Comments on: New blogs for learning http://www.thethinkingstick.com/new-blogs-for-learning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-blogs-for-learning Educator Consultant Author Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:10:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: seantm http://www.thethinkingstick.com/new-blogs-for-learning/#comment-2584 seantm Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:52:15 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=617#comment-2584 the mother of all 2.0 sites.... Inquiring minds and interested parties may want to check out this latest assemblage of web 2.0 sites: http://www.go2web20.net/ And so the proliferation continues... ~S. the mother of all 2.0 sites….

Inquiring minds and interested parties may want to check out this latest assemblage of web 2.0 sites:

http://www.go2web20.net/

And so the proliferation continues… ~S.

]]> By: Susan Sedro http://www.thethinkingstick.com/new-blogs-for-learning/#comment-2583 Susan Sedro Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:31:46 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=617#comment-2583 Jeff, If you haven't checked lately, there are quite a few science experiments on VoiceThread. Many appear to be made by sixth graders. It appears that like a YouTube video, they can embed it in their blog. Jeff,
If you haven’t checked lately, there are quite a few science experiments on VoiceThread. Many appear to be made by sixth graders. It appears that like a YouTube video, they can embed it in their blog.

]]> By: Louise Maine http://www.thethinkingstick.com/new-blogs-for-learning/#comment-2582 Louise Maine Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:00:03 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=617#comment-2582 Jeff, great ideas (I teach science)! You are very motivating by giving excellent examples that others can follow. Your district is lucky to have you. It must be tiring to set up so many but very rewarding to see their excitement. I am the only one at my district blogging right now. I have been asked to do a small afternoon workshop. Do you have any suggestions or advice to pique their interest and use? Jeff, great ideas (I teach science)! You are very motivating by giving excellent examples that others can follow.

Your district is lucky to have you. It must be tiring to set up so many but very rewarding to see their excitement.

I am the only one at my district blogging right now. I have been asked to do a small afternoon workshop. Do you have any suggestions or advice to pique their interest and use?

]]> By: Audrey http://www.thethinkingstick.com/new-blogs-for-learning/#comment-2581 Audrey Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:11:51 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=617#comment-2581 Hey Jeff, My students began seriously blogging for the first time this year. I'd love to have you take a look and tell me what you think. I'm blogging about it right now, but you can check out their work starting at the blog portal for the cluster at www.audreyhill.typepad.com. I try to build a little excitement by having a blog celebration with links for them to check out different authors, but you can also get to their blogs through the blogroll on the right. It's our first effort at really blogging since my tech director just this year gave the green light. I'm learning a lot about the usefulness of blogging in the classroom from this effort. (learning... not in PD or in a classroom :) Hey Jeff,

My students began seriously blogging for the first time this year. I’d love to have you take a look and tell me what you think. I’m blogging about it right now, but you can check out their work starting at the blog portal for the cluster at http://www.audreyhill.typepad.com.

I try to build a little excitement by having a blog celebration with links for them to check out different authors, but you can also get to their blogs through the blogroll on the right.

It’s our first effort at really blogging since my tech director just this year gave the green light. I’m learning a lot about the usefulness of blogging in the classroom from this effort. (learning… not in PD or in a classroom :)

]]> By: Laura Deisley http://www.thethinkingstick.com/new-blogs-for-learning/#comment-2580 Laura Deisley Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:15:52 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=617#comment-2580 Jeff, Thank you for posting this! I am about to share it with a private middle school's faculty here in the US. They could use the encouragement. I worked closely this fall with the head of the English department to pilot blogging with 75 8th graders. We got really into the pedagogy and she also allocated three 45 minute class periods to a)set up the blogs, b)learn about hypertext, and blog posting structure (some goals to encourage organization and polished writing), and c)de.icio.us tagging. The kids do get it, and once they get started they soar! It's wonderful because the technology itself isn't the issue. You can focus on the learning! I just wrote a blog post about Learning 2.0 and how teaching the technology isn't the issue. It was in response to a prompt from Will R and Sheryl NB in their Powerful Practice model. Love for you to check it out.http://thenetwork.typepad.com/architectureofideas/2008/01/learning-20.html PS: I'll have 300 students blogging in English and Science before the end of the year, and I've got a 7th grade of 150 students who are studying Asia in their geography class using wikis and voicethread. Would love to work with you if there is an opportunity! Twitter: Deacs84 Skype:LauraWD Jeff,

Thank you for posting this! I am about to share it with a private middle school’s faculty here in the US. They could use the encouragement.

I worked closely this fall with the head of the English department to pilot blogging with 75 8th graders. We got really into the pedagogy and she also allocated three 45 minute class periods to a)set up the blogs, b)learn about hypertext, and blog posting structure (some goals to encourage organization and polished writing), and c)de.icio.us tagging. The kids do get it, and once they get started they soar! It’s wonderful because the technology itself isn’t the issue. You can focus on the learning!

I just wrote a blog post about Learning 2.0 and how teaching the technology isn’t the issue. It was in response to a prompt from Will R and Sheryl NB in their Powerful Practice model. Love for you to check it out.http://thenetwork.typepad.com/architectureofideas/2008/01/learning-20.html

PS: I’ll have 300 students blogging in English and Science before the end of the year, and I’ve got a 7th grade of 150 students who are studying Asia in their geography class using wikis and voicethread. Would love to work with you if there is an opportunity!

Twitter: Deacs84
Skype:LauraWD

]]> By: Ms. Mize http://www.thethinkingstick.com/new-blogs-for-learning/#comment-2579 Ms. Mize Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:05:17 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=617#comment-2579 Sounds busy. It is amazing how quickly students pick things up related to technology. I like the possibilities that students blogging brings to the classroom. I am looking forward to exploring those more. Sounds busy. It is amazing how quickly students pick things up related to technology. I like the possibilities that students blogging brings to the classroom. I am looking forward to exploring those more.

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