This morning I decided to start a little experiment with my students. As most of you know, I am a teacher and one of the subjects I teach is creative writing. I have always loved reading essays and I absolutely love anything creative. I usually give my students exciting projects to do, and therefore decided that I will ask my creative writing classes to sign up for steemit. Some of them are very keen to do this.
I hope that this will motivate them and creative a love for writing. I have spent an hour in class today, explaining the site to them, and they will all create their profiles today.
I asked them to do a proper introductory post and to tag this as gedwriting and introducemyself. Please be on the lookout for this tag. I really want them to be excited about this and not just lose hope after a few posts! We will continue using this tag for the rest of the year.
Our term started now on 18 January 2017 and school closes on 5 December 2017. I have made this into a competition for them so the student with the most SP on 5 December 2017, will receive a prize of 50 SBD.
Hopefully this will motivate them even more! Any donations towards this experiment will be very welcome.
I will continue to guide them through the year, and would appreciate any guidance from other steemit users to motivate and help them.
Please help me help them.
Good luck guys, may the best writer win!
Great idea. Could you please also give us their names, so that we can find them, and their posts, or could they use some kind of marker in the title for their posts?
Hi @walkerlv I will ask them to use a specific tag in their post but I will do a follow up post with all their usernames. I would really appreciate your support. Thank you!
Would the school be interesting in a feed? I am working to get a simple process for this and would like to help out in having one spot easily accessible. My bounty post is below detailing the process.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@codydeeds/dismembered-mainframe-bounties-for-four-technical-projects
Hi @codydeeds that would be very helpful. How do I contact you?
you can use either http://steemit.chat or http://steemspeak.com
https://steemit.com/writing/@giantbear/steemit-experiment-my-creative-writing-class-signed-up-for-steemit-part-2
Please check out this post for the student usernames! Thank you for your support.
Wow, this is really a great initiative. More teachers, no, all teachers should do this :D Let's bring all the knowledge to steemit, people!
My best wishes for the success of this endeavour. :)
Hi there. Thank you. I really think they will enjoy this. The fact that they can make money should be enough motivation. By next week we should be ready to start, so be on the lookout please. I will do a post with all their usernames. Thank you for your motivation.
https://steemit.com/writing/@giantbear/steemit-experiment-my-creative-writing-class-signed-up-for-steemit-part-2
Please check out the usernames of students that signed up already. We appreciate your support.
Great ideas all together, in there! Thanks for sharing and I really look forward to read some fo the exercises they will post our way. I actually did a creative exercise the other weekend and debated as to whether or not to post it on Steemit. Your article just convinced me! Thanks a lot. All for one and one for all!!! Namaste :)
Thank you. I will do a post today with all their usernames. They are very excited.
AWESOME! As I told earlier, I'll also be posting my creative writing results, probably next Saturday morning, just to keep the publishing of it in synch with the mood and time it was done in back then. Looking forward to reading your students pieces. WOW!
All for one and one for all! Namaste :)
https://steemit.com/writing/@giantbear/steemit-experiment-my-creative-writing-class-signed-up-for-steemit-part-2
Please check out the usernames of students that signed up already. We appreciate your support.
Seriously though, post their usernames tomorrow. I'm going to follow them all.
I have a real soft spot for youngsters getting into crypto.
You feel exactly the way I do! I will do a post with all their names tomorrow. Thank you for your support:)
This is a great idea! I had been contemplating doing something similar with my academic writing or literature review classes, but you have beaten me to it. Will be following you to hear how it goes. Good Luck !!!
https://steemit.com/writing/@giantbear/steemit-experiment-my-creative-writing-class-signed-up-for-steemit-part-2
Please check out the usernames of students that signed up already. We appreciate your support.
checking it out now :)
Goodness then I am glad that I beat you to it!😂 I will do follow up posts. If this does not go well we could always join forces. Let us just give it a week.
I wish you great success. You can usually find me in steemit chat if you are looking.
Thank you I will do so!
