I’ve created a monster!
I’ve created a monster! Well not exactly but it feels like it. I’ve created a monster of marking. My class and I have started a wiki. I’m not ready to post the wiki’s url. We’re not ready to go public yet. We’ve only been working on it for a few weeks yet I’m having trouble keeping up with everything that’s happening on the site. In the past 24 hours there have been over 80 posts. Most of the post have just been minor changes but still I’m trying to keep track of them all.
I’ve noticed a couple of interesting things so far.
First, several of my students stay up too late. The wiki lets me see the time students post their work. Last week a student posted at 10:29 p. m. They’re fourth graders!
Second, one of my students was absent today. He wasn’t feeling well yesterday so I wasn’t surprised. When I checked the wiki tonight I see that he posted at 8:45, 11:25, 12:30, and 15:15.
Lastly, the writing process of planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing has gone out the window. The kids are writing, publishing, revising, publishing, and writing some more all at the same time. I’m not sure if this is a good thing. More later.
