What a fun way to get kids doing electronic bookclubs as a project. This will be great for kids reading significantly above or below grade level and when students want to work with kids in other classrooms. Since it is all done electronically on their own time and at their own pace, this could help with scheduling issues. Some ways to to make bookclubs a digital project are listed below:
- Rather than creating poster charts all over the classroom with observation, wondering and connection sticky notes that they write while they read, each club could have its own Wallwisher page to make the sticky notes electronically.
- Students could create a blog with discussion topics or point of view questions for each chapter rather than writing them in their spiral notebook. This could also be a good forum for conflict debates.
- Students can Skype the author or children in other classrooms outside of RCE to discuss or roleplay parts of the story.
Amie graves was successful with a book club wiki last year....the kids posted comments on the book page...and responded to each other...technology opens up some ways for discussion that wouldn't otherwise be available.
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