This is so great! Will we be allowed to donate to increase their prize pool for the end of the year?? I believe this would add more excitement for them :)
Oh definitely that will be much appreciated. This will be ongoing for the whole year so donations are welcome. I would just tell them that the winner will receive all the donations plus a 50 SBD from me. Money excites teenagers!
https://steemit.com/writing/@giantbear/steemit-experiment-my-creative-writing-class-signed-up-for-steemit-part-2
Please check out the usernames of students that signed up already. We appreciate your support.
Great idea and post is doing very well in 3 hours. Good Luck
Thank you Ian! They are all excited!
Didn't know you were a teacher. My wife was but took early retirement 2 years ago and is now a lady of leisure and my daughter qualified as a teacher last year and is in her first year teaching in a primary school
Yip. In heart and soul I am a teacher. Can't imagine doing anything else. Have been teaching for 24 years now.
https://steemit.com/writing/@giantbear/steemit-experiment-my-creative-writing-class-signed-up-for-steemit-part-2
Please check out the usernames of students that signed up already. We appreciate your support.
That's a really cool idea. I hope you told them to keep their password somewhere safe. I'll look out for them.
Oh yes, I told them to mail the password to themselves! Thank you I will do a post with all their names tomorrow. Thank you for your support.
https://steemit.com/writing/@giantbear/steemit-experiment-my-creative-writing-class-signed-up-for-steemit-part-2
Please check out the usernames of students that signed up already. We appreciate your support.
What a cool idea. You have a new follower
Thank you @gringalicious. I love your username! Sounds yummy! Thank you for your support.
https://steemit.com/writing/@giantbear/steemit-experiment-my-creative-writing-class-signed-up-for-steemit-part-2
Please check out the usernames of students that signed up already. We appreciate your support.
This is so amazing!!!
Thank you @uwelang. Thanks for your support.
Will you publish a list of your class members?
Hi @uwelang I am going to spend tomorrow and Friday to help them start their introductory posts and then I will post a list of their usernames. Please follow me so that you can get the list of names. They are all excited. I can't wait to start reading.
Great @giantbear - will do and check them all out
https://steemit.com/writing/@giantbear/steemit-experiment-my-creative-writing-class-signed-up-for-steemit-part-2
Please check out the usernames of students that signed up already. We appreciate your support.
I'm sorry I missed this post. Just saw it mentioned in another. I think you had a great idea here. Not only does it get them writing, but they also get to discover one of the more supportive places on the web. Kudos to you my friend.
Thank you @catharcissism they really are enjoying it!
I didn't know you were a teacher. How old are your students?
Hi @lemouth. Yes, I am a teacher.... students are between seventeen and nineteen years old. They are quite excited!
Let's see what they will talk about! I am excited as well ^^
https://steemit.com/writing/@giantbear/steemit-experiment-my-creative-writing-class-signed-up-for-steemit-part-2
Please check out the usernames of students that signed up already. We appreciate your support.
Great idea, brings people to the community with a motivation to stick around for a while.
Hi @scaredycatguide thank you! Will make it worth it for them to stick around. I will just motivate daily and hopefully the prize money will motivate as well. Just hold thumbs!
This is a good, positive thing for teenagers. I will check for some of the posts. [the Introducemyself tags ].
Hope you enjoy your New Year ! Seems like you're helping out some young people, kudos to you.
Thank you. Crypto is the way of the future. The sooner they get in the better!
Awesome idea! Resteemed article and upvoted. Keep up the great work...
Thank you Alexander I appreciate your support!
https://steemit.com/writing/@giantbear/steemit-experiment-my-creative-writing-class-signed-up-for-steemit-part-2
Please check out the usernames of students that signed up already. We appreciate your support.
@giantbear I love your little icons! Who did them for you? I think this is a great idea, thanks for doing it. Hopefully, they will tell their peers and we can have even more talented writers on here.
