Learning with social reading is…
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democratic
– every student, no matter how talkative or shy, has an equal voice when typing comments
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free
– students and teachers do not have to pay for the service
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emboldening
– students do not have to worry about grading and do not feel as much pressure as in a face-to-face environment to say the right thing
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autonomous
– students can recognize patterns, solve problems, and build hypothesis all based on their own observations: meaning doesn’t have to be dictated by teachers!
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exploratory
– students can take time to comb the text from different angles
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broad
– teachers can use any kind of text to appeal to a wide range of learners
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collaborative
– students can learn from each other
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social
– the concept of discussing with each other online is already familiar with students and allows more deep thinking about topics
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reflective
– students can take as much time as they want to develop ideas about the reading
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insightful
– teachers can check the level of students who don’t speak as much in class
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conservationist
– there is no paper required, and activities can be reused
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inductive
– students can work together to make sense of new concepts without the teacher’s intervention