Some risks to having a student blog publicly are that some students may not feel comfortable knowing that everyone has access to their work. They may be less motivated to “share” a document when they might have had more success writing something for the teacher’s eyes only.
Constructive criticism used correctly can be very helpful, but if there aren’t guidelines on how to critique or evaluate someone’s work, the results could be devastating to a student.
Kelly, I really like your comment on constructive criticism and believe it is so true. With a students blog being public to anyone, there could be some backlash which could really affect the student's confidence and self esteem. People take criticism many different ways and once a piece of work is public for anyone's eyes to see more then likely there is going to be some harsh comments.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement about constructive criticism. Teachers should model it first and foremost and help students become skilled at it as well. When blogging as a classroom, they should all hold each other accountable. This could be done by developing rules together about how to respond effectively.
ReplyDeleteI also agree about the statement about constructive criticism. If done in the right way it could be very beneficial. I also think that it is important for the teacher to model it first so the students can learn how and follow by example.
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