#100wcCHAT links teachers and educators from around the globe to get together and discuss exciting and engaging opportunities for writing, with particular reference to the 100 Word Challenge (100wc.net). This simple, free online project provides a weekly a prompt of a picture or a series of individual words and students respond, ideally using 100 words to produce a creative piece. This is posted on a class blog and then linked to 100wc.net. The link is open from midday on Sundays until midnight the following Saturday.
A team of volunteers are assigned posts to comment on and it is these comments that give writing a purpose and change writers into authors.
Do join the conversation on Twitter every Wednesday at 9pm GMT, 4pm ET, 3pm CT, 1pm PT, Thursday 5am SGT/WA (Perth), Thursday 8am AEDT, Thursday 8am NZT.
On my bedside table is Westwood 2000, a book about the history of the village in which we work which I'm reading to prep for our oral history project #100wcCHAT
It has been a bit different but none the less interesting. I love reading but only seem to get time when I'm in the bath. Too tired by bed time #100wcCHAT
Great stuff, let's go. So last week we continued with our international project writing. Previously we had exchanged pen pal letters and last week children wrote their responses and recorded them as a script #100wcCHAT
Plenty of thinking, plenty of talk to buddies, plenty of group chats and finally talking through ideas as a class ...... then maybe plan and write. #100wcCHAT
Children are also given the opportunity to prepare for whole school assemblies - our digital leaders, eco council and school council all lead one #100wcCHAT
Yes it does as they are just with a group of friends. This also leads into A2, as this is how we use speaking most effectively when the writing has been done #100wcCHAT
Developing that 'confidence continuum' - buddies, groups, class. Having that supportive adult alongside to prompt. Recording feedback as a podcast can improve confidence. #100wcCHAT
In reply to @TheHeadsOffice#100wcChat He's Asian, used to work hard, then got ill and start creating magic books like "The Sounds of Colours" and it's translated in English
