What is a V.L.C.?
Virtual Literacy Circles (V.L.C.) are basically Literacy Circles gone digital. There are three basic components to all Literacy Circles: a good book, readers, and an in depth discussion about the book. What we have done here is change where these discussions take place. There are many digital options to choose from, but the ones we have used most often are Edmodo, Skype, and Google Hangouts.
The way we have worked it is students would read and respond to teacher and student generated questions on Edmodo daily. Then one a week we would video conference using Skype or more often Google Hangouts to discuss a few of the questions in more depth.
The way we have worked it is students would read and respond to teacher and student generated questions on Edmodo daily. Then one a week we would video conference using Skype or more often Google Hangouts to discuss a few of the questions in more depth.
The Book
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Edmodo
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Video Conferencing
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