A few weeks ago I wrote about a virtual book club I joined led by Julianne Harmatz. We read A Handful of Stars and wrote using Google docs. The model worked well, so subgroups have broken off to read other books. My group is reading Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff. Resources are popping up for teaching reading that I have not tuned in before. Something about doing what you ask students to do makes the teaching more authentic. If I write a page full of sketch notes about a book and show my students, they see that this is a practice of a reader, not an assignment by a teacher. Julianne started a padlet, and we are still adding to it. This padlet will be a go-to for me this year. I hope others will continue to add to it and build more and more resources for writing about reading. Using Google docs for teaching is new to me. It’s so easy and natural, like writing a note to a friend. In the document, we notice and note things about our reading. Everyone responds differently, and that is the beauty of it. Because I teach individual students in gifted, the accessability of a Google doc will allow them to communicate about reading beyond the walls of our classroom and our school. Using the #WabtR, we can continue the conversation and perhaps match up students book by book. The possibilities are exciting. If you are interesting in joining in on this virtual book club fun, let me know. Link up your digital literacy posts:
DigiLit Sunday: Virtual Book Club
July 26, 2015 by margaretsmn
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I just finished adding my thinking to two virtual book clubs (Fish in a Tree and The Storied Life of AJ Fikry). Wow! The thinking work I did around reading and it was digitally driven. So many times I went to outside sources to read more about references in the story.
I’m loving the Padlet and hoping to use it more in class next year. Did you see how Phyllis Sutton designed Padlets for each student? You can change the URL in the settings and add a student’s name to it. Also, you can change the privacy settings on it. That way each student could have their own Padlet for collecting of thoughts.
Here is a link to a google doc that shows how to do this:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bLJvY2zvlguT1DAsOWVLbt3ftf1E3OWoTn8qrwaXkys/edit?usp=sharing
Margaret,
I have been watching the conversation during these book talks. I’ve enjoyed watching the way everyone is working, learning, and collaborating. What a great way to think about digital reading and response.
Cathy
P.S. Thanks for hosting again!
Margaret, I am interested in the virtual book club but there is too much going on right now for me to try another challenge. I have been involved with the #TERPart and #K12ArtChallenge for several weeks and love the inspiration from the group of art teachers. You might be interested in those challenges.