Constructivism Through Technology

As a reading teacher, one of the ways I like to incorporate constructivism through technology is through book reviews. Many times as a classroom reading teacher I go to web sites to find suggestions for books, content matter, reading levels, ect. I often ask my students to pretend that they work for Barnes and Noble and that they have to write a review of the book we just read. They have to tell whether they liked it, would suggest it to others, and give a short plot summary…without giving away the story, just like we read online. However, I always have them write these reviews up in their journals but why not have them work up their reviews in a word document and then past to a website like barnesandnoble.com to the readers review section. They could see their very own work on a real website; which could be helpful to someone else deciding on that book.