As alway time and fitting everything in seems to be an ongoing challenge. I think I might try to start incorporating blogging tasks into my reading contracts. Currently we don't really get any comments on our blogs which isn't that motivating for my students. Whanau are not that engaged so I have set up a checklist that we use at staff meetings where teachers need to comment on atleast three student blogs a week as a way of ensuring that students atleast get some feedback on their posts. We have just started this system but I know my students have already got a thrill out of knowing that other teachers at our school are checking out their blogs. I am looking at starting a similar system in my class so that my students also receive regular feedback from their peers. My class have also designed a poster promoting their blog and incorporated a Q.R code to make them more accessible.
Another thing I am looking at incorporating into my class is a 'hand it in' google sheet. The literacy contracts I have been making for my students have quite a few links to docs that my students need to make copies of. I have been finding it a bit tricky to keep track of how they are managing their time and who has completed what so I think the 'hand it in' google sheet may be useful for keeping track of their progress.
We have continued with our 'Te Pukapuka o te Wiki' book shelf display. This is where each reading group has a week where they are responsible for selecting and promoting a book of their choice and then creating a display on our book shelf. Each group has now had a turn at doing this and take pride in how they present their display. Moving forward I might start to incorporate some sort of feedback sheet where my students can rate each book or share their thoughts/opinions of the chosen book.
