Eureka? A Solution to the Workshop Management Problem, I Think...

I just posted this on the HIGH SCHOOL 1001 Tales wiki discussion board. Short version:

1. The workshop for this cycle is closed. Participating schools are Seoul, Arapahoe, Hawaii, and New Brunswick (Michele, Chris, Chad, and Me). THIS IS FOR HIGH SCHOOL ONLY. Other teachers in Middle School and Elementary, coordinate away and godspeed :P We're into week 2 of the writing process, and 131 students from four schools feels like the limit, coordination-wise. All other high schools planning to come in can collaborate in their own cycle based on their own time-frames. (And the door is open for interaction with the current students in some way. Thoughts?)
2. The student writing links should not be edited by teachers or students anymore. There are three columns of 44 students. Each student can be assigned two students from the other two columns. Give the table a look and tell me if you think this works. We still need to coordinate which students are assigned to which rows. I vote that students do their own row this week, and go down one row for the next two students with each following week. Odds are, by the time the workshop is over, they'll get a good spread of feedback. Thoughts?
3. This means that the peer assignments will be self-regulating from now on, if you agree. Otherwise, I see management issues continuing :( Thoughts?
   

Here's the msg from the discussion board:

Hi All,

I've reformatted the table for easy, self-regulating editing. The three columns allow each student in one column to peer feedback to two students from other schools.

Since we're now into the workshop, it makes sense to me (do you agree?) to close this workshop for this cycle. All future schools can collaborate with each other on their own time-frame in March or later (see the 1001teachers.wikispaces.com wiki for the Coordination Schedule, and find contact info for other schools there).

SO: INSTEAD of entering 50 or more names to the student link table, just assign your students to give feedback to the students in their own row this week (it's Monday, Feb. 26), in the row below them next week, the one below that the following week, etc.

If you can see a better system or want to disagree, please do! :)

I'm just trying to make this manageable. That's the one slice that needs an efficient solution.

Thoughts?

Clay