This chapter did not provide me with as many new ideas as previous chapters have. This chapter was primarily about writing responses to stories read. Throughout my life I have always had some assignment where I had to write an essay or paragraph about my option about the book we had read or list questions I still had. As far as I can remember the questions I had were never answered.  Being able to post writing responses online is a wonderful idea. I think it is great to be able to see what other children think about the book they have read. It is also a great way for children to start a discussion with each other by commenting on other children’s posts. Writing responses do not only have to be read after reading the book yourself. Children can provide links and videos to enhance their responses for anyone who has not read the book themselves. Making these public may be a great idea because children may try harder when writing their responses since they know anyone including their parents may view what they have written. This chapter did not include very many helpful websites to use in the classroom. Websites like Blogmeister, Kidblog, and Blogger were mentioned as great websites to use to create free blogs. SpiderScribe, Bubbl.us, and Slatebox are websites that children may use to create mind maps. Mind maps are maps where anything can be uploaded and added to it such as images, maps, and calendars. Children can also create their own stories with each other by using websites such as Google Docs, Zopler, and MixedInk. Storybird is another website for creating stories however with this one you can create a visual story with pictures. Zooburst on the other hand is a website where children are able to create 3D storybooks. The last website mentioned in thus chapter was Comic Creator where children have the ability to create their own comic strips.

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