As I was reading, French Crazy an educational blog I came
across Padlet.com, which lets my students and I write on a wall to share
information. I posted a grammar question on the wall, then, I had the students
use the iPad's to log into the wall and answer the question. My students are 8th
graders in level 1 French and they simply loved the idea of being able to use a
blog wall to share ideas with each other in real time.
I found a few problems with the way that I set up the
activity. I was not happy that the students could simply copy the answers from
other students. I thought about a creating writing prompt in French that the
students would have to respond to, however, they would still be able to view
the answers of other students.
I have come to the decision that for the time being, my
Padlet site would be a study helper. Where students would have to post
questions to study for the upcoming Quarterly exams. They could ask grammar
questions, ask for translation or question formation clarifications, or inquire
about cultural readings from the book. Each student will have to as two
questions and respond to at least one other student’s question. I have told the
students that they can share study ideas on the wall also. The students seemed
very enthused about the prospect of having this Padlet outlet to share with
each other.
I think that if I set up this site in the beginning of the
school year, and I have a direct RSS feed to my phone, then I can very easily
answer questions or make clarifications that the students might need.
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