Socrative Seminar Model is teaching the students how to have dialogue with their classmates. The teacher gives information to the students that will prepare them to have dialogue about a specific topic for the upcoming days. Once the students have prepared then dialogue starts and the teacher facilitates by asking questions.
Unfortunately, not all learners can participate in dialogue situations for various reasons which include students that are ELL learners, learning disabilities, ADHD, Gifted, as well as being too shy to participate. In order to help these struggling students, I read that students can blog (writing instead of speaking) so they can still participate in the lesson at hand.
After doing a Google search on blogging sites, I came across Tumblr. It's a free blogging website that students can create a blog account. It's as easy as signing up and designing your page. Once the set up is complete, the students can begin writing their thoughts instead of speaking them in a face to face setting. Students can reply back and forth with text or if they are wanting to show off their technology skills they can add photos, links, art, videos, and so much more. All students should be given the chance to participate no matter of their struggles when learning. Using Tumblr is a great tool to use so that all students can feel successful.
Go to www.tumblr.com to check it out!
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