After continuing reading about scribing my previous fear that some students will ignore their duties as class scribe and not really put as much effort into it are null and void. Utilizing a class scribe the student chosen will know that their work will be compared to every other student in that classroom and will have examples of what is expected from them created by other students. I also like that I would have to do less reteaching of a topic because I can see what a student created and know exactly what the class or student might need more time on. Scribing sets students up to be lifelong learners because they realize their work is important and will be on their class blog forever in theory. If I knew what I had created in high school could be seen by the world and might get a comment or two from a leading researcher in that field I would have been much more motivated to do more, not only for the grade but because I wanted to make it better than any other post on the blog. Social science can be a hard place to get students motivated because some might construe it as dry or boring but if a student knew their work could be viewed by everyone that might be the one link that gets them motivated to do great work! This motivation is also a part of the student becoming a proper researcher and understanding how to find information correctly and faster than they would have previously. Asking a student a question and then allowing them to answer with technology is a better practice than handing a student a book and asking the same. I need to teach students to not just validate a print primary source they found in library but have to properly analyze an online document. So far not a single classroom I have been in has dealt with this properly with exception of one classroom advising students to use .org or .edu websites or just say “do not use Wikipedia” which yes I might not want a student using that as a source but they could use the attached sources at the bottom if they can properly vet the material. Students need to be taught that certain sites will have bias and will cover events differently and to be aware so that their research needs to be adjusted accordingly.
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