I am pleased to say that we are going to be contributing to this great little writing project from George Mayo. The @ManyVoices project is a collaborative, creative writing project using Twitter.
Each child writes part of the story sticking to the 140 character limit, once they are done another pupil picks up the authorial baton and continues the tale.
One of the best aspects of using Twitter for children to author creative writing is the character limit – those reluctant writers do not feel over-awed by a large blank page. The short paragraph they have to contribute is manageable and offers greater accessibility.
We are going to access the @manyvoices Twitter account and I will ask the children to work on a single laptop throughout the day next few days
The updates are copied onto a supportive wiki whereabouts you can read the whole story so far and follow along. George also explains:
The story concludes at the 140th entry. At that point, we collectively edit and revise our little Twitter story before publishing it as a small book through Lulu.com
I look forward to contributing over the next few days and I will post about how it goes. If you want to be involved I know that George is still looking for contributors – why not get in touch with him and get your kids to play their part.