We would like you to create a blog for you to reflect upon your current writing practice.

First, you'll have to set up a blog. Please watch these videos:

Video 1- Getting Started with Blogger

Video 2- Creating a Personal Blog



Video 3- Posting to your Blog




Please write a blog posting that answers these questions:

1. How would you describe your current writing instruction?
2. What does "authentic writing" mean to you?
3. Are your students writing authentically? Why or why not?

For more information, please see these resources:

• Read: Authentic Writing Assessment: ERIC Digest

This digest discusses some of the ways authentic writing assessment can be used in education.

• Listen: Ben Wilkoff's podcast on blogging in the classroom

• View: Ben Wilkoff's presentation on blogging in the classroom