I like using a wiki for class comments on a topic. Students are more willing to write on a wiki that a piece of paper to turn it. It is also easy to get comments back to them and ask questions. With an online format there is no "I didn't get it." or "I lost it."
I used this with Journey North-Mystery Sites for students to keep track of their findings and clues over a period of several months. Besides all the comments being in one place the students' personalities came out in the font and color they used.
I can also see using this with the Robotics group to keep track of ideas and share them with each other. They can access it at home and put the ideas up when they think about it rather than wait until the next meeting and possibly forgetting it.
A wiki could be used when reading a novel as a group. Students could give comments on a chapter or a topic, debate issues, connect to their lives. Students can use initials to show who posted what.
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