Comments on: Learning to blog http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/2008/06/14/learning-to-blog/ Exploring uses of a blog Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:29:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Mauro and Alison http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/2008/06/14/learning-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Mauro and Alison Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:03:59 +0000 http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/?p=4#comment-22 My goal is to get better grades I want to get at least two As and three Bs. MAURO My goal is to run atleast a mile .Alison My goal is to get better grades I want to get at least two As and three Bs. MAURO
My goal is to run atleast a mile .Alison

]]> By: Jorge http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/2008/06/14/learning-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Jorge Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:00:15 +0000 http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/?p=4#comment-17 Jorge: I want to be successful and do a lot to pass. Michelle:I want to be very successful also I want to be what I have always do try my best. Jorge: I want to be successful and do a lot to pass.
Michelle:I want to be very successful also I want to be what I have always do try my best.

]]> By: wmchamberlain http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/2008/06/14/learning-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-14 wmchamberlain Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:47:46 +0000 http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/?p=4#comment-14 First, thanks for the link to my class blog. Honestly, the most important thing I could give you as advice is take things slowly. Even something as simple as commenting on a blog post can take a long time for kids. They don't usually compose well at the keyboard. Also, make sure you give your students time to comment on other students posts. My plan this year is to give my students more time to respond to others posts. I love the idea of the conversation between students (especially when it is captured on the blog!) First, thanks for the link to my class blog. Honestly, the most important thing I could give you as advice is take things slowly. Even something as simple as commenting on a blog post can take a long time for kids. They don’t usually compose well at the keyboard. Also, make sure you give your students time to comment on other students posts. My plan this year is to give my students more time to respond to others posts. I love the idea of the conversation between students (especially when it is captured on the blog!)

]]> By: 3rd Source » Blog Archive » Learning to blog http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/2008/06/14/learning-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-13 3rd Source » Blog Archive » Learning to blog Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:29:59 +0000 http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/?p=4#comment-13 [...] Learning to blog [Source: http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org] Added Jun 20, 2008 … I’d like to bring 3rd through 5th grade (that would be 8 to about 11 years old) on [...] [...] Learning to blog [Source: http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org Added Jun 20, 2008 … I’d like to bring 3rd through 5th grade (that would be 8 to about 11 years old) on [...]

]]> By: imzadi http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/2008/06/14/learning-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-12 imzadi Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:00:13 +0000 http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/?p=4#comment-12 Great blog to check out. http://www.bobsprankle.com/welcome/welcome.html There's a classroom blog as well as a blog with an educator point of view and one that focuses on tools for teachers. I'm looking at some of these blogs out there and realize how many different directions a blog can take. Not sure what direction I'll go yet, but I'm on vacation until July 1st so I can do some exploring! Great blog to check out. http://www.bobsprankle.com/welcome/welcome.html There’s a classroom blog as well as a blog with an educator point of view and one that focuses on tools for teachers. I’m looking at some of these blogs out there and realize how many different directions a blog can take.
Not sure what direction I’ll go yet, but I’m on vacation until July 1st so I can do some exploring!

]]> By: Sue Waters http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/2008/06/14/learning-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Sue Waters Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:48:21 +0000 http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/?p=4#comment-11 This is the comment that Elona Hartjes tried to post on your blog: This semester I started a class blog mrshartjes1.edublogs.org and found it to be one of the most engaging things that I've done. The kids absolutely loved it and told me that they wished more teachers had class blogs. I had no security problems because edublogs.org let me set the security settings I wanted- no search engine access, students were invited, I moderated the comments before they got published. I'm definitely going to continue the class blog next semester. This is the comment that Elona Hartjes tried to post on your blog:

This semester I started a class blog mrshartjes1.edublogs.org and found it to be one of the most engaging things that I’ve done. The kids absolutely loved it and told me that they wished more teachers had class blogs.

I had no security problems because edublogs.org let me set the security settings I wanted- no search engine access, students were invited, I moderated the comments before they got published.

I’m definitely going to continue the class blog next semester.

]]> By: inpi http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/2008/06/14/learning-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-10 inpi Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:28:49 +0000 http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/?p=4#comment-10 Hello Ryse, Thank you for sharing about your work. Now I understand clearly how you interact with students and also that you are starting to blog but you are already an expert in computer and technology. I agree that to link broadcasting and writing should be a good idea. Here you have a great paper from Carla Arena about integration of students blogging and the curriculum: http://tesl-ej.org/ej44/a3.pdf See you soon again, Ines Hello Ryse,
Thank you for sharing about your work.
Now I understand clearly how you interact with students and also that you are starting to blog but you are already an expert in computer and technology.
I agree that to link broadcasting and writing should be a good idea.
Here you have a great paper from Carla Arena about integration of students blogging and the curriculum: http://tesl-ej.org/ej44/a3.pdf
See you soon again,
Ines

