tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099119354411860730.post3710530442339757608..comments2016-08-18T11:05:35.462-07:00Comments on Ellis Education: Evaluating the GAME planMiss Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05201985992769507940noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099119354411860730.post-77559668477455547782010-10-17T19:17:48.327-07:002010-10-17T19:17:48.327-07:00I like my students to understand that posting thin...I like my students to understand that posting things on the world wide web is forever. Due to this fact, I like to keep emoticons out of the equation so that my students rely more on fact than opinion. I don't think our students think about that aspect of forever and EVERYONE on the internet. Also, when working academically, I like that my students keep it academic. This would be the first time my students separate a professional conversation/posting with everyday life. They also have difficulty communicating and using advanced academic vocabulary, I believe smileys and "text language" could be a short cut in lieu of using the academic language.Miss Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201985992769507940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099119354411860730.post-87366959553811200292010-10-16T18:02:51.834-07:002010-10-16T18:02:51.834-07:00In the past, when doing online discussion with mid...In the past, when doing online discussion with middle schoolers, I did not have a problem with informal things like emoticons and some abbreviations. Explaining it to them, I said that their point of view needs to be clear to all people, not just their classmates. I didn't see a problem with it as long as their opinions were supported and related to the topic. Would you ever reconsider your position on the smileys?Meghenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366063350533447162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099119354411860730.post-68214471597775005822010-10-15T13:29:31.912-07:002010-10-15T13:29:31.912-07:00Miss Ellis
Being that students communicate through...Miss Ellis<br />Being that students communicate through text more than actual conversation I agree that it is a big challenge in the classroom to get them to write in the correct grammatical form. It is difficult because they use the text slang more than they use form writing. This is a challenge for a lot of us teachers. I want to pull my hair out somedays.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17714008299893755967noreply@blogger.com