YoungWriters
Teacher, Mark Barrett, introduced his class to a site called Writing With Writers. It showcases biographies written by young people around the country. Students get commentary from experts. It talks about the pro and con. It discusses the concerns some have for online peer review. One quote from the article, “If they get rapid feedback from peers, students can’t wait to compose.”
The article lists links for a few networks, web sites and software programs that were built with peer exchange in mind.
One of the links cites Sarah’s Middlebury VT summer graduate program called Breadnet that paved the way for e-mail exchange programs, pairing students with peers at other schools.
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