]]> By: rlawrence5 http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/2008/06/14/learning-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-9 rlawrence5 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:38:47 +0000 http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/?p=4#comment-9 Hi Inpi, My name is Ryse. Both of my schools are kindergarten through fifth grade. My position is called an Educational Computer Strategist. I don't have a "class" of my own. I work with all the teachers and their students to integrate technology with their curriculum. One of the ways I do this because of limited time for training is to work with the students and teachers one classroom at a time.I'm looking to spread my own technology wings, so to speak, so that I can share with the students and I like the interactivity of Web 2.0 tools. I do broadcasting with the 5th grade (10-11 year olds) at one of my school and thought we could work on scripting ideas this way. Both schools have school-wide writing goals which I think I could integrate the blogging with. I'd like to bring 3rd through 5th grade (that would be 8 to about 11 years old) on board with blogging. I'm just working out the management end of it as I'm starting to see how time consuming this could be. (especially as long-winded as I am! =D) The other part of my job is IT/Network management. Thanks for sharing and keep in touch. Hi Inpi,
My name is Ryse. Both of my schools are kindergarten through fifth grade. My position is called an Educational Computer Strategist. I don’t have a “class” of my own. I work with all the teachers and their students to integrate technology with their curriculum. One of the ways I do this because of limited time for training is to work with the students and teachers one classroom at a time.I’m looking to spread my own technology wings, so to speak, so that I can share with the students and I like the interactivity of Web 2.0 tools. I do broadcasting with the 5th grade (10-11 year olds) at one of my school and thought we could work on scripting ideas this way. Both schools have school-wide writing goals which I think I could integrate the blogging with. I’d like to bring 3rd through 5th grade (that would be 8 to about 11 years old) on board with blogging. I’m just working out the management end of it as I’m starting to see how time consuming this could be. (especially as long-winded as I am! =D)
The other part of my job is IT/Network management.
Thanks for sharing and keep in touch.

]]> By: inpi http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/2008/06/14/learning-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-8 inpi Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:15:23 +0000 http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/?p=4#comment-8 Hi, Thank you for telling about your classes. How old are students of your 12 month school? You can find Twitter at http://www.twitter.com, but as to understand what it is, you must try it out. It is a small and smart device that enables you to contact quickly with other people, chosen by you and eventually becoming part of your network. Trough twitter you work all the time in company of other people that deal with the same issues, may eventually ask you some specific question, will certainly answer your questions, most of the time will be sharing their own discoveries on the web: new useful tools, blog posts, special events or meetings...you feel that you are not alone on-line, that you are becoming part of an invisible yet real community. As for other teachers blogging with their students, you may check, for instance, http://mscofino.edublogs.org/ I'll be back again, just to keep in touch of you. How must I call you? rlawrence? Ines Hi,
Thank you for telling about your classes. How old are students of your 12 month school?
You can find Twitter at http://www.twitter.com, but as to understand what it is, you must try it out.
It is a small and smart device that enables you to contact quickly with other people, chosen by you and eventually becoming part of your network.
Trough twitter you work all the time in company of other people that deal with the same issues, may eventually ask you some specific question, will certainly answer your questions, most of the time will be sharing their own discoveries on the web: new useful tools, blog posts, special events or meetings…you feel that you are not alone on-line, that you are becoming part of an invisible yet real community.
As for other teachers blogging with their students, you may check, for instance, http://mscofino.edublogs.org/ I’ll be back again, just to keep in touch of you.
How must I call you? rlawrence?
Ines

]]> By: rlawrence5 http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/2008/06/14/learning-to-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-7 rlawrence5 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:20:14 +0000 http://rlawrence5.edublogs.org/?p=4#comment-7 Inpi, One of my schools is a nine month and so they're out for the summer. My other school is a twelve month so we're in session almost all year. Our last day is August 11 and then school's starts back up August 25 (teachers back on the 18th). I figured I'd use now to get a feel for blogging, then start up with a couple of classes in August/September. I bookmarked ms. w's site - I like how she has some rules set up as well as that survey for sts. on what makes a good comment. I think that's pretty cool that you'll keep up with your "blogging pioneers" during the summer. I would love it if you shared other st. blogging sites. I'm looking around myself, but insight from another teacher would be great. You mentioned Sue’s twitter - what is a twitter? (is that the comment tracking service Sue mentions in her comment?) Sue, Thanks for the feedback. That science experiment blog is fantastic. I never thought to post some of the students' work to have them share and comment on. I bookmarked it to share with teachers and to keep myself reminded of other possibilities for blogging. I started out thinking more of on-line journaling, but can see there's a great range of ideas from looking at this site and Dean's site that he shared earlier. As you see Inpi's comment was added, but I didn't see Elona's so if you could add hers, that would be great. Inpi,
One of my schools is a nine month and so they’re out for the summer. My other school is a twelve month so we’re in session almost all year. Our last day is August 11 and then school’s starts back up August 25 (teachers back on the 18th). I figured I’d use now to get a feel for blogging, then start up with a couple of classes in August/September. I bookmarked ms. w’s site – I like how she has some rules set up as well as that survey for sts. on what makes a good comment. I think that’s pretty cool that you’ll keep up with your “blogging pioneers” during the summer. I would love it if you shared other st. blogging sites. I’m looking around myself, but insight from another teacher would be great.
You mentioned Sue’s twitter – what is a twitter? (is that the comment tracking service Sue mentions in her comment?)

Sue,
Thanks for the feedback. That science experiment blog is fantastic. I never thought to post some of the students’ work to have them share and comment on. I bookmarked it to share with teachers and to keep myself reminded of other possibilities for blogging. I started out thinking more of on-line journaling, but can see there’s a great range of ideas from looking at this site and Dean’s site that he shared earlier.
As you see Inpi’s comment was added, but I didn’t see Elona’s so if you could add hers, that would be great.

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