Reading & Writing Online vs Offline

(Cross posted from Always Learning)

Here in Malaysia we are quickly learning that writing, to be read online should look very different from writing to be read off-line. We spent today's lesson thinking about the differences between reading on- and off-line. We realized that when reading online we need:

• lots of space between paragraphs
• clear and deliberate headings in large, bold font
• bullets to organize lists of information
• horizontal rules (lines) to separate large sections of text
• less writing on more pages - links, links, links!
• images to break up the page

Many of these ideas are different from our natural writing instincts so this will be another area of focus and discussion for this project.

Our students also started their personal story pages today. They have added basic introductions (with links to their individual blogs), a description of the Malaysian record they are writing about (these are our story prompts based on the Malaysian Book of Records), and notes on what they believe makes a great story.

Next up: brainstorming their stories using Inspiration. The brainstorms will be posted next lesson on their personal story pages.