@elyaque creates free steemit badges. You should check out his posts. I created my own giantbear icons through http://freegifmaker.me/ you can follow the link and figure it out. It is a free service. Alternatively just use google for a free gif maker that might work better for you :)
https://steemit.com/writing/@giantbear/steemit-experiment-my-creative-writing-class-signed-up-for-steemit-part-2
Please check out the usernames of students that signed up already. We appreciate your support.
This is the kind of stuff that makes headlines! Amazing!
Thank you. I appreciate all the support!
post their usernames @giantbear.
Just like @mattclarke suggested.
I also resteemed this post
I will definitely do so. Thank you for your support!
https://steemit.com/writing/@giantbear/steemit-experiment-my-creative-writing-class-signed-up-for-steemit-part-2
Please check out the usernames of students that signed up already. We appreciate your support.
Wow! what an awesome project!
I'll do my best to check out the posts and comment where I can to encourage them to keep it up.
https://steemit.com/writing/@giantbear/steemit-experiment-my-creative-writing-class-signed-up-for-steemit-part-2
Please check out the usernames of students that signed up already. We appreciate your support.
Will do.
Thank you @trevor.george thank you for the encouragement. I will keep everyone updated.
Outstanding idea! Additionally, the will learn more about social media, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology! Well played sir.
I also thought that it would be good for them. Thank you for your support!
I love this idea. If my students were older I would consider following suit and having them complete this as well. Alas, my students are much, much too young!
That is a pity. You should do a post about your students sometime!
https://steemit.com/writing/@giantbear/steemit-experiment-my-creative-writing-class-signed-up-for-steemit-part-2
Please check out the usernames of students that signed up already. We appreciate your support.
This is wicked cool! Welcome to Steemit, upvoted and following you!
Thank you @thejohalfiles appreciate the support.
Great post ... Good idea....
Thank you @homeartpictures.
welcome
https://steemit.com/writing/@giantbear/steemit-experiment-my-creative-writing-class-signed-up-for-steemit-part-2
Please check out the usernames of students that signed up already. We appreciate your support.
Haha great. Also fucked up because of own possible monetary gains, but if it gets them to write good stuff, who cares. You should make them mention the contest, so we remember if one of them makes it to the front page.
That is quite rude. I have been here on Steemit for a long time now, and I enjoy it very much. Why not expose them to cryptocurrency at an early age as this is the future of money? I am definitely not doing this for my own benefit.
Sorry how am I being rude? I'm new here, I hope you having been around here longer doesn't matter on this platform. I'm pretty big on freedom of speech. I digress. How am I being rude pointing out the obvious? It is my understanding you get 3/4 of the dollar amount shown, already at 150$. As a teacher you hold a certain amount of sway over your students. I do think you do a great job teaching them cryptocurrencies. I'm here too after all. It's also great if you manage to motivate them to write this way.
It depends. I choose to make my posts 50/50. Half of my earnings I change to steempower. The rest I save up in my savings account. Firstly if you read the post you will see that I need at least $50 to pay as the first prize. This is not to benefit me but to benefit the platform. You will see that we are all very protective over this platform. I am all for freedom of speech. Still in the end the platform benefits as well as the students.
https://steemit.com/writing/@giantbear/steemit-experiment-my-creative-writing-class-signed-up-for-steemit-part-2
Please check out the usernames of students that signed up already. We appreciate your support.
A fun project could be http://bit.ly/CoreStoryIntro
I remember seeing you start this project but I'll admit I've not followed as well as I'd have liked. I'm amazed at all the great and improving posts in the gedwriting tag!
I'm going to highlight this project and the tag on the @steemittalk podcast on this weekends recording. I'm impressed all around!
Hi! We hope to discuss your post today on our podcast!
Feel free to join us at 3pm CST / 9pm GMT at http://steemittalkpodcast.com!
If you do not have anything nice to say, then don't say nothing at all. Please refrain from making a mockery of other steemit members. @berniesanders I apologize for this comment.
Hi this is for my creative writing class. If you would like to be part of this you are very welcome. Just use the tag gedwriting with each post. Also include this in your title. The more the merrier! And follow me for updates please.