http://teachingsagittarian.com/2006/12/skype-with-talk-and-write/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skype-with-talk-and-write Living to Learn Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:46:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://teachingsagittarian.com/2006/12/skype-with-talk-and-write/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Simon Thu, 07 Dec 2006 01:54:25 +0000 http://teachingsagittarian.edublogs.org/2006/12/03/skype-with-talk-and-write/#comment-6 My 8 year old are rocking with Talk and Write. They are so enthusiastic about it and all want to have a go. If we don't get through the whole class by the end ofthe year my name is MUD. I find it is an awesome way to make writing meaningful for students, particularly those gifted and talented at the top end of my class who think they have it sussed. The discussion between the students is rich and becoming more 'educational' as the novelty wears off. It is really extending my children's writing as I feel they get the lion's share of the experience. We call it peer-tutoring... or peer-mentoring depending on the day of the week. My 8 year old are rocking with Talk and Write. They are so enthusiastic about it and all want to have a go. If we don’t get through the whole class by the end ofthe year my name is MUD. I find it is an awesome way to make writing meaningful for students, particularly those gifted and talented at the top end of my class who think they have it sussed. The discussion between the students is rich and becoming more ‘educational’ as the novelty wears off.
It is really extending my children’s writing as I feel they get the lion’s share of the experience. We call it peer-tutoring… or peer-mentoring depending on the day of the week.

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