First of all, I want everyone to know that we are again on emergency moderation due to a spam message that was posted yesterday. This means that I must approve all messages before they are sent out to the list. Resending the same message several times doesn't help me approve it any sooner.
My second item is my concern that members have recently been sending exceptionally terse replies to recent threads that have requesting ideas or resources. I am rejecting a large percentage of responses on this thread (66%?). These are responses where people just send a person's name, a URL, or some other book/resource name. Typically these messages are less than 5 words and sent from mobile devices. When you are recommending a resource to the professional educators on Mosaic, please include more than just a name, URL, or title. Your personal opinion on the applicable strategies/ideas is vitally important. You should include your views on the benefits/concerns that students and/or teachers have experienced. If possible, please provide other information on where to view or get the resource. Providing a precise link to the *specific* page within a website is much preferable to just giving us the site's homepage. I don't enjoy being the moderating Nazi for this list, but when I put on my moderating hat, I certainly want to uphold a certain standard. You wouldn't likely allow your students to give a book talk and just mention the book name. You would prod them to include the author, add their opinions, give an example, and then let people know where to get the book. When moderating I will hold you to this same standard. I'm not asking for 5 paragraphs, but I think that adding some personal experiences and opinions is a MUST when recommending resources. A few complete sentences would be great! I think that this is a list that values ideas along with resources so I want to advance ideas and not the "shout outs" of names and acronyms. Thanks for your help, Keith Mack Web Administrator for Mosaic List km...@literacyworkshop.org _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
