Threaded Discussions

My colleagues and I have created a threaded discussion, an electronic discussion in which the software visually groups the messages so that is easy for the user to access topics. We decided this would be a great way to communicate our struggles and successes. We are all READ 180 teachers that work all over Guilford County. Some schools have only one read 180 teacher and they feel "alone". We post our ideas, what's working, what's not and any questions we may have of eachother. It puts many of us at ease when we feel like we are the only ones experiencing such frustrations.

For example, I was struggling with "selling" the program and "showing" the students that they were successful. One of the teachers discussed a way that she posted her students successes that they achieved on the computer program. I created the success board today and my students really bought into it! Instant gratification!

The threaded discussions allow us to quickly post our thoughts and questions and in return get a quick response! We have quite a few discussion forums going on such as grading, motivation and classroom management.