Holly's Response to "Literate Arts..."

At first this article caused me a bit of concern.  I was wondering how the website referenced was monitored.  Since these children and teens were accepting "friends" from all over the world who they had never met, I was concerned that the students may be at risk for online predators or other problems.  However, when I went to the website, I was pleasantly surprised to see how it was set up.  I could not get on as I was not a registered user and when users go to register, they have to be approved by their teacher.  I felt comforted that we were not putting our students at risk in this manner.

After I got over that concern, I enjoyed the article.  I really like the idea of incorporating technology into classrooms and enjoyed reading about how that fostered communication among the students.  I thought it was interesting how the students managed conflict and negotiated conversation on the website.  Technology is an important part of our world now and I enjoyed reading about how students are being prepared to navigate that world.