Online Discussions Tips & Tricks:
- This is in a public forum so remember that others can see you. Make sure your comments are on topic.
- Ideally you would write a short and precise statement in response to a question or idea. A statement is 2-3 sentences. Depending on your comfort level, you can draft an idea in a google document and copy and paste it into the forum.
- To participate fully, you need to respond thoughtfully to at least 2 other people's. This helps an online conversation start. Because we may not all be on at the same time, it is important that you revisit and read posts throughout the week.
- It may seem hard at first to express your ideas and observations about a book online but it gets easier. Try to hitchhike on ideas of others.
- Check in with your teacher how he or she wants you to document your participation. In some cases you may want to take screen shots of your contributions for your own records.