Digital Village Square: student-designed app for sharing writing ideas and feedback¶

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Description¶

Digital Village Square is a concept for an app designed by Sunnyside student interns in which "students can share ideas on writing topics, get feedback on their writing, interact through comments and threads, and participate in polls and surveys, including those that elicit high interest topics for writing." It was one of three solutions the student interns developed to address adolescent writing engagement, alongside Compact Writing Assignments and the Student Curriculum Club.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Must elicit high-interest topics for writing from students themselves

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Target Learners¶

• secondary students disengaged from writing assignments

Target Learning Goals¶

• writing engagement
• peer feedback
• student voice in curriculum

Related Elements¶

• Compact Writing Assignments: student-created diverse writing formats for social studies

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Key Sources¶

• Smith, K., & Young, V. M. (2024). A New Narrative: How Unlocking the Power of R&D Through Inclusive Innovation Can Transform Education. Digital Promise, Center for Inclusive Innovation. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/73f2e0fa-dca8-4cd0-a8da-eb18b59453c4. doi:10.51388/20.500.12265/202