Indiana Students Addicted to Writing

Publication: The News and Tribune
Date: October 21, 2008

Summary: Social networking literacy assignments designed by Paul Hankins, Indiana University Southeast Writing Project teacher-consultant, have his students writing and reading like never before.

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Hankins said this gives students a safe way to utilize a social networking site online, while picking up a few lessons, too.

He talked about a heated discussion on the site's forums, where students were debating whether or not marching band is a sport. He said students responded with multiple paragraphs, citing resources backing up their respective positions. Hankins said it looked more like English essays.

"We actually tricked them into writing," he said.

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