my students post their own reviews of the novel on our blog.
While moderating their comments -live-and projecting the process on the screen for my 6th period class, we saw a comment from one of the bloggers my students visited. No one was as excited as I was when James Brush, the author of Coyote Mercury, wrote
Thanks for the link to my Speak post. I’m impressed with how you’re introducing your students to social media and having them interact with people on the web. I’m also enjoying your students’ comments on my site. Thanks again.
Let the conversations begin (continue)…
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[...] Cheers to you and your students, Mr. Powell, and thanks for helping to get young people interested in both books and social media. It looks like your assignment worked pretty well. I’m enjoying the comments, so thanks to your students also for taking the time to write interesting things. Perhaps over the weekend, I’ll be able to respond to a few of them. Technorati Tags: social media, speak, education, teaching, technology Posted by James in Blogging, Books, Teaching Permalink [...]
Yes! Commenting and even blogging and linking effectively as you have done here creates a very effective platform for communication. The fact that authors contacted you is a testament to the fact that your students made very effective comments. Effective comments will get you noticed and cannot be underestimated in their importance!
Great job! (OK, how have I commented